SIPO seeking more agents to meet demand for patent services

In order to attract a better pool of applicants, the State Intellectual Property Office gave prospective patent agents an additional week to sign up for the national qualification exam this year.

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Lifan sees Africa as gateway to world

For Yin Minshan, president of Chongqing Lifan Group, Africa offers one of the most fertile land for Chinese private companies' global development.

Memo to bosses: it's time for change

The most recent economic indicators continue to spread gloom and uncertainty regarding China's development.

'Disruptive, lacking in economic sense'

Two parallel trade agendas in Asia have led to widespread concern among observers over whether the United States intends to encircle China via economic means.

Pact 'doesn't seek to exclude' China

The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership continues to be fanned by speculation about the reasons behind an apparent intentional exclusion of China, led by the United States - but some suggest the argument falls flat for two reasons.

Bright future for white spirits

The Chinese liquor industry is expected to have impressive growth potential in the future despite the present downturns caused by the government's crackdown on luxury banquets, said Frost & Sullivan, a US-based market consultancy.

Detroit seeks to avoid record bankruptcy

Detroit is suspending payments on $2 billion of unsecured debt, marketing parking garages and telling retirees to rely on President Barack Obama's healthcare law to avoid a record municipal bankruptcy.

Market roundup

Calling for new type of industry

Telephones ring nonstop everywhere in the spacious glass-walled modern office overlooking a relatively less developed neighborhood.

Envisioning a new future

China is the world's largest buyer of high-end cameras, with the expanding middle-class population likely to fuel demand, said an executive from Canon Inc, the Japanese camera maker.

Lack of hardware manufacturing hits India

Global technology companies such as Samsung Electronics Co, Apple Inc and Sony Corp are poised to see surging sales in India as the country's anemic technology manufacturing sector can't satisfy booming demand for TVs and smartphones.