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Beijing

GI association founded in capital

The Beijing Geographical Indication Industry Association was founded on Friday. The new group will work to promote the standardization of the capital's GI-involved industries and help improve related services, local officials said. An official from the Beijing Intellectual Property Office will support the association and encourage its role in boosting the city's high-quality development.

China Intellectual Property News

Business secrets in focus at forum

Experts from across the Taiwan Straits exchanged insights into the opportunities and challenges around trade secrets at a two-day forum last weekend. Their discussions covered legal practices, algorithm regulation and protection of trade secrets. Hosted by the China Anti-Infringement and Anti-Counterfeiting Innovation Strategic Alliance, the annual event has been held for three years, becoming a platform for exchanges among the academic, judicial and business communities, organizers said.

IPRCHN.com

Tech could preserve cells at lower cost

Chinese scientists have developed a new low-cost technology for cell cryopreservation, which is expected to lead to a breakthrough in cell therapies treating blood diseases and some cancers. Cell therapy refers to transplanting cells into a patient after in vitro culture in order to repair or replace the damaged tissues or cells. The cryopreservation technology, allowing cells to stop metabolism at 80 C or 196 C below zero, could preserve their viability and functions for a longer time. A national patent has been granted for the new technology and the researchers have applied for a Patent Cooperation Treaty patent.

Xinhua

Zhejiang

Young entrepreneurs compete in Wenzhou

Budding entrepreneurs from across the Taiwan Straits presented 20 startup projects at the final of a youth innovation and entrepreneur competition in Wenzhou in late October. Two of them from Taiwan and Wenzhou respectively won the championship. Selected out of 286 candidates from business incubation centers from across the Straits, the finalists covered such sectors as smart transport, medical equipment, intelligent manufacturing, biopharmaceuticals and tech-equipped fishing.

Consumption Daily

Hunan

Fighting counterfeit food across province

Fourteen provincial authorities of market supervision, police, education, agriculture, rural affairs and others have made progress in a joint operation targeting counterfeiters and illegal food. The three-month-long operation started in September. By late October, nearly 3,800 infringing businesses were investigated. Ninety five of them were ordered to suspend operations and 121 shutdown across Hunan province. On Oct 25, 80 metric tons of counterfeit food products worth 1.5 million yuan ($214,000) in potential sales were destroyed in Changsha, capital of Hunan.

Xiaoxiang Morning Herald - Changsha.cn

Fujian

Traditional Mazu culture celebrated

The fourth Global Mazu Culture Forum was held from Oct 31 to Nov 2 on Meizhou Island, Putian city. Worship of the Chinese sea goddess, Mazu, is a folk custom prevalent along China's southeastern coast. Mazu belief and customs have been added to the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The three-day event had 50 activities scheduled.

Xinhua

(China Daily 11/07/2019 page17)