Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in China: Part I

If you have registered your intellectual property (IP) and found it being infringed you will want to enforce it, but what recourse do you have in China?

The Executive Interview: She Duanzhi, Vice President, Head of Public Affairs Greater China, Philips

She Duanzhi presented at the EU-China Business Summit on the subject ‘Investment in Society’. He spoke to EURObiz about what this means to Philips as well as the strategic importance of China as an R&D centre. Philips’ healthcare products were being used in China more…

Urumqi: Powering Western China’s Growth

Despite being the most remote city from any sea in the world, Urumqi thrived as a trading hub along the Silk Road during the Tang and Ming dynasties.

Employer brands in China

A recent survey published by Career International researches the ways that different demographic groups view employer brands. It underlines that in the current war for talent companies need to increasingly market themselves as brands in order to appeal to and capture potential employees. The report…

The 9th EU-China Business Summit

The 9th EU-China Business Summit took place on 21st November, 2013, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Third Plenum Decision: impressive and bold

On the heels of the release of the Third Plenum Decision the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China has issued the following statement:

European Chamber Lobby Report – October 2013

Meeting with MOST Vice Minister Cao Jianlin On 14th October, Chamber President Davide Cucino, and other Chamber representatives, met with Vice Minister Cao Jianlin from the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). President Cucino presented the key recommendations from the Position Paper 2013/2014, focusing on…

Get your house in order

Since July 2013, Chinese authorities have been conducting a series of raids and investigations into foreign pharmaceutical companies active in China, for allegedly corrupt activities

Route 383 – China’s road to reform

The direction of China’s reform plan has become more tangible thanks to a roadmap sketched out by an influential government think tank.

My generation: China’s energy challenge

Energy generation in China must become more flexible and sustainable in the long term for the sake of the environment.