A sign that more Chinese LED manufacturing companies realize that intellectual property is crucial to the industry's sustainable development, a new patent association for the sector was founded last month in Dongguan city, according to China Intellectual Property News.
Air Liquide Group, the world's largest industrial gas producer by revenue, has launched the second phase of its investment program, called Tengfei II, in China this year. The program caters to the country's growing demand for oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and other gases.
Although recent government austerity measures have dampened the expansion plans of several foreign luxury brands in China, it has not led to a decline in the demand for such products. Lower prices for the recognized brands are proving to be an irresistible draw for Chinese shoppers.
Diversified entertainment products gaining traction with urbanites
Marcel Fenez, global entertainment and media leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers, says China's urbanization is creating an increasingly affluent middle class keen on art and entertainment activities.
Piano maker sees urbanization as playing to demand of its products
Leading South African academic Garth Shelton says many of those who criticize China's role in Africa do so because they are not interested in facts.
Like it or not, it will affect China's economic future with long-term gain
Premier Li Keqiang has acknowledged that while he can tolerate slower growth, at least some capital investment is needed to prevent it from becoming too slow.
China is slowing. Repeat, China is slowing. Is China's annual growth going to fall below 7.5 percent? Can the economy continue to function at 7 percent? Dare we ask what would happen if the economy slows to 6.5 percent? Won't the wheels come off if it slows any more?
The central government's measures to cool down the property market were confronted with the recent challenge of rising housing prices in July, the eighth-consecutive month with faster growth.
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