The Patent System of China——Moving Towards Internationalization

On January 1,1994, China formally became a member state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), and the Patent Office of the People's Republic of China an international patent search and preliminary examination unit of the PCT. The Chinese language also became one of the official languages of the PCT. This means that Chinese can be used to apply     

Creating World Namebrand Product——The Inevitable Approach to Develop China's Clothing-Making Industry

During the Eighth Five-Year Plan period, the output value of the industry increased at a growth rate of 21 percent each year. By the end of the period, its total output, total output value, export volume and export value all ranked first in the world, and China became the world's top clothingmaking and exporting country in the world. In 1996, its exports of clothes were worth US$25 billion——a record figure. Its export value accounted for over 17 percent of the nation's total and clothes constituted the major part of all the commodities exported from China. The number of the countries whose clothes import value from China was more than     

A Celebration for Chinese Auto Elite——The 3~(rd) China International Bus Competition

The awarding ceremony of the 3rd China International Bus Competition (CIBC) was held in Beijing on April 18,2007. The competition was jointly sponsored by the Urban Vehicle Expert Committee of the Scientific and Technology Committee, the Ministry of Construction, China Highway Academy Passenger Car Branch, China Road Transportation Association, China Urban Traffic Association and China     

Walk into Africa——The 6th China Auto International Exhibition Tour

The November of 2008 witnessed the great success of the Sixth China Auto International （Algeria ＆ Egypt） Exhibition Tour. More than 10 renowned domestic auto enterprises, selecting more than 30 automobiles of China independent brands, accompanied by more than 50 delegates of enterprises participated in the Tour, which was lasted from November 27 to December 7, 2008. The activity not only took the Chinese homegrown automobile brands to the beautiful African nations, but also sent the greetings from the Chinese people to the friends in Algeria and Egypt.     

The flying giantic dragon——Impression on the Dragonair

Upon the recovery of the domestic and international aviation industry,Albert Yau,General Manager Northern China of Hong Kong Dragon Airlines(Dragonair),has currently received an exclusitve interview by our reporter in Beijing.     

Russia's China Year Embraces Chinese Auto to Russia——The 5th China Auto International Exhibition Tour

2007 was the Russia＇s China Year, and one of big events for the remarkable year was the 5th China Auto International （Russia） Exhibition Tour. The tour flamed up the Chinese heat in this Eastern European nation. In 2006, Russia ranked the first largest country that imported autos from China, an impressive leap from that of the 2005, which was only ranked 6th. Therefore, when the organizing committee decided that the 5th China Auto International Exhibition Tour would be held in Russia, many automakers showed great interests.     

Interpretation of Economic Hot Issues——The Chapter of Officials

Q:Is China's banking sector really profiteering?Zhou Xiaochuan,Governor of the People's Bank of China:Regarding the socalled "banks' profiteering",I think the diction "profiteering" is exaggerating.From my observation,this issue has sparked off heated discussions in the economic and financial     

Wisdom and Wealth Go First in a Harmonious Society——The Announcement of ＂2007 China Top Ten Wealthy and Intelligent People＂

In order to implement the strategy ＂strengthening country on .talent＂, and to form an good environment of respecting knowledge, talent, and fortune, in 2007 December, Bejing Cultural Development Research Institute, China National Condition Research Association, Fortune Times Press, China Election website, and some other institutes .jointly elect 2007 China Top Ten Wealthy and Intelligent People, on the principle of ＂Contribution, creation, and power＂. Compared with the previous two elections, one of the brightest spots this year is the active participation of Chinese overseas, who let the world know the dragon spirit of modern Chinese, and bridge China and other countries in economic and cultural communication.     

Meet Cambodia's Needs——The 3rd China Auto International Exhibition Tour

The 3rd China Auto International Exhibition Tour in 2005 gathered 39 well-known Chinese home brands, traveled across the Indo-China Peninsula and finally arrived at Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The Chinese automobiles got warm welcome from the local people due to the low price and good quality of the Chinese automobiles and living standard of this developing country.     

SHANTOU：The Hometown of Overseas Chinese

Shantou is iocated in Southeast of Guangdong, China, adjacent to the South China Sea. It is known as the gateway of east Nanling Mountains and the communication hub of Southeast China because of its advantageous geographical location. The city covers an area of 2,064 square kilometers and has a population of 4.795 million people.     

Brown＇s Blossom in Britain-China

The overall strategic relationship between U.K. and China is ＂better than ever＂, China- Britain relations have maintained good momentum, with increased high-level exchanges and the reinforcement of strategic mutual trust, with more room for growth in the future.     

Challenge and Opportunity Go Hand in Hand——What Global Economic Agitation Brings to the China's Economy?

Domino effects of the global finance agitation As the origin of the subprime crisis,US financial institutions lost USS45 billion last year,accounted for over half of the total US,EU & Japan loss.Since January 15th,Chtigroup released its financial statement of the 4th quarter,showing a net deficit of USS9.83 billion,which marked the hisoric high of its quarterly deficit.     

Sinosteel：Extraordinary Moves in Industry Chess

Among the Fortune 500 firms,more and more images from China emerge out.On the 2008 list,Sinosteel Corporation,a landmark group of China industries quietly squeezes into the candidate line.As the largest steel service ＆ trade enterprise,its sales reached at RMB 111.24 billion,with a year-on-year increase of 83.03 percent,and the profit grew by 180.03 percent.On the Sinosteel 2008 Work Meeting,the president Huang Tianwen uttered,＂In the coming year,we will work for US$20 billion sales,and look forward to getting a position in Fortune 500 firms for ourselves.＂     

Walk Through Unusual Five Years—— An Exhibitor＇s Canton Fair Course

When the 103rd Canton Fair is approaching, an old friend of Canton Fair, Li Ying from Jiangsu prov-ince recollected his past five years＇ experiences to the grand trade meeting. Each year is special, with some unforgettable memories colored by the year.     

Jean-Pierre Duprieu： Willing to Be A Legate of Sino-French Business

Estaing, former French president, Valery Giscard d＇Estaing attended Sino-French Economic Seminar held in Shanghai in early April and said that the world center has shifted from the west to the east with many European and US companies entering into Asia, and China has the ability to play an important role in the world stage. Estaing, naming himself＂French Confucian＂, then said in Chinese that a cook-group includes 10 people in ancient Chinese soldier system and the cook is in charge of cooking for them. And people who belong to the same cook are actually ＂Partners＂.     

China''''s Stock Market Wave

The annual meeting of the World Economy Forum was held in Davos,a little town in Switzerland,on January 23rd to the 27th this year,with the theme"the Power fo Collaborative Innovation",over 2500 celebrates from ture political and cconomic circles of more than 80 countries and challengred logether to talk about the future of the global economy in 2008,A Forum for the problems and challenges that face whole world,some of the keywords which drew attention during the event were:the U.S.subprime mortgage crisis,soaring energy prices,the economic slowdown in the U.S.ermerging economic bodies,authority funds and the general unpredictable nature of the global economy.     

Trade Promotion from Neighborhood

If you are considering to trade with companies in Japan or expanding your .business to Japan, we are ready to help from the very beginning.＂ You will find this greeting at the first sight on the Chinese website of Japan External Trade Organization （JETRO）. JETRO has committed itself in delivering highly efficient and quality services to meet the demand of internal and external customs including Japanese companies, hence winning a good reputation in the international trade arena. In recent years, with its priority in advancing business cooperation in South and East Asia, JETRO has made great achievement in promoting trade between China and Japan. Therefore, China＇s Foreign Trade interviewed Mr. Yoichi Maine, Deputy Director General of JETRO BEIJING.     

Auto Parts Market Potential Coming into Surface

Looking at the increasingly fierce competition in the world auto market. global automobile manufacturing industry, taking Europe, the U.S. and Japan as representatives, is gradually forming a new type of relationship, mutual cooperation between whole vehicle and parts manufacturers. We can clearly see that auto parts manufacturers have become independent from the whole vehicle manufacturing companies, which means that the former structure of auto industry has greatly changed, and a new relationship,     

Domino Effect on Electricity and Coal Prices

In the middle of last December, the key purchase contracts for coal used in power generation in 2008 were signed, reflecting a demand for more than 1.085 billion tons. It is important to note that the country＇s five biggest power producers, China Huaneng Group, China Guodian Corporation, China Power Investment Corporation, China Huadian Corporation and China Datang Corporation, had settled on the prices on their purchase contracts, and they are expected to consume 290 million tons of coal for generating electricity,     

Slimmed May Day Holiday

Last November the State Council of China decided to renew its holiday system by reducing the seven-day May Day holiday to three days and introducing three new one-day public holidays, namely the Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Moon Festival. By doing so, the three golden-week holidays that were introduced in 1999, namely the Spring Festival, May Day and National Day, could be better distributed.