Edward E. Lehman, Managing Director of Chinese law firm Lehman, Lee & Xu, is scheduled to participate in a webinar discussing patent protection in China on April 28, 2010. Other confirmed attendees include Alex W. Zhang of King and Wood and Elizabeth Chien-Hale of Institute for Intellectual Property in Asia. Mr. Lehman is planning on …
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Alexander Pan, February 25, 2010 Beijing, China Competition for a spot in one of China’s most prestigious universities has always been fierce. However, with the emergence of elite private elementary schools and kindergartens, Chinese children are becoming indoctrinated in this spirit of academic competition from day one. The intense competition for admission to the nation’s …
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) recently promulgated the Administrative Measures for Communications Network Security Protection to be effective as of 1 March 2010. The Measures provide that communications network operation units shall, in accordance with the requirements of the telecom authorities and standards of communications industry, carry out the work related to …
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The worlds of online gaming and movie production are beginning to cross paths in an effort to increase their presence and competitiveness in the Chinese entertainment industry. Companies like Shanda Games Ltd. and Perfect World, two of the largest online gaming companies in China, plan on releasing major motion pictures based on their company’s online …
Alexander Pan, February 25, 2010 Beijing, China In yet another effort to curtail the problem of widespread corruption in China, The State Council recently passed new regulations on the implementation of audit law. These new regulations will do much to strengthen the country’s auditing system and will increase the supervision of areas that have demonstrated …
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Increasing environmental concerns and rising crude oil prices are forcing countries including the United States and China to look for alternative energy resources. As the world’s second largest oil importer, China is promoting the development of biofuel energies to reduce its dependency on imported crude oil, the demand for which is in the millions of …
Alexander Pan, February 23, 2010 Beijing，China Over the past several years China has proven to be a world leader in renewable energy production with heavy investment into the hydro, solar and wind power industries. The growth of China’s wind power sector has been particularly impressive with a twenty fold increase in total wind power capacity …
China is Worlds #2 Consumer of Luxury Goods Now consuming 27.5% of the world’s luxury goods, China has overtaken the United States in luxury good consumption, and is now second only to Japan. Well-educated Chinese between the ages of 20 and 40 whose salaries range from 5000 to 50,000 yuan a month are the drivers …
Trademark infringement has always been a major concern for firms doing business in China. However， as new figures emerge, it seems that this problem is only getting worse. According to the Customs General Administration (CGA) The total value of all goods seized for trademark infringement totaled over RMB328,000,000 in 2007. The process of Customs seizures …
Sam Engutsamy, February 11 2010 Markets such as the Silk market, the Pearl market, and Yashow are famous amongst foreign visitors to Beijing looking for a deal on fake goods. At any of the above places counterfeit watches, bags, shoes, wallets and much more can be haggled down to an impressive and affordable price. However, …
