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1. "Leftover" leverage gives storage a lift
With the deepening recession in the US, a switch from eating out to eating in has done wonders for storage containers. Brand requirements and innovation give the container sector opportunities to grow in troubled times and Hong Kong manufacturers a chance to switch product lines.
6 Feb 2009
2. Toronto's burning issue of degradable packaging
Toronto is considering a ban on non-recyclable plastic containers for restaurants or a tax on plastics manufacturers. The issue promises to keep burning, with Hong Kong packaging suppliers advised to make "green materials" a priority.
21 Nov 2008
3. Hong Kong printing firms aim for green credentials
- report from the Frankfurt Book Fair 2008
Hong Kong printing companies are aiming higher to acquire green certification. Some global publishers are looking to the territory to organise book production on the Chinese mainland and in other Asian markets.
7 Nov 2008
4. India's demand for better packaging fits neatly with HK
India's growing industrial sector demands better and cheaper packaging options - as consumer demand also dictates. A customised strategy gives Hong Kong firms a chance to wrap up niche sectors.
31 Aug 2007
5. China's newspapers flock online
China's traditional newspaper industry has had to look for new directions, with the impact of new media rivals. One path could well be to introduce online versions for PCs and mobile phones.
31 July 2007
6. Hong Kong and Mainland wrap up French luxury scene
"Haute couture packaging" for the European luxury market is increasingly going to suppliers in Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, where price competitiveness remains supreme. Hong Kong suppliers' better quality work is beginning to pay off.
10 April 2007
7. Singapore to nudge HK regional printing supremacy
Singapore is setting up an SME printing institute, aiming to challenge Hong Kong's supremacy as a regional centre for printing and publishing. Singapore's institute is supported by government agencies.
28 Nov 2006
8. Animation and comics evolve into a serious China industry
With strong government support, the Chinese mainland animation and comic book industry expanded by over 50% last year to top Rmb18 billion (HK$17.8 billion). The market offers enormous growth potential, with the likes of Snoopy and Crayon Shin Chan.
21 Nov 2006
9. Mexico tightening wood package rules
Phytosanitary regulations in Mexico are being enforced more closely on wooden packaging used in import trades, with scrutiny of thermal treatment or fumigation methods, stamps and inspection. The process could see higher costs or delays if regulations are not followed.
2 May 2006
10. Smaller, "green" packaging in France
China is a major provider of packaging materials to France, where environmentally friendly products are increasingly in demand. Biodegradable and smaller packaging is a developing trend as PVC phases out. Problem is: where and what to source.
7 March 2006
11. Vast market for copyright agencies in China
The scale of the copyright agency business is still small in China, but foreign, Hong Kong and Taiwan copyright agencies are no longer barred from the market, with the Chinese government lowering the entry threshold. At the recently held Copyright Trade Development Forum in Beijing the atmosphere was upbeat.
20 Sept 2005
12. Package print bears message of growth
China's huge printing industry is seeing impressive demand and rocketing sales. The industry is growing at an annual rate of about 12%, with over 90,000 printing enterprises in operation.
17 May 2005
13. Book selling turns a page for Eastern China's wholesale mart
Established in 1992, the Yangtze River Delta Publications Mart on Shanxi Road, the "Golden Mile" of Nanjing, is the largest and most influential wholesale market for books and magazines on the mainland. This is not bookselling as it is generally known in China.
24 March 2005
14. Art for the people: new US opportunities for publishing
With the trend towards creating more personalised homes, home furnishing and furniture stores are stocking framed prints to brighten walls. Prints and posters are attracting increasing sales.
27 Nov 2003
15. Film connections, translation, major stories at book event
- report from the Frankfurt Book Fair, 2003
The tie-in between books and films, including digitalised distribution and projection, was a major theme at the world's largest book fair in Frankfurt. Translation had a section of its own. Hong Kong publishers made new connections and one picked up awards.
23 Oct 2003
16. Reading between the lines on China's bookstore market
Foreign investors are avid readers of China's liberalization laws - seeing excellent opportunities for chain-operated bookstores. Bookstore operations are expanding fast, with greater diversification and expanding private ownership.
12 June 2003
17. US publishing imprint lands on Asia
Greetings cards, books, packaging - US publishers are marking up Asian countries to save costs worth as a much as 50% of producing their material back home. That way they stay competitive in the domestic market.
20 March 2003
18. China opens publication distribution to foreign investment
Over 60 foreign companies are considering investing in China's publication distribution sector, following official approval to some overseas companies in 2002. In 2003, new laws will open the sector further.
20 March 2003
19. Questions over Harry Potter's magic in China
Harry Potter, which sold a record 3.8 million copies in the US when it first hit the streets, was launched in China in over 300 bookstores last month.
1 Nov 2000
 
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