Kung Fu Panda brings Sichuan into limelight

Viewers of the movie Kung Fu Panda 3, released in China and the United States in January, were interested in the fictional Panda Village to which the hero Po returns with his long-lost father.

Traces Of The Kingdom Of Shu

Whenever she mentions her trip to the plank road in Guangyuan, Sichuan province, Wu Dan, a young woman from Beijing, would say that she has an awesome respect for those who built it.

City draws international tourism

Leshan, a city in the southwest of Sichuan province, is making a name for itself among global tourists for its rich tourism resources and historical heritage.

Protection advances supply-side reforms

Intellectual property provides a primary guarantee for advancing supply-side reforms, said Shen Changyu, commissioner of the State Intellectual Property Office, at a patent conference in Beijing on Monday.

Patents become a hobby for inventor

Retired engineer Zhu Musong in Fuyang, Anhui province, spent months learning computer-aided design so that he would no longer need pencils and rulers to invent things.

Napa Valley trademark wins legal battle

The Napa Valley Vintners Association has prevailed in its lawsuit against the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, according to a recent ruling by the Beijing High People's Court.

IP scene

Beijing

ISO returns to China to set international standards

The latest General Assembly of the International Organization for Standardization held in Beijing last week attracted experts on standardization from around the globe.

Dongguan businesses grow with their city

China's opening-up has boosted the economic and urban development of Dongguan due to its proximity to and close kinship with Hong Kong, which in turn has turned this hustling and bustling Pearl River Delta city into a hot spot for the development of private businesses.

Innovation center emerges from China's 'manufacturing hub'

Dongguan entrepreneurs are bringing new economic vitality to the city through innovation, as it strives to upgrade from a manufacturing hub to an intelligent manufacturing center.

Internationalization effort should follow its own path

Dongguan enterprises should embrace capital and technology more actively and make different developments from Shenzhen and Guangzhou, industry experts said on Wednesday.

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