The 2-day (25-26 November)-12^th Pong Ding Yuen International Symposium on Chinese Medicine organized by the School of Chinese Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, has been successfully concluded, attracting over 500 participants from the academia and industry. With the theme of "Globalization of Chinese Medicine and Integrative Medicine", over 80 renowned experts of the field of Chinese medicine and integrative medicine, and researchers from both local and overseas prominent organizations were invited to deliver talks, engage in discussion and display poster presentations.