Beijing – The Italian publishing industry is back in China, with 11 Italian companies attending the Beijing International Book Fair, which will run until August 31. The fair is one of the major international events in the publishing industry for the exchange of copyrights. Italian publishers will share a collective stand of about 70 square meters, set up by the ICE Agency and the Italian Publishers Association (AIE). The participating companies are: ATS Italia, Contrasto, De Agostini Libri, De Agostini Scuola, RAI-ERI, La Coccinella, Adriano Salani Editore, Digital-E, l’agenzia Find Out Team, and la Fiera del libro per ragazzi di Bologna. This year’s edition, the twenty-first since its inception, nominated Turkey as the country of honor. (9Colonne)