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.

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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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Ningxia goes all out in all-region tourism development bid

The Ningxia Hui autonomous region aims to become a model for the concept of "all-region tourism", in which an entire region is developed as a tourist destination.

Ma'anshan: a magnet for Yangtze

Ma'anshan, a city spanning the Yangtze River in Anhui province, has come a long way from a sleepy, humble village with just a handful of families, transforming into a bustling economic center in the Yangtze River Delta.

UMCA aims for further expansion in Northeast Asia

The Union of Machinery Industrial Cities in Northeast Asia, or UMCA, was initiated by Ma'anshan city of China and Changwon city in the Republic of Korea. The first Mayors' Summit was held in Changwon in September 2005, drawing mayors of eight cities from four countries to attend, including the cities of Weihai, Wuxi and Ma'anshan of China, Changwon and Ansan of ROK, Ube and Ogaki of Japan, and Komsomolsk-on-Amur of Russia. During the meeting, the document on establishing UMCA was officially signed.