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MUMBAI, INDIA - For the first time in 25 years, WTC Mumbai will have the honor of hosting the WTCA General Assembly (GA) from April 21 to 24, 2013.

SHENZHEN, CHINA - From December 20 to 23, the 2012 China (Shenzhen) Import/Export Food & Food Supplement Expo will be held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center.

TOKYO, JAPAN - WTC Tokyo is pleased to announce that it will host a lecture on November 8 at its building.

BANGALORE, INDIA - A delegation from WTC Taipei visited WTC Bangalore on September 29, 2012.

MUMBAI, INDIA - A meeting was organized at WTC Mumbai with Mr. Petras Simeliunas, ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania in India, along with a business delegation from Lithuania on September 13, 2012.

HONG KONG, CHINA - At the 2012 Best of The Best Culinary Awards, The Terrace Executive Chef Sum's signature dish, pan-fried Angus beef tenderloin with premium soya sauce, won the gold medal.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - The official opening of the 43rd WTCA General Assembly took place on September 24, 2012, in a festive, celebratory atmosphere.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - At the 43rd WTCA General Assembly hosted by WTC Moscow, WTC Bucharest and WTC Basilicata signed a bilateral agreement pledging reciprocal assistance and cooperation as well as trade mission exchanges.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - WTC Nanjing sent a delegation of Nanjing government and industry leaders to the 43rd WTCA General Assembly held in Moscow in September.

NANTES, FRANCE - On October 4, 2012, WTC Nantes and the Nantes Saint-Nazaire Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized "International Connecting Day," an international forum dedicated to small and medium enterprises seeking to develop their business in foreign markets.

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - On September 29, 2012, Mr. M.R. Jaishankar, chairman of WTC Bangalore and chairman & managing director of Brigade Group, along with Mr. Balaram Menon, president of WTC Bangalore, called upon Mr. Ajai Malhotra, ambassador of India to the Russian Federation, during the 43rd WTCA General Assembly.

ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - RESTEC Events, a global event and conference management company, and the PetroCongress Congress Center, an official venue of WTC St. Petersburg, will participate in the global meetings & events exhibition EIBTM 2012 that will be held in Barcelona, Spain, from November 27-29.

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - In November 2013, the 15th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology and Psychosocial Academy will take place at the Beurs-WTC Rotterdam Congress & Event Center.

POZNAN, POLAND - This year, WTC Poznan held a variety of seminars, briefings and business mixers, with more planned for the rest of the year.

ALMERE, THE NETHERLANDS - On October 10, the International Business Club of WTC Almere held its third breakfast meeting of the year.

ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS - On October 6, 2012, the eighth edition of the gala of the business club for the Netherlands Ethnic Businesswomen Organization (EZVN) was held at the Beurs-WTC Rotterdam Congress & Event Center.

CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. - WTC San Diego presented its 2012 International Business Leadership Awards during a ceremony held October 4 at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa.

WINNIPEG, CANADA - Eric Dahl, the new CEO of WTCA, made one of his first official visits on behalf of WTCA to Winnipeg to participate in the launch of WTC Winnipeg on October 11, 2012.

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. - On October 12, several of the world's top CEOs and diplomats gathered in Washington to discuss the state of global leadership at the Meridian Global Leadership Summit.

WINNIPEG, CANADA - The second edition of Centrallia, the unique business matchmaking event, attracted 712 business owners and leaders from Manitoba, Canada, and around the world to Winnipeg from October 10 to 12, 2012.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A. - If there were any doubt that relations between the U.S. and Taiwan are improving, two recent announcements between the two countries put those doubts to rest.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA, U.S.A. - The Brookings Institution announced that Charleston was one of eight communities selected to participate in the Brookings Metropolitan Export Exchange (MEE).

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. - WTC Baltimore, partnering with asset management firm Legg Mason and the state of Maryland, hosted the 24th annual Embassy Night on October 4, 2012.

TEANECK, NEW JERSEY, U.S.A. - On November 14, 2012, a breakfast seminar on building one's export markets in China will be held at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey.

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. - With the support of the California State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) program, WTC San Diego led a successful trade mission to China in September titled "Access China 2012."

WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. - On October 11, 2012, the Washington International Trade Foundation, in collaboration with WTC Washington, D.C. (Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center), held a special celebration observing the 50th anniversary of the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, U.S.A. - WTC Las Vegas will be hosting a special innovation-focused networking breakfast on January 10, 2013, that will feature a keynote address from Priceline.com Co-Founder Jeff Hoffman, an accomplished entrepreneur and innovator in the fields of internet, e-commerce, and entertainment.

LIMA, PERU - On September 23, WTC Lima and the U.S. Commercial Service in Lima received a trade mission organized by WTC Arkansas.

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - WTC Sao Paulo, in partnership with the Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters Association (IKMIB) and strategy and consulting firm Globrand, hosted a Turkish delegation of 20 companies from the housewares sector on September 17 and 18.