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24 OCTOBER 2018

MARKET SPOTLIGHT Foreign Fare Wows Moscow Consumers at Food Expo Adventurous Russian gourmets look to Asian cuisine as sanctions crimp exports from the West. This year's Taste of Moscow event saw the chill of Western trade embargoes briefly lift as globally sourced gourmet delights and local restaurateurs jostled for the attention of munch-minded Muscovites in a four-day culinary cavalcade. More US Trade Latest Developments and Support for SMEs A new webpage brings businesses the latest updates and regulatory alerts related to United States trade. FIRST PERSON Recruitment Specialist Grows Strongly in Asia Pure’s regional head notes that employees and employers have warmed to contract-based hiring. INSIDE CHINA Green Light for Belt and Road-backed Laos Project A US$10 billion tourism-focused Khonphapheng Special Economic Zone project becomes the latest China-Laos joint venture. HEADS-UP Opening Doors to ASEAN At an upcoming workshop, Hong Kong officials will detail incentives that support SMEs against tariffs. VENTURE HONG KONG Painless Client Onboarding Fintech start-up Veridate digitises the life cycle of the client onboarding process for greater efficiencies within firms. LIFE & STYLE Cheers to Craft Beers The appetite for real ales continues to grow in Hong Kong, with an increasing number of local options available. UPCOMING EVENTS 28 Oct-2 Nov Hong Kong Food Business Mission to Wakayama, Osaka, Mie, Tokyo, Japan 1 Nov Trade Facilitation and Cross-border E-commerce: The Role of the Shanghai... 7-9 Nov HKTDC Hong Kong Optical Fair 2018 FIND AN EVENT   MULTIMEDIA SEE THIS Managing risk on the Belt and Road HEAR THIS China’s Beauty Services Market: Changing Consumer Preferences MORE MULTIMEDIA   RESEARCH China Adjusts Personal Article Import Levy as of 1 November Economic and Trade Information on China China’s Beauty Services Market (3): Changing Consumer Preferences MORE RESEARCH