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The 11th Hong Kong International Licensing Show take place at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) from 7-9 January 2013. More than 200 exhibitors with 600 brands and properties, participated in the 2013 edition of the show, which attracted nearly 16,000 visitors from 110 countries and regions. The Hong…
The Palais Garnier Opera, is a 1,979-seat opera house at the Place de l’Opéra in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was built for the Paris Opera from 1861 to 1875 at the behest of Emperor Napoleon III. Initially referred to as “le nouvel Opéra de Paris” (the new…
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