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Secrecy Shrouds the National Congress 2007-08-23 00:32:44 The highly anticipated 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is scheduled to take place in September. Or possibly October. Or maybe November. Actually, no one outside the party’s innermost circle knows for sure when it will get under way. Read Original Post Here ...

Kiwis Say “Blow Me Down! Poison in Kids Clothing From China?” 2007-08-21 14:11:46 In New Zealand, high-levels of formaldehyde have been found in children’s clothing imported from China. Calls are issued for Parliamentary investigations. Just how does the formaldehyde find its way into the bloodstream? Curious, but I was unaware that Kiwis ingested woolens and cottons. Never saw them served at a bun-fight, have you? Then, some dag comes along to report more formaldehyde can be found in food and drink, a by-product of aspartame, than in clothing. Dieters of New Zealand, beware. Never, NEVER! sweeten your cardigan with NutraSweet. [Editor’s note: Many thanks to Miss Johnson from London for the tip.] Read Original Post Here ...

Chinese Version of the “Birds and the Bees” 2007-08-21 04:14:32 I was hanging out with a friend a couple of days ago, just screwing around, wasting time. My friend has a belly button ring, so I was joking around that she was hampering her reproductive organs. This might not make sense for my western readers….but in China, when kids ask the world-wide question: “mommy, where did I come from”, they are told, the belly button. This answer, although weird, seems like a very natural choice now. This is what my parents told me when I was young. When this topic came up, I continued to ask what my friend’s parents also said to her. She responded with: They told me that they found me in a dumpster. ?????????????? What?! What are Chinese parents thinking? I know it is hard and uncomfortable to talk about sex with a kid so sometimes, flat out lying is not too bad. However, Chinese customs have gone way beyond this. Parents, instead of doing the “birds & bees” story tell their children that ...

Beijing Bureaucrats Reverting to Old PR Playbooks? 2007-08-21 01:58:51 Churning financial markets distracted the media from the last China-export debacle (Mattel – Sarge the Jeep and Polly Pocket’s edible magnets), but there’s a new front opening down in New Zealand where flamable children’s pyjamas have been recalled. Read the FT article at Poison pyjamas add to China export scares. But the real action is […] Read Original Post Here ...

Registration and Enforcement of IP Rights in Korea: A Brief Introduction (Part 4) 2007-08-20 22:11:39 [Editor’s Note: We present our fourth and final installment of our review of the Korean intellectual property system. Prior installments: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Once again, let me thank Drambuieman, the author, whose bio you may read in Part 1 of the series.] Common Scams Speaking of cyber-squatters, I thought it might be useful to give some tips I have picked up on trademark squatting. Due to issue above with what is considered a famous mark, there are a few bad-faith registration scams in Korea that a company, especially a small or mid-sized one, should be aware of. At one time, Korea was a very restricted market. Back then, about 10-15 years ago, a distributor, particularly one distributing a foreign mark, needed to be registered at KIPO as such. This aspect of Trademark Law has since been appealed and although the system is no longer mandatory, the registration system still exists in its dusty, bureaucratic, inert way. While the numbers are declining rapidly, some bad ...

Food Fights, More Toy Recalls, and Guanxi 2007-08-20 14:10:53 Food Fights (subscription required) by James Rice An Op-ed piece in the Wall Street journal, James Rice (head of Tyson Foods China) addresses a nunmber of core issues related to the recent tit-for-tat product recalls between the U.S. and China. The message that readers need to take away from this is that these disputes have become poltical, and that is dangerous. That instead of politicans getting involved an inflaming the issues, cool heads need to look at each case Toy Story (part II): Mattel Recalls Again–and Apologizes… and “We knew about the situation” from the China Blog at Time addresses in detail the second Mattel recall earlier this week. Coming not from Mattel itself, but from the Consumer Products Safety commission, this recall once again rocked consumer’s confidence in China’s brand. Where most coverage has failed to date is to show that the magnets themselves were designed by Mattel, and their failure was not of the supplier, but of Mat ...

Wu Yi Means It’s Serious 2007-08-17 20:59:06 I have heard it said more than once that you know the Chinese government is taking a serious problem seriously when Vice Premier (“the iron lady”) Wu Yi is sent in to fix it (remember SARS?). So it is with product safety. According to the Wall Street Journal: “China’s decision to appoint the government’s top troubleshooter to head a new cabinet panel on product safety reflects Beijing’s growing concern about international reaction to a series of scandals involving Chinese exports. Wu Yi, a Chinese vice-premier, will lead a 19-member body that will look into ways to fix the country’s problems with food and product safety, the government announced Friday on its official Web site. The central government had said last month that such a group would be formed.” In addition to the appointment (and the message it sends), China is imposing new testing requirements on food exporters. The New York Times reports: “Chinese government authorities are prepared to ...

Inflation Hits 10-Year High 2007-08-16 23:58:18 The trade surplus and the stock market are not the only things rising in China at the moment. The FT reports that inflation has hit a 10-year high: “China’s inflation rate hit a 10-year high of 5.6 per cent in July, raising expectations of further tightening measures and increasing concerns about an eventual knock-on impact on the real economy… The increase in the consumer price index was mainly caused by higher prices for staple meats, such as pork, after an illness killed millions of pigs late last year. Pig prices have also been hit by rising feed costs, and the shortage has been compounded by a fall in the number of pigs being raised, which started earlier last year when prices were relatively low. China consumes about 600m pigs a year. Non-food inflation remains low, at 0.9 per cent, year-on-year, but the government is becoming concerned that the break-out cannot be blamed on food alone… The government fears that raising interest rates will encourage further capital inflo ...

Delays and Defects = Angry Customers 2007-08-16 23:58:16 While the news around the world is currently full of complaints about Chinese-made (but foreign-branded) toys with design faults and poisonous paint, Chinese consumers are not shying away from complaining about foreign companies in China. We have seen plenty of consumer storms before (Dell, P&G and Starbucks to name a few). This time Dell is joined by Kodak. Kodak is accused of selling defective cameras, and is being taken to court by some of the more than 800 customers, as the People’s Daily reports: “There will be no let-up in Chinese consumers’ battle against international imaging major Eastman Kodak over its “defective” cameras, say aggrieved buyers… Shanghai Pudong New Area District People’s Court held hearings on August 7 and 8, and is expected to pronounce its final judgment later this month or early September.” The China Consumers’ Association last year sent samples to a camera quality inspection in Xi’an and the result showed t ...

Chengdu in the News: August 2007-08-16 11:55:29 It’s that time again, and for those of you who are looking to keep up with the news in Chengdu you will not be disappointed.  There is a lot of investment going on. EMC set up its 7th solution center with investment of RMB 50 million yuan The world’s biggest IT storage company - EMC Corporation announced in May its collaboration with Sichuan Yinhai Software Co. Ltd to set up EMC China Solution Center (Chengdu), which is the seventh after the ones EMC established in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong and Taipei in China. EMC have invested nearly RMB 50 million yuan in equipments to build up the center’s demo testing platform. This center will bring in western regions of China the world’s leading information basic infrastructure demo, testing and application environment, and provide anti-disaster centers for clients’ key business data. Israeli CTC Group to build a 40,000-square-meters’ mall in Chengdu As is revealed, Israeli CTC Group through its Chinese ...

Audio: Baby-bibs Made in China Test Positive for Lead 2007-08-16 06:03:44 The New York Times editorializes on the safety of Chinese imports and what should be done, in its own inimitable fashion. Rich Kuslan attempts to interpret. WARNING: This podcast may contain sarcasm. Read Original Post Here ...

China Everbright Bank Bailout Cleared 2007-08-16 03:17:14 China Everbright Bank Co. said the government has approved a bailout plan for the company. The bank said that details on implementing the financial restructuring still need to be discussed and approved by its board and shareholders. Read Original Post Here ...

Financial Street to Sell More A Shares 2007-08-16 03:17:13 Property developer Financial Street Holding Co. said it plans to issue up to 300 million additional A shares to finance its property projects. The company didn’t say how much it plans to raise from the share offering, but said it will use the proceeds to develop five property projects in Beijing, Tianjin and Guangdong province. Read Original Post Here ...

Bank’s Money Moves Signal Flush Markets 2007-08-16 03:17:13 In its money-market operation with commercial banks, the People’s Bank of China sold 30 billion yuan ($3.96 billion), of one-year bills, with their yield remaining unchanged for a third-straight week. It’s a signal that cash is abundant in China’s financial markets, despite a global fallout from problems in the U.S. subprime-mortgage market. Read Original Post Here ...

Baotou Steel To Raise $919M In Private Placement 2007-08-16 03:17:12 The China Securities Regulatory Commission approved Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co.’s plan to raise 6.97 billion yuan ($919 million) from a private placement of shares, the Shanghai-listed company said. The company said in November it would issue 3.032 billion A shares at 2.30 yuan each, to help finance the purchase of steel assets from its parent Baotou Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Read Original Post Here ...