A China Medium and Small Wind Power Industry Promotion Alliance, which is reported to be the first of its kind in China, has been established in Beijing.

The Chinese automobile manufacturer Geely has chosen the French market communications company Open2Europe to develop its brand in Algeria, which it regards as a strategic market in North Africa.

In a move that suggests China is becoming serious about intellectual property rights Fujian Xiapu County Court recently issued a landmark criminal conviction and heavy penalties against the Xiapu Huafeng Factory after finding the factory and its legal representative guilty of counterfeiting Honeywell's "Bendix" trademark as well as brands of several other international companies.

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Dongguan Municipal Government have signed a cooperation agreement to help Dongguan's Hong Kong firms to deal with the financial crisis.

Shenzhen Municipal Department of Industry and Commerce has released the result of their tests of imported clothes during the third and fourth quarters of this year showing that 18 out of 30 batches of the imported clothes checked were substandard.

The Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce has announced that Changyu Pioneer Wine Company is the owner of the trademark "Jiebaina".