Highlight for 2012!

2012 starts with the celebrations of the Year of the Dragon and ends with another Christmas and is packed with things in between, here are the highlights.

January – The Chinese new years starts early this year and most factories start to close 15/1. The new year is celebrated the 23/1. During this period the people travel back to there “home towns” that many times takes 20 hours to several days to get to by train and buss. Flight tickets are very expensive and are sold out since a long time.

February - Time to kick start the year of the dragon. The factories will open about 15/2 but some will open earlier and some later. The year of the dragon is the year for fortune and power according to the Chinese mythology so it will be a great year for everyone.

April – Trade show time in Hong Kong and China, good time to go to see what is new for the coming season and also feel the nice summer weather. In China, Guangzhou the 111:th Canton fair starts in middle of April. Phase 1 and 2 are up first.

May - Phase 3 kicks in for the 111:th Canton fair and fair also ends at the beginning of may.

June – It is Dragon boat festival time and also Swedish midsummer. Two very important holidays for our company.

August – The 112:th Canton fair starts at the end of this month.

September – The 112:th Canton fair ends in the beginning of the month. Mid Autumn festal, a few days holiday and a good time to reflect of how the year have been.

October – Mega Show in Hong kong is always a good place to visit to stay updated and maybe find some new suppliers and products for your market.

December – Christmas and 2013 here we come!

About Mikael Hansson

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Originally from Sweden, Mikael co-founded Yourlink2asia in 2006  and a year later moved the company's headquarters to Hong Kong. With university studies in diverse subjects such as economics, marketing, design, production and law, Mikael represents the company in its legal and business matters. His interest and experience in product and packaging design has also made him a sought-after design and development consultant with a large product development portfolio. Mikael also spearheads the company's legal consulting, specialising in intellectual property protection. A native Swedish speaker, and fluent in English, speaks intermediate French and German and has foundational knowledge of Cantonese.