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 Mascot Design Sought Worldwide for Shanghai World Expo
The Shanghai World Expo Coordination Bureau announced on 17 January 2007 that with the approval of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Organising Committee ... (full story)

 Guangdong Sets Legal Fee Standards
Guangdong's Price Bureau and Department of Justice have jointly promulgated the Measures of Guangdong Province for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Charges, setting standards ... (full story)

 Guangzhou: Filing of Records Required for Lay-offs of Over 20 Employees
It has been learned from the labour and social security bureau of Guangzhou that the Guangzhou municipal government has recently issued a set of opinions ... (full story)

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Issue 12, 2006 (01 December)
 Leader
Latest Developments in Processing Trade in Guangdong
The Guangdong Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation and Guangdong Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment ... (full story)

 Policy and Law
Views Sought on Patent Law Revision
China's Patent Law will soon undergo the third round of amendments. According to the official in charge at the State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) ... (full story)
Government Procurement to Go Green
China's government procurement system is going green. According to Zhao Yingmin, director of the science, technology and standards department under the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) ... (full story)

 Local Policy
Shanghai Regulates Entertainment Services
Shanghai's haphazard entertainment services market with game parlours, hair salons and foot massage parlours lining the city's streets will soon be put in order ... (full story)
12 MNCs Set up Regional Operation Centres in Shanghai
Twelve multinational corporations (MNCs), including Panasonic of Japan and Hewlett-Packard and ViewSonic (the world's largest visual display product brand) ... (full story)

 Industrial Policy
New Environmental Certification Requirements for Furniture and Wallpaper
The State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) has recently announced a set of new technical requirements for the environmental certification of four categories of goods ... (full story)

 Emerging Opportunities
Rising Trend of Staff Recruitment and Investment of Non-State-Owned Enterprises
The results of the 2006 survey on operators of Chinese enterprises conducted by the Chinese Entrepreneur Survey System show that respondents are optimist about future market prospects ... (full story)

 Services Sector
New Regulations on Investment Scope for Hong Kong and Macau Investors
The Ministry of Commerce has recently issued the Second Supplementary Regulations to the Measures on the Administration of Foreign-invested Commercial Enterprises ... (full story)
First Batch of Wholly Foreign-Owned Inspection Institutions
China's first batch of wholly foreign-owned entry-exit commodity inspection and authentication institutions was established in Pudong ... (full story)

 Human Resources
Guangdong Sets Minimum Hourly Wage for Non-full-time Workers
According to the provincial labour and social security office, Guangdong's first minimum wage standard for non-full-time workers will be introduced before the end of this year ... (full story)
29 Provinces Announce Latest Minimum Wage
According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, as at the end of September, all 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities ... (full story)

 Key to Economy and Trade
Hong Kong Companies' Views on Customs' Management of Enterprises by Category
The South China office of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) was commissioned by the Guangzhou customs to conduct a survey ... (full story)