ZHONGSHAN, China, Sept. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — With the cool breeze of autumn, the 31st China (Guzhen) International Lighting Fair (simply known as Guzhen Lighting Fair) is set to open its doors this October! The Fair will adopt a “1+8+N” exhibition-store linkage model and showcase the innovation and diversity within the lighting industry. Covering the entire supply chain, the event will feature a wide range of exhibitors, products, and a series of professional activities. From high-end smart lighting to creative artistic fixtures, and from industry giants to emerging brands, this spectacular event will gather them all under one roof. With 3,500 premium enterprises and over 1.5 million square meters of exhibition space, it promises to be a one-stop international trade platform.

Visa-Free Policies Between China and Thailand Illuminate New Opportunities for Cooperation

With the promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative and the official launch of visa-free policies between China and Thailand, the economic and trade cooperation between the two countries has entered a new phase. The Thai lighting market is rapidly developing, with a growing demand for high-quality lighting products. According to data from the China Association of Lighting Industry (CALI), Thailand ranked among the top 10 countries for China’s lighting exports from January to July this year. In response to these market trends, Guzhen Lighting Fair has been quick to seize opportunities and was invited to participate in LED Expo Thailand 2024. By extending its reach into markets along the Belt and Road, the Fair continues to expand its international network and strengthen its presence in overseas markets.

Guzhen Lighting Fair Strengthened the Partnership With LED Expo Thailand

LED Expo Thailand 2024 was held from September 5 to 7 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center in Bangkok, coinciding with the Smart Living Expo. Under the theme “Connected Lighting for Sustainable Living,” the event focused on providing innovative lighting solutions for sustainable lighting, energy-efficient lighting, healthcare & social care lighting, horticulture lighting, human-centric lighting, and smart lighting.

Global Invitations to Build a New Lighting Ecosystem

Guzhen Lighting Fair has been closely monitoring the development trends in the Thai lighting market, aiming to serve as a solid bridge for communication and collaboration between domestic exhibitors and international buyers. At the LED Expo Thailand, Guzhen Lighting Fair’s international promotion team engaged in in-depth discussions with buyers to precisely match their needs.

By showcasing captivating videos of previous fairs and distributing promotional materials, potential buyers were able to quickly grasp key information about the event, including highlights, exhibitor offerings, and entry policies. This approach successfully attracted numerous high-quality buyers from Thailand and Southeast Asia, many of whom pre-registered on-site and expressed great anticipation for the 31st Guzhen Lighting Fair. Meanwhile, the Hosted Buyer Program drew significant attention, with many international buyers inquiring about the event and expressing strong interest in participating.

Hosted Buyer Program: Expanding New Avenues for International Cooperation

There are many buyers on site who want to know more about Hosted Buyer Program (HBP). The 2024 HBP is an immersive experience tailored specifically for international buyers and invites high-quality professional buyer delegations from Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and the Americas to participate. Through precise matchmaking and a variety of convenient services, buyers will gain in-depth knowledge of Guzhen, China’s City of Lighting, and the lighting industry in Zhongshan. They will have the opportunity to visit local lighting marketplaces, allowing them to identify and connect with suitable premium suppliers. To date, more than 200 top international buyers have registered for the event.

In addition to the enthusiastic response from international buyers, several exhibitors from the LED Expo Thailand have also inquired about participating in the Guzhen Lighting Fair. These exhibitors expressed a strong desire to showcase their latest products and technologies at the Fair, engage with buyers from around the world, and explore new opportunities for growth and collaboration.

The Guzhen Lighting Fair is not just a lighting exhibition; it serves as a vital window for the Chinese lighting industry to engage with the world. Every showcase here has the potential to spark new business collaborations, and every interaction may open doors to new market opportunities. We look forward to welcoming global buyers and exhibitors to the 31st Guzhen Lighting Fair from October 22 to 26. Together, we will witness this grand event in the lighting industry, illuminating the future and connecting the world!

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BEIJING, Sept. 22, 2024 /CNW/ — The 2024 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) concluded in Beijing on Monday, achieving fruitful results in various fields and injecting more vitality into global economic growth.

By the noon of Monday, the five-day service trade fair had made nearly 1,000 achievements and attracted about 242,000 visitors.

About 111 companies and institutions, including Fortune Global 500 companies and industry leaders, released a total of 219 achievements in the fields of digitalization, artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare, etc., a surge of 80 compared with the previous session.

In 2023, global digital service trade reached 4.25 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase of 9 percent year on year, becoming a prominent highlight in the development of services trade.

The 2024 CIFTIS focused on new trends in the development of trade in services, with AI and innovation-driven development being the key words.

Wu Tian, vice president of Baidu, noted that in the future, more service industries and application scenarios will rely on AI technologies to achieve innovative development.

At present, new technologies and applications in the field of services trade are quickening the pace to integrate with social life and production, which is conductive to constantly open up new space for foreign trade development, said Pang Chaoran, associate researcher of the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation under the Ministry of Commerce (MOC).

It is learned that over 80 countries and international organizations held exhibitions and conferences at the fair, with 13 of them setting up independent offline exhibitions for the first time, showcasing their local traditional culture.

From a global perspective, cultural trade has great potential for development, said Pan, adding that the CIFTIS has built a platform and bridge for the high-quality development of cultural trade and activated a new engine for the development of services trade.

In addition, this year’s CIFTIS helps enterprises build a big circle of friends for win-win cooperation.

Participating in the fair for the fifth time this year, Schneider Electric reached a new cooperation with Chinese steelmaker Jingye Group at the fair.

Xu Shaofeng, senior vice president of Schneider Electric, said that the company established a services business center in China and will sign service cooperation agreements with more Chinese partners.

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HMSDK, a proprietary memory control solution lauded for its performance, is now available on Linux, the world’s largest open source operating systemHMSDK optimizes performance between heterogeneous memories, increasing bandwidth by 30% and performance by over 12%The company will foster the ecosystem by increasing software competitiveness as well as AI memory such as HBM

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SK hynix Inc. (or “the company”, www.skhynix.com) announced today that the key features of its Heterogeneous Memory Software Development Kit (HMSDK)1 are now available on Linux2, the world’s largest open source operating system.

HMSDK is SK hynix’s proprietary software for optimizing the operation of Compute Express Link (CXL)3, which is gaining attention as a next-generation AI memory technology along with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). Having received global recognition for HMSDK’s performance, SK hynix is now integrating it with Linux. This accomplishment marks a significant milestone for the company as it highlights the company’s competitiveness in software, adding to the recognition for its high-performance memory hardware such as HBM.

In the future, developers around the world working on Linux will be able to use SK hynix’s technology as the industry standard for CXL memory, putting the company in an advantageous position for global collaboration on next-generation memory.

SK hynix’s HMSDK enhances memory package’s bandwidth by over 30% without modifying existing applications. It achieves this by selectively allocating memory based on the bandwidth between existing memory and expanded CXL memory. Additionally, the software improves performance by more than 12% over conventional systems through optimization based on access frequency, a feature which relocates frequently accessed data to faster memory.

The semiconductor industry anticipates full commercialization of CXL in the second half of 2024, coinciding with the release of the first server CPUs featuring the “CXL 2.0” specification. In preparation for this, SK hynix is currently validating CXL 2.0 memory in 96 GB and 128 GB capacities with customers. The company plans to begin mass production by the end of the year.

“For the development and spread of AI systems such as large language models (LLMs), it is now necessary to significantly improve not only semiconductors but also the level of system applications to support them,” said Youngpyo Joo, Head of Software Solution at SK hynix. “With this Linux integration and collaboration, we will strive to improve our status as a total AI memory solutions provider by innovating technologies and expanding the ecosystem in this field.”

About SK hynix Inc.

SK hynix Inc., headquartered in Korea, is the world’s top-tier semiconductor supplier offering Dynamic Random Access Memory chips (“DRAM”), flash memory chips (“NAND flash”), and CMOS Image Sensors (“CIS”) for a wide range of distinguished customers globally. The Company’s shares are traded on the Korea Exchange, and the Global Depository shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Further information about SK hynix is available at www.skhynix.com, news.skhynix.com.

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