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Supplying to ASEAN: How to Meet Buyer Demand and Thrive in a Reshaped Global Market
In 2025, the global trade landscape is anything but predictable. Political tensions, shifting tariffs, and supply chain recalibrations have created a climate of uncertainty. Yet

Navigating GBA Business Challenges: Key Tariff Insights and Sourcing Strategies for 2025
GBA Business Confidence Index: Q2 Results and H2 Outlook The Greater Bay Area Business Confidence Index (GBAI), jointly run by HKTDC and Standard Chartered Bank,

Health in a Cup: the Functional Tea Boom of 2025
The global tea market is experiencing dynamic growth, projected to reach US$102 billion in 2025 according to Global Tea Auction. This growth is fueled by

China Bans Power Banks Without 3C Certification on Domestic Flights: Implications on Global Trade
China’s Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) has imposed a strict ban, effective June 28, 2025, prohibiting passengers from bringing power banks onto domestic flights unless they

Global Electronics Market Outlook 2025: Stable Growth, AI & E-Commerce Drive Optimism
The global electronics sector is expected to continue to grow, a likelihood acknowledged by many of the respondents to the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring 2025) survey

Rising Strong: What’s Powering ASEAN’s Sports & Leisure Boom in 2025
The Sports & Leisure industry across ASEAN is gaining serious momentum—and savvy buyers are seizing the opportunity. From digital workouts to outdoor escapes and athleisure

New Zealand Bans 3 Toxic POP Chemicals: What Exporters and Manufacturers Must Know
New Zealand has prohibited the manufacture and use of three persistent organic pollutant (POP) chemicals: methoxychlor, Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 under the nation’s Hazardous Substances

What’s Shaping Tomorrow: Insights from the 2025 Lifestyle Fairs Survey
To explore the latest sourcing behaviours, product trends, and future market prospects in the home products, fashion, and gifts industries, comprehensive surveys were conducted among