August 3, 5, 2010
Malaysian Minister to lead ICT delegation to Australia – Sydney/Melbourne –
Malaysia’s Minister for Science, Technology & Innovation, Dr Maximus Johnity Ongkili, will lead a high-level delegation of ICT and business solution providers to Sydney and Melbourne next month.
Delegation members will be seeking smart partnerships with Australian Shared Sourcing and Outsourcing (SSO) firms at seminars and business meetings in Sydney (Grace Hotel, August 3) and Melbourne (Crown Towers, August 5). The initiative is sponsored by PIKOM, the National ICT Association of Malaysia, and supported by Malaysia’s Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC).
For further information, contact Azreel Aswad or Victor Low on (60 3) 7955-2922 or email azreel@pikom.org.my or victor@pikom.org.my Emails : azreel@pikom.org.my; victor@pikom.org.my
12-14 August, 2010
Hong Kong International Tea Fair
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
12-16 August, 2010
International Conference & Exhibition of the Modernization of Chinese Medicine & Health Products
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
12-16 August, 2010
HKTDC Food Expo
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
September 4-15, 2010
China Trade Delegation – Beijing/Shanghai/Yiwu - Sydney’s Parramatta City Council in partnership with The Asia Business Connection is inviting companies to join a China Trade Delegation exploring possible new markets in China. The Mission will visit the International Brands Festival in Beijing, the World Trade Expo in Shanghai and the Small Commodity Markets in Yiwu, and will meet with Chinese Government officials and Chinese business. Inquiries to Keren Levery at WSBC on (61 2) 9687-2788, email keren@wsbc.org.au http://www.wsbc.org.au
6-10 September, 2010
HKTDC Hong Kong Watch & Clock Fair
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
September 8-9, 2010
Trade, Commodities and Export Finance Asia 2010, Raffles Hotel, Singapore. The Euromoney conference examines trade flows within and with Asia. It will focus on transactional flows as well as structured solutions, while also taking into account many of the hybrid-type trade transactions within structured trade prevalent in Asian markets. http://www.euromoneyseminars.com/TCEAsia10
16-17 September, 2010
5th Southern Asia
Ports, Logistics and Shipping 2010
Supported by Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, India
The Leela Kempinski Hotel Mumbai, India www.transportevents.com
October 2010
HKTDC Hong Kong International Lighting Fair (Autumn Edition)
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
October 2010
Sports Source Asia
AsiaWorld-Expo
October 2010
Hong Kong International Building and Decoration Materials & Hardware Fair
AsiaWorld-Expo
October 2010
Eco Expo Asia - International Trade Fair on Environmental Protection
AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong
13-16 October, 2010
HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition)
HK Convention and Exhibition Centre
APRIL — 28 Bangladesh
(Buddha Purnima); India, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka (Vesak [Buddha
Day]); Thailand (Visakha Bucha); Korea (Buddha’s Birthday); 29 Japan (Showa
Day).
MAY — 1 Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore,
Taiwan, Thailand (Labour Day); Myanmar, Sri Lanka (May Day); 3 Australia (May
Day [NT only]) (Labour Day [QLD only]); Japan (Constitutional Memorial Day);
Philippines (Labour Day); 4 China (National Youth Day); Japan (Greenery Day);
5 Japan, Korea (Children’s Day); Thailand (Coronation Day); 15 Lao (Buddha
Day) 21 Hong Kong (Lord Buddha’s Birthday); Macau (Lord Buddha’s
Birthday); 31 Brunei (Anniversary of Royal Brunei Malay Regiment).
JUNE — 1 China, Laos (International Children’s Day); 5 Malaysia (King’s
Birthday); 6 Korea (Memorial Day); 7 Australia (Foundation Day [WA only]); 14
Australia (Queen’s Birthday [All states except WA]); Philippines (Independence
Day); 16 Hong Kong (Tuen Ng [Dragon Boat] Festival); 25 Sri Lanka (Esala Full
Moon Poya Day); 26 Myanmar (Full Moon of Waso).
JULY — 1 China (Communist Party Foundation); Hong Kong, Macau (Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region Establishment Day); Thailand (Mid Year Bank Holiday);7
Myanmar (Martyr’s Day); 8 Indonesia (Ascension of the Prophet); 9 Bangladesh
(Shab-e Barat [Ascension of the Prophet]); Brunei (Israk Mikraj [Ascension of
the Prophet]); Indonesia (Lailat al Miraj [Ascension of the Prophet]); 15 Brunei
(Sultan’s Birthday); Laos (Khao Pansa [Buddhist Fast Begins]); 19 Japan
(Marine Day); 26 Thailand (Khao Phansa Day [Buddhist Lent]).
AUGUST — 1 China (People’s Liberation Army Day); 2 Australia (Picnic
Day [NT only]); 9 Singapore (National Day); 11 Australia (Royal Queensland Show
Day); Brunei (Start of Ramadan); 12 Thailand (HM The Queen’s Birthday);
13 Laos (Lao Issara [Day of the Free Laos]); 14 Pakistan (Independence Day);
15 India (Independence Day); Korea (Liberation Day); 17 Indonesia (Indonesian
Independence Day); 24 Sri Lanka (Nikini Full Moon Poya Day); 29 Philippines (National
Heroes’ Day); 31 Malaysia (Merdeka Day [National Day]).
SEPTEMBER — 1 Brunei (Anniversary of the Revelation of the Quran); Macau
(Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival); Laos (Bouk Ok Pansa [Buddhist Fast ends]); 2 India
(Janmashtami); 10 China (Teacher’s Day); Malaysia, Singapore (Hari Raya
Puasa [End of Ramadan]); 10-11 India, Pakistan (Id Ul Fitr [End of Ramadan]);
11 Brunei (Hari Raya Aidilfitri [End of Ramadan]); Indonesia (Eid al-Fitr [End
of Ramadan]); Philippines, Sri Lanka (Eid Ul Fitr [End of Ramadan]); 20 Japan
(Respect for the Aged Day); 22 Sri Lanka (Binara Full Moon Poya Day); Taiwan
(Mid-Autumn Moon Festival [15th Day, 8th Moon]); 23 Japan (Autumnal Equinox);
Hong Kong (Chinese Mid-Autumn FestivalKorea (Harvest Moon [Chuseok]; 27 Australia
(Queen’s Birthday [WA only]).
OCTOBER — 1 China (People’s Republic of China birthday); Hong Kong
(National Day); 1-2 Macau (National Day of the People’s Republic of China);
Bangladesh (Durga Puja [Dashami]) (Eid al-Fitr [End of Ramadan] 3 days); 2 India
(Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday); 3 Korea (National Foundation Day); 5 Australia
(Labour Day [NSW/ACT/SA only]); 10 Myanmar (Full Moon of Thadingyut); Taiwan
(National Day); 11 Japan (Sports Day); 12 Laos (Day of Liberation); ); 16 Hong
Kong (Chung Yeung Festival); Macau (Chung Yeung Festival); 17 India (Dussehra
[Vijaya Dashami]); 20 Bangladesh (Shab e-Qadr [Evening of Destiny]); 22 Sri Lanka
(Vap Full Moon Poya Day); 23 Thailand (Chulalongkorn Day).
NOVEMBER — 1 Philippines (All Saints’ Day); 2 Australia (Melbourne
Cup Day [VIC- Melbourne metropolitan only]); India (Guru Nanak’s Birthday);
Macau (All Souls’ Day); 3 Japan (Culture Day); 5 India, Malaysia, Singapore,
Sri Lanka (Deepavali or Diwali [Festival of Lights]); 7 Bangladesh (National
Revolution Day); 9 Pakistan (Allama Muhammad Iqbal Day); 16 Singapore (Hari Raya
Haji [Feast of the Sacrifice]); 16-17 India (Idu’l Zuha/Bakrid [Feast of
the Sacrifice]); Malaysia (Hari Raya Qurban [Feast of the Sacrifice]); 17 Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka (3 days Eid ul-Adha [Feast of the Sacrifice]); Brunei (Hari Raya Aidiladha
[Feast of the Sacrifice]); 17 Indonesia (Eid al-Adha [Feast of the Sacrifice]);
21 Myanmar (Tazaungmon Full Moon Day); 21 Sri Lanka (Il Full Moon Poya Day);
23 Japan (Labour Thanksgiving Day); 26 Indonesia (Islamic New Year); 30 Philippines
(Bonifacio Day).
DECEMBER — 1 Myanmar (National Day); 2 Laos (National Day); 5 Thailand
(HM The King’s Birthday); 7 Brunei (Hijriah [Islamic New Year]); India
(Muharram [Islamic New Year]); Malaysia (Awal Muharram [Islamic New Year]); 8
Macau (Feast of the Immaculate Conception); 10 Thailand (Constitution Day); 16
Bangladesh (Victory Day [Bijoy Dibosh]); 16/17 Pakistan (Eid ul-Azha [Feast of
the Sacrifice]); 20 Macau (Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment
Day); 22 Macau (Winter Solstice); 23 Japan (Birthday of the Emperor); 24-25 Macau
(Christmas Day); 25/27 Australia (Christmas Day); 25 Brunei, Hong Kong, India,
Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka (Christmas
Day); Pakistan (Quaid-e-Azam’s Birthday); 26 Hong Kong, India, Indonesia
(Boxing Day); 26/28 Australia (Boxing Day); 28 Australia (Proclamation Day [SA
only]); 29 Bangladesh (Islamic New Year); 30 Philippines (Rizal Day); 31 Philippines,
Thailand (New Year’s Eve).
TIME ZONES IN
ASIA
(taking Australian
Eastern Summer Time as standard) Japan, South Korea, North Korea, minus two hours; China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,
minus three hours; Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, minus four hours; Bangladesh, minus five hours; India, minus five-and-a-half hours; Pakistan, minus six hours.
(taking Greenwich Mean Time as standard) Australia, plus 10 hours (Australian Eastern Standard Time),
plus 11 hours (Australian Eastern Sumer Time) Japan, South Korea, North Korea, plus nine hours; China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan,
plus eight hours; Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, plus seven hours; Bangladesh, plus six hours; India, plus five-and-a-half hours; Pakistan, plus five hours (from 1st Sunday in April - 1st Saturday
in October: plus 6 hours)
