Vinexpo Asia-Pacific opens in Hong Kong
The fourth edition of Vinexpo Asia-Pacific got underway this morning, as visitors from across the world descended on Hong Kong's Convention & Exhibition Centre.
John Abbott is a digital executive based in Durham, UK. He was editor at Decanter from 2011 to 2015, during which time he helped to launch its sister website, DecanterChina.com. He left to found his own company, the former digital agency Tiger Creative. Since 2018 he has held the position of CEO at international technology start-up, Globeflow.
The fourth edition of Vinexpo Asia-Pacific got underway this morning, as visitors from across the world descended on Hong Kong's Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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