深圳新合诺供应链管理公司(Synergic Enterprises)

    深圳新合诺供应链管理公司(Synergic Enterprises)成立于2004年，是国内最早的一批专业从事供应链管理的公司，公司的合伙人有前大型外资企业的高级管理人员，前大型国有企业资深雇员，以及多位知名的美国商界知名人士，公司的主营业务在出口方面为设计，制造供给美国大型超市的各类新型，有创意的家庭日用消费品，在进口方面为经销，代理进口世界范围内的农产品，食品，及各种大宗商品供给国内的大型加工厂以及超市。
    经过8年的建设，发展，我们已经为我们的客户建立了新式的，稳定的供应链系统。。。
    出口方面，我们在2007年建设了安徽生产基地，2010年建设了江苏生产基地，并且陆续通过了多家美国大型连锁企业（HOME DEPOT，BIG LOTS 等）的验厂，我们与客户共同研发制造的产品已经进入美国几十个品牌超市，在几千家店面销售我们的产品。
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深圳新合诺供应链管理公司

    深圳新合诺供应链管理公司成立于2004年，是国内最早的一批专业从事供应链管理的公司，公司的合伙人有前大型外资企业的高级管理人员，前大型国有企业资深雇员，以及多位知名的美国商界知名人士，公司的主营业务在出口方面为设计，制造供给美国大型超市的各类新型，有创意的家庭日用消费品，在进口方面为经销，代理进口世界范围内的农产品，食品，及各种大宗商品供给国内的大型加工厂以及超市。
    经过8年的建设，发展，我们已经为我们的客户建立了新式的，稳定的供应链系统。。。
    出口方面，我们在2007年建设了安徽生产基地，2010年建设了江苏生产基地，并且陆续通过了多家美国大型连锁企业（HOME DEPOT，BIG LOTS 等）的验厂，我们与客户共同研发制造的产品已经进入美国几十个品牌超市，在几千家店面销售我们的产品。
    进口方面，我们经营的品种有南美大豆，及相关制品，世界范围内的冻货产品诸如鸡肉，鸡爪，鸡杂类，猪，牛，羊肉类，杂类，世界范围内的水果，诸如，蓝莓，车厘子，香蕉等，美国的干果类，诸如，杏仁，开心果，山核桃等，以及美国，加拿大，澳大利亚的不同种类的龙虾。我们协助国外的合作伙伴取得了各种类中国进口需要的证书，资质，并且我们自己也取得了非常全面的各种类进口的资质，证书等。
    新合诺企业2011年度总营业额为2.4亿港币在香港，深圳， 合肥当地都有银行的大额授信，我们有能力满足客户的各种需求，也希望能与所有的老客户，新客户合作，创造我们共同特有的价值体系！

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Is the Prediction that “99% of Small and Medium Enterprises Will Die” Just Alarmist Talk?

While in Beijing this past winter, the high-profile Jiangsu tycoon Yan Jiehe offered the prediction that there will also be a “winter” for China’s SMEs: In the coming 5 to 10 years, 99% of SMEs will die. This journalist has interviewed Yan Jiehe numerous times and he has consistently and intensely insisted upon this view.

Yan Jiehe’s view has a macroeconomic context: 30 years after the Reform and Opening up, China’s economy is in a period of major transformation. This transformation is the transformation of the economy from disorder to order, from pursuing quantity to pursuing quality. It is precisely against this backdrop that the “Labor Contract Law” was passed and the country has begun vigorously advocating the conservation of energy and reduction of emissions. SMEs, without exception, will be severely impacted.

There is already a case that supports Yan Jiehe’s viewpoint. China’s home appliances industry at one time was vast, with over 40,000 companies in 1992, but by 2002, only around 400 companies were left, and by 2007, there were only around 100 companies. The survival rate is 0.2%, with 99.8% of companies having died off. With this many enterprises gone, is there any shortage of home appliances in the market? No, and it remains a buyer’s market. Henceforth, China’s SMEs will all face the same predicament the home appliances industry has gone through, where the vast majority of SMEs will die in the midst of of intense market competition.

During Yan Jiehe’s lecture, both guests and reporters asked the same question: Under 2008′s tightening monetary policy, financing for SMEs will be even more difficult, so how should this difficulty be solved? In the face of this question, Yan Jiehe’s response was very blunt, “There’s nothing you can do, don’t harbor any delusions.”

What do you think of Yan JIehe’s views?

Reproduced from Synergic Enterprises:http://s-scm.com/blog/prediction-99-small-medium-enterprises-die-alarmist-talk/

Proview Founder Says iPad Trademark Case May Be Resolved Within 2 Months

May 10th morning news, after Proview’s suit against Apple for infringing upon its iPad trademark was rejected by a local court a few days ago, Proview founding Yang Rongshan said Proview’s American lawyers are leaning towards an appeal but concrete plans are still under research. At the same time, he indicated hope that the iPad trademark case in China will be resolved inside of 2 months.

This February, Proview launched a lawsuit against Apple in the United States, accusing Apple of deceptive practices when Apple purchased the iPad trademark several years ago, and as a result should not enjoy the rights over this trademark. May 4th, a high-level United States California court rejected Proview’s lawsuit at the request of Apple, because both parties originally agreed that legal disputes would be resolved in Hong Kong.

During an interview with Sina Technology yesterday, Yang Rongshan said Proview’s American lawyers are leaning towards an appeal but concrete plans are still under research. At the same time, he indicated that the dispute surrounding the iPad trademark has hope of being resolved within 1-2 months.

According to reports, the China iPad trademark case that has been going on for two years at present has already entered court-supervised mediation procedures with both Proview and Apple expressing willingness to settle. However, both parties are still very far apart on the sum of settlement.

Yang Rongshan refused to disclose Proview’s asking price, but indicated that it must get as much as possible, because Proview must consider multiple factors. Yang Rongshan indicated that he hopes the iPad trademark dispute can be resolved as soon as possible.

The lawyer representing Proview, Xie Xianghui, disclosed that the Guangdong provincial high court is currently doing a lot of mediation work, so that both parties can come to an agreement on the settlement sum, but at present the gap between the sums is still “relatively large”.

He continued to say that at present both parties have hopes of a successful mediation, but is unable to predict a specific time for when it will be resolved.

This weekend, Apple’s new iPad will go on sale in Brazil and 30 other countries and regions, bringing this kind of product to nearly 90 countries and regions. Although the new iPad had obtained approval for sale within China in March, it remains missing from the latest list of products to be released onto the market.

At present, the Guangdong high court announced that it will fully consider social benefits, legal benefits, and other various factors in this iPad trademark dispute and handle this matter justly in accordance with law, seeking to maximize both parties’ interests.

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Five Reasons China’s Banks Are Not Taking Over The U.S. Banking System

A man walks out of an ATM of a branch of China’s banking giant Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in Shanghai on January 18, 2011. According reports, ICBC plans to open branches in Europe to expands its network in the region. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)

The Federal Reserve’s decision this week to green light the expansion plans of three massive state-owned Chinese banks, including the first-ever takeover of a group of U.S. bank branches by a Chinese lender, got tremendous media attention and seemed to play into general fears about China flexing its muscles in America’s backyard.

But while China’s big banks and some parts of China’s government appear to be trying to play a bigger role in the global financial system, China’s banks will not play a meaningful role in the U.S. any time soon. Here are five reasons why:

1. China is going through its once-in-a-decade power transfer and things are not going smoothly. The Chinese Communist Party is dealing with the downfall of Bo Xilai, being embarrassed by a single blind activist, Chen Guangcheng, and an economy that might require more government spending to keep humming. This is not the time in Beijing for a big U.S. banking push.

How U.S. Banks Flipped Their Investments In China’s Big BanksNathan VardiForbes Staff

2. China’s banks really don’t know how to operate in foreign markets like the U.S. They lack the manpower to adequately staff U.S. branches and assess credit risk. It will take a very long time for them to build up these capabilities.

3. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China might be the world’s most profitable lender, but its deal for 80% of the U.S. unit of Bank of East Asia is tiny. It’s a $140 million transaction and the whole retail network ICBC is acquiring has less than $800 million in assets. This is a symbolic gesture at best and totally meaningless to ICBC, which has $2.5 trillion in assets.

4. China’s banks are huge and very profitable, but it’s unclear that they are strong enough for a big U.S. move. Carl Walter, who spent 20 years manning banking outposts in China for companies like JPMorgan Chase & Co.,recently even said that “their capitalization is insufficient to move from where they are now to something else.” China’s banks will soon have to deal with the fall out from the $3 trillion in loans they put into China’s economy on the government’s orders following the financial crisis. And Walter likes to remind people that China’s banking profits are artificially generated by government-administered interest rates and the fact that China’s savers have nowhere else to put their money.

5. There is a growing domestic backlash against China’s big banks in China that will both limit their growth and force them to lend more domestically to Chinese entrepreneurs in the private sector. China’s big banks have shunned the nation’s own entrepreneurs, resulting in a huge and highly-priced gray lending market in China.Wen Jiabao himself, China’s outgoing Premier, complained in April that China’s banks make money “far too easily” and should be broken up. “To allow private capital to flow into finance,” he said, “basically we need to break up the monopoly.”

China’s big banks will try to follow their customers, Chinese companies, in foreign markets like the U.S. and provide them with financing. To be sure, Jamie Dimon and even Vikram Pandit are not worrying about competition in America from China’s banks.

Reproduced from Synergic Enterprises:http://s-scm.com/blog/reasons-chinas-banks-banking-system/

2012 Overview of Minimum Wages in 32 Provinces and Cities, Shenzhen Highest, Hainan at the Bottom

China News Service April 27th report (Finance Channel, Li Jinlei). On the 25th, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security spokesperson Yin Chengji revealed that currently the highest monthly minimum wage is 1500 yuan in Shenzhen and the highest hourly minimum wage is 14 yuan in Beijing. China New Service Finance Channel hereby presents the current minimum wage standards of 32 provinces and cities.

The rankings show that as of April 26th, the highest monthly minimum wage is in Shenzhen at 1500 yuan, the second is in Shanghai at 1450 yuan, and Tianjin and Zhejiang both at 1310 yuan in third place; The four provinces/cities of Heilongjiang, Chongqing, Jiangxi, and Hainan are in the bottom four spots, all lower than 900 yuan. For hourly minimum wage, the highest is in Beijing at 14 yuan, with second and third place being Shenzhen and Tianjin, and the bottom three places belonging to Jilin, Heilongjiang, and Hainan all under 8 yuan. Worth nothing is that the monthly minimum wage in Hainan has not been adjusted since 2011, and its current 830 yuan monthly minimum wage and 7.2 yuan hourly minimum wage are both ranked last.

14 provinces and cities adjusted their minimum wages in 2012

From 2012 January 1st, Beijing, Sichuan, Jiangxi, and Shaanxi took the lead in adjusting their minimum wages. Beijing city’s minimum wage was adjusted from 1160 yuan each month to 1260 yuan, with non-full-time employee hourly minimum wages increased from 13 yuan per hour to 14 yuan. Sichuan province’s monthly minimum wage was adjusted from 850 yuan each month to 1050 yuan, with non-full-time employee hourly minimum wages adjusted from 8.9 yuan to 11 yuan. Jiangxi province’s minimum wage was adjusted to 870 yuan/month and 8.7 yuan/hour for part-time workers. Shaanxi province adjusted the minimum wage upwards with full-time workers earning 1000 yuan/month and part-time workers earning 10.0 yuan/hour.

From February 1st, the minimum wage for full-time workers in Shenzhen was raised to 1500 yuan/month while the hourly minimum wage for part-time workers was increased to 13.3 yuan/hour.

From March 1st, the monthly minimum wage in Shandong province was increased from the previous 1100 yuan, 950 yuan, and 800 yuan to 1240 yuan, 1100 yuan, and 950 yuan. Hourly minimum wages have been set at 13 yuan, 11 yuan, and 10 yuan.

From April 1st, the monthly minimum wage for Shanghai city workers was adjusted from 1280 yuan to 1450 yuan, while the minimum hourly wage from adjusted from 11 yuan to 12.5 yuan. The monthly minimum wage in Tianjin city increased from 1160 yuan to 1310 yuan, and the minimum hourly wage was adjusted from 11.6 yuan to 13.1 yuan. The monthly minimum wage in Guangxi was increased from 820 yuan to 1000 yuan, and the minimum hourly wage was also increased from the original 6 yuan to 8.5 yuan. The monthly minimum wage in Ningxia was adjusted from 900 yuan to 1100 yuan, while the hourly minimum wage was adjusted from 9 yuan to 11 yuan. The monthly minimum wage in Gansu province was increased to 980 yuan, and its hourly minimum wage was increased to 10.3 yuan. The monthly minimum wage in Shanxi province was adjusted upward to 1125 yuan, while its hourly minimum wage was increased to to 6.5 yuan.

No further adjustments for Hainan and 3 other provinces/cities since 2010

2011 December 29th, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Minister Yin Weimin said in a national human resources and social security conference that a total of 24 provinces adjusted their minimum wage during the year with an average increase of 22%.

However, Hainan, Heilongjiang, and Tibet did not join in. At present, the minimum wages in effect for Hainan, Heilongjiang, and Tibet are still those following the 2010 July 1st adjustment.

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Among them, the current monthly minimum wage in Hainan is 830 yuan while the hourly minimum wage is 7.5 yuan, ranked at the very bottom. Heilongjiang’s current monthly minimum wage is 880 yuan, and its hourly minimum wage is 8.5 yuan. Tibet’s current monthly minimum wage is 950 yuan, and its hourly minimum wage is 8.5 yuan.

According to reports, Hainan has already put raising the minimum wage on its agenda. Heilongjian too has proposed a normalizing wage growth mechanism where worker income levels are to reasonably and quickly increase, with over 13% annual average minimum wage increases, so that the minimum wage will reach 40% or more of the average wages of local urban workers.

According to China’s “Minimum Wage Regulations”, the minimum wage of every region must be adjusted at least once every two years.

According to a Lhasa Evening News report, the Tibet Autonomous Region released in February the “Tibet Autonomous Region Minimum Wage Regulations” requiring that the minimum wage be timely adjusted when change occurs in the factors used to determine the minimum wage. The minimum wage must be adjusted at least once every two years.

According to a Hebei Youth Daily report, Hebei Province will timely formulate and release guidance on the minimum wage and wage growth this year. Preliminary considerations have the minimum wage to be adjusted upward no less than 15% to progressively reach 40% of the average wages of local urban workers. It is reported that the last adjustment in Hebei was made 2011 July 1st. (China News Service Finance Channel)

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Caesar’s Achievements were Caesar’s, Jobs’ were Jobs’

It is found by the reporter via his exposure to college campuses, government officials and entrepreneurs that these groups of people often consciously or unconsciously speak more truth.

The Deputy Director of the Chinese Development and Reform Commission Zhang Xiaoqiang states that in 2011 China consumed 50% of the world’s steel, cement and 20% of the world’s energy while its GDP only accounted for 9.5% share of the world’s economy.

China has become the largest country for carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide emission in the world due to the fact that 70% of China’s energy comes from coal. The current way that China needs large quantities of natural resources for its development is unsustainable.

The seven major industries that China is focusing on developing have accounted for less than 4% of China’s GDP in 2010 and are striving to take an about 8% share in 2015 and around 15% share in 2020.

But Zhang Xiaoqiang also points out that the current system has not yet met the requirements of innovation or developing new industries and it is because Chinese enterprises have not become the drivers of innovation. In 2010, the R&D investment for large and medium-sized industrial enterprises was only at 0.9% of their main business revenue which was far behind the 5% of R&D investment of large enterprises in developed countries. China has not yet formed proper mechanisms of integrating manufacturing, learning and R&D. Additionally, only about one-tenth of China’s scientific research achievements can be converted to industrial applications.

The Vice Minister from Ministry of Science and Technology Zhang Laiwu thinks that China has now reached historical crossroads. Two extreme views are existing. There is strong theoretical support that makes people hard to deny raised by the same person who forecasted the U.S. financial crisis (in 2008) that China is in line for a hard landing in 2013. However, others are saying China will overtake the United States and the time is already predicted to be 2018 which is also considered authoritative.

Zhang indirectly responded to the two views by saying that China’s economy is developing rapidly and a lot of people have blind faith in the government forces. Wasn’t Chinese government strong 30 years ago? It was because of the immature market that it was necessary for the government to intervene however, it can not be always done this way. Government is not the main force of innovation, the market and entrepreneurs are. The Chinese government should first of all deepen the reform to drive the market to a mature level while forego certain power.

Even if the government acts properly, the Angel investor Xue Manzi says, venture failure is inevitable, otherwise it would be “Li Yanhong” everywhere. Success is accidental and it requires enduring efforts, high intelligence and luck at the end.

This article is originally  from China entrepreneur magazine in Chinese.

Reproduced from Synergic Enterprises:http://s-scm.com/blog/caesars-achievements-caesars-jobs-jobs/

Italian Government fight with knock off products in china

Italian Government Department Cracks Down on Counterfeiting Activities in China for Fear of Damaging the Country’s Image

Foreigners are joining the Chinese counterfeit crackdown team.

Starting from the second half of 2011, the Intellectual Property Department of the Italian Trade Commission (ITC) has submitted to the Chinese Intellectual Property Office 3 lists of a total of 30 “pseudo-Italian” product brands. These pseudo-Italian brands claim their products are manufactured in Italy and use the country identity including cities in Italy and the Italian national flag to advertise their products, which misleads Chinese consumers of the origin of the products. The ITC is calling on the Chinese government to take specific measures against such actions.

Recently, the head of the ITC office in Beijing Dai Shengqiao, accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from China Youth Daily.

Who loses from “pseudo-Italian” brands?

“Made in Italy, the world’s JAJEMON…”, such advertisements sound quite exciting. The bedding company JAJEMON claims its products are from Italy and its trademark is clearly marked with Italian characters.

However, JAJEMON is by no means an Italian brand. According to Dai Shengqiao, after investigation it was found that the JAJEMON trademark is registered in China by the company name “Italian Louis Trading Co., Ltd.” located at Room 5014, No. 2 Bu Ao Ci Road, Florence, Italy. The ITC has confirmed with the Chamber of Commerce in Florence, Italy that no such company or address exists and the actual manufacturer of the brand is “Shanghai Jia Li Bedding Co., Ltd.”.

According to the ITC, there are many more pseudo-Italian brands existing. Their high prices even startle Dai Shengqiao who is from Italy. He states, “during an exhibition in China, a mattress was priced at 34,000 yuan (€ 6,000) for its retail price and was more expensive than a car. An actual Italian made luxury brand-name mattress is no more than 600 euros which is only one tenth of the cost of a pseudo-Italian mattress being sold in China. ”

In July of 2010, the Foreign Trade Commission under the leadership of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development set up its Intellectual Property Office in Beijing. After about one year of investigation and data collection, there were more than 60 fake Italian brand enterprises found in the Chinese market. The main markets for these brands included mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea. They were advertised as brands from Italy, but in fact were non-existent in Italy.

“The Italian ‘origin’ of these brands has been carefully fabricated to make people believe”, says Dai Shengqiao, “there was one company who put down its Italian headquarters phone number on the brochure, but it was proved that it was a number belonging to a local house in Italy.”

Such enterprises have deceived the Chinese consumers by using the name of Italy to charge prices as much as 10 times higher than similar products made in China and sold in the Chinese market. These prices are even higher than the real imports of similar products from Italy. Their actions have also disrupted the market order, created unfair competition and damaged the interests of their business counterparts who sell with integrity.

In July of 2011, the Intellectual Property Division of the ITC submitted to the Chinese Intellectual Property Office the first set of pseudo-Italian cases that included ten enterprises. This was followed shortly after by the second and third case sets filed to the Chinese government.

According to Dai Shengqiao, the reason for filing complaints to the China Intellectual Property Office on behalf of the Italian government departments is that such fictional pseudo-Italian brands do not exist in Italy and there are no actual Italian companies involved. The pseudo-Italian brands that are rampant in Chinese market have distorted the image of Italy and Italian manufacturing industry, therefore, it is only right for the Italian government department to handle such situation.

Products made at small workshops are “transformed” into international brands

What are the true stories of these enterprises blacklisted by the Italian Trade Commission? On March 16, the China Youth Daily reporter traveled to “The Exhibition of 2012 International Gifts, Premium & Household Goods (Spring) in Beijing, China” to find out more.

“Our company is registered in Hong Kong by the Italian side and its factory is in Guangzhou which is the manufacturer of Toskany in China.” In the booth of “Italian Toskany (Hong Kong) International Industrial Co., Ltd” which was on the complaint list filed by the ITC, the staff introduced to the reporter their Toskany men’s bag products by stating, “All of our products are designed by Italian designers and all the leather (cowhide) raw materials are imported from Italy. Where do you think China has so much real leather to offer?” The brand name “TOSKANY” was clearly printed on the wall in the colorfully decorated exhibition booth followed by “TOSKANY ITALY FEELINGDE” (meant “Italian taste”—report note). According to the staff, Toskany in Italy is famous for high-end men’s bags. In the Chinese market its price is relatively high and the price of a leather trolley case is about 4,000 yuan and a leather handbag is between 1,500 and 3,500 yuan.

The staff gave the reporter a product brochure, its cover had the printed product logo and characters of TOSKANY ITALY FEELINGDE. The words on the title page were read as “Originated from the spirit and dream of the Italian Leisure city Toskany, with its low profile and luxurious spirit, sincere Toskany illustrates the charm and soul return of men.”

Italian Trade Commission found after investigation that the so-called “Italian Toskany (Hong Kong) International Industrial Co., Ltd.” had no registration information in Hong Kong and the phone number was also fake. Additionally, the Toskany brand was not registered in Italy either. Its trademark was registered in China with the Chinese owner surnamed Xiao. Additionally, its real company name was Beijing Shi Dai Wei Yi Leather Co., Ltd. with its office located in Dongcheng District in Beijing.

“We are an enterprise in Huadu, Guangzhou. This is an international brand and we are the Original Equipment Manufacturer.” In the exhibition booth of Guangzhou Rong Wei Handbag Products Co., Ltd., the sales staff briefed the reporter on a “OBOSI” trolley case made by them. This company was also on the complaint list filed by the ITC. The reporter did not see any “Italian” words on the wall or any of the salesman’s name cards of the OBOSI brand which was different from Toskany that carried a very high profile in every place claiming it was from Italy. Only when the reporter asked where this international brand came from for a certain product, the sales staff said “it was registered in Italy”. However, according to Dai Shengqiao, “OBOSI” trademark was only registered in China, not Italy.

The next stop that the reporter went to was SABO kitchenware showroom with a display of glass bowls, stainless steel pots and other kitchen commodities. The single product price ranged from over 100 to 300 yuan. The booth was crowded with consumers and its business was going very well. The reporter saw the words “SABO Life Kitchenware Co., Ltd.” and “SABO (China) Life Kitchenware Co., Ltd.” on a “product certification”. A sales staff told the reporter that SABO was an Italian brand and it had authorized a Chinese company to manufacture its products.

According to the Italian Trade Commission, a trademark search in both China and Italy did not find SABO kitchenware registration information. The so-called Chinese company was just someone called ” Sabo kitchenware gift sales department in Feng Xi District, Chaozhou City” and the owner was a self-employed individual and there was no company named SABO kitchenware production company in Florence, Italy either.

The reporter then went to another enterprise that was on the “list”, the San Marco clock and watch showroom of Shenzhen Rui Lang Precision Timing Co., Ltd. The sales staff told the reporter, “We are a Shenzhen enterprise and we do all the R&D and production work.” The reporter found that their watch prices were not “luxurious”, a normal watch was 200 yuan and a more appealing one was at a selling price of about 400 yuan. But talking about their very “Western Style” international brands, the sales staff told the reporter, “This brand was registered in Italy by our company.”

According to Dai Shengqiao, trademarks such as “San Marco” and “Shen Ma Ke” were registered in China with a Chinese owner called Zhang Zuoren who was self-employed. San Marco did submit an application for registration in Italy by a Chinese applicant named Wang Sitong who was self-employed as well, but was rejected by the Italian Patent and Trademark Office.

China responded: a portion of the trademark applications have been turned down and the related problems are under investigation

Deputy Director of the Protection and Coordination Division of Chinese Intellectual Property Office Zhang Zhicheng told the reporter that the information provided by Dai Shengqiao has been well received. Because it involves different sectors such as the Administrative Department for Industry and Commerce and Quality Control Department, therefore, the relevant information has been timely transferred to the functional departments. “As far as I know, the relevant departments have contacted and communicated with the owners of those enterprises.” says Zhang Zhicheng, “The whole process would take some time. Meanwhile, certain information is related to the responsibilities of local government authorities.”

Upon the first batch of infringement list submitted by the Italian Trade Commission, the Chinese Administration Central Office for Industry and Commerce responded on October 12, 2011 that the Chinese Trademark General Office had rejected two registration applications which are Nino Ferletti Italy and Bestibelli Milan. For the action of adding Italian place names during the use of one’s own trademark, the Italian government agency could file complaints to the local Administrative Department for Industry and Commerce in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Trademark Law. Additionally, for those who claimed themselves Italian brands or enterprises, to find out if they were using false propaganda or misleading consumers, it is required to involve the related industrial and commercial authorities with administration power to identify the case after investigation conducted in accordance with the law.

The deputy director Zhang Zhicheng also highlighted that China pays great attention to Intellectual Property(IP) protection. In addition to the continually-strengthened daily law enforcement, the “double crackdown” action to combat IP infringement as well as counterfeit and shoddy goods is taking place in depth which has achieved good results. The intellectual properties of Italy and other trading partners will be protected as long as they are in line with Chinese law. The Chinese government is very serious in regards to the protection of intellectual property. ”

this article is originally from This article is originally from Southern Metropolitan Daily in Chinese.

Reproduced from Synergic Enterprises:http://s-scm.com/blog/italian-government-department/

The buzzwords for Chinese millionaires

The buzzwords for Chinese millionaires: do you buy a private jet?

With the increase of millionaires, the market size of China’s private jet has risen perpendicularly, and privatejet is becoming as the transportation of business travel from a luxury for millionaires. Perhaps in the near future, millionaires will greet each other like this: “hi, do you buy a private jet?”

China will become the largest country of privatejet in the world.

“Even there is no market of private jet in China two years ago, but in the next decade the market size will increase 20% to 25% above each year. In addition, China will overtake the U.S. as the largest country of private jet in the world within ten years.” MichaelWalsh of “Asian jet” CEO, the largest private jet seller in Asian region, has said so.
This is not a prophecy like mirage.

In 1995, Hainan Airlines purchased the first LJ 55airplane from the Bombardier, which made the market of China’s business aviation have a zero breakthrough.During the past ten years, the development of business jet in China was quite “dead”. Now, it revived. In recent years, the orders of enterprises in the mainland of China obtained by the business jet manufacturers are even more than the sum of the previous ten years. And the business jet is just a branch of private jet, which belongs to a high-end variety.

With the increase of millionaires, the market size of China’s private jet has risen perpendicularly, and private jet is becoming as the transportation of business travel from a luxury for millionaires.

A more typical example is from the famous Chinese actor Zhao Benshan.

Zhao Benshan purchased the first business jet“BENMOUNTAIN” at the cost of more than 200 million Yuan, and it soon came in handy. On June 30, Zhao Benshan as well as his apprentices including Xiao Shenyang and other people went to Taiwan by the private jet “BENMOUNTAIN” to do the propaganda forlocal opera song-and-dance duet “Laugh in Taiwan” of Liu Laogen stage held at the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall on July 3.

The private aircraft from Zhao Benshan was the Challenger 850 business jet produced by the Bombardier, and it has just arrived in Shenyang for deliver at the end of March this year.

People from Bombardier told the morning paper reporter that the Challenger aircraft from Bombardier bought by Zhao Benshan cost 200 million with 17 seats,and there was bar, gym, bedroom, fax, satellite phone, computer, and other office equipment in the aircraft; the fastest speed was 850 km/h, and filling up can fly seven hours with the highest range 12,496 meters and the most distant range 5430 kilometers.

With the sustained and stable development of China’s economy and the open of air traffic control gradually to low altitude and private flying, the industry forecasts that the mainland of China will become the fastest development region of business aviation market in the world in the next 10 years.

This article is originally from www.cecoonline.com in Chinese.

Reproduced from Synergic Enterprises:http://s-scm.com/blog/buzzwords-chinese-millionaires/

United States launches Golden Key Plan

United States launches Golden Key Plan: Promote 4000 SMEs to enter China

Yesterday, the American Chamber of Commerce in South China released the “2012 South China Regional Economic Situation Special Report” which indicated that despite the global economic slowdown, businesses in southern China still maintained a high level of profitability, and are budgeting to increase investment 20% over last year. The American Chamber of Commerce therefore estimates that over the next three years (2012 – 2014), businesses will invest 11.7 billion USD expanding operations in southern China.

According to reports, the American Chamber of Commerce in South China currently has 461 member companies, engaged in businesses related to Sino-US trade. According to a survey of its member companies, there are more and more U.S. small and medium enterprises (SMEs) coming to invest in China. American Chamber of Commerce in South China President Harley Seyedin says less than 1% of U.S. companies were engaged in export to China in the past, but with the current global economic slowdown and the prominence of the Chinese market, more SMEs are engaging in export to China. It is reported that American President Obama is currently implementing a “Golden Key” program, planning to promote 4000 SMEs to enter China, and promote U.S. exports to China. However, with regards to the export of technology to China, American Chamber of Commerce in South China Treasurer Tim Wen confesses that the U.S. government and companies are both exercising caution.

Investment in China to rise 20% this year

American Chamber of Commerce in South China President Seyedin says despite the global economic slowdown, companies in the southern China region are still maintaining high profit levels, and plan to increase budgets by 20% over last year for investment. What more, based on past experience, he claims the actual investment will exceed those budgets.

The survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce of its member companies show that global earnings somewhat decreased on average for the companies surveyed last year, while profits for American companies in Southern China increased 30% on average, and added 544,000 employees. 88% of respondents said they were “profitable” or expect to be “profitable” within two years. Amongst “profitable” businesses, about 70% of corporate profits met or exceeded expectations. In the past year, the 2012 budgets of nearly all respondents have been increased, rather than reduced.

Why are southern China corporate profits growing despite global market trends? Seyedin believes, first, approximately 70.5% of the surveyed companies primarily “provide products or services to the Chinese market”, with less than 30% of the enterprises serving export markets outside of China, and as a result are relatively less affected as a whole by external conditions. Second, although China’s economic growth has also slowed, there is still abundant room in the market. “Studies have shown that China has over a hundred first and second tier cities such as Guangzhou where 30 million people live in a 1 hour radius around city center,” says Seyedin. “As a result, Guangdong’s economic prospects are very bright, and there is a lot of room for growth for companies here.”

The American Chamber of Commerce estimates businesses will invest 11.7 billion USD over the next three (2012-2014) to expand operations in southern China. The vast majority of companies plan to expand investment in China. The survey shows that only slightly more than 15% of the respondents have no intention of investing this year, whereas last year’s figure was 25%. Moreover, Seyedin predicts the number of companies hiring new employees will decline this year, but the number of new employees will continue to grow. This year’s survey discovered that the number of businesses with less than 50 employees has been rising year after year, reaching 40% in 2012, whereas the number of surveyed companies with over 500 employees has correspondingly decreased in the same period.

U.S. companies have also experienced “structural adjustment”

Seyedin says that of the businesses expanding their Chinese investments, apart from investment businesses, the major areas of investments are going into technology and product research and development. “The future trend is to hire fewer people, invest more in R&D funding, and depend on increasing production capacity and high technology for success,” he says, “the times of relying on cheap labor, low environmental costs and land costs has ended, at least in southern China. Within 2-3 years, it’ll also be true for Northern China, central China, and other regions.”

In fact, US-China Chamber of Commerce member companies are also experiencing “structural adjustment”. Seyedin explains that in 2003, less than 23% of the enterprises were targeting the Chinese market, with the rest all involved in export, but now the makeup has reversed, with less than 30% of the enterprises in export, and many companies currently moving their relatively low-end production capacity to other countries.

With regards to regions of investment, the number of companies intending to invest in the Yangtze Pear River Delta region and Guangdong area has dropped the most; while the proportion of respondent companies intending to invest in northern regions remains the same as last year. Similarly, the percentage of businesses intending to invest in western regions and southern China regions (not including Guangdong and Guangxi) also remains essentially unchanged. In the Guangdong region, compared to the results of last year’s survey where around 80% of respondents were headquartered in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, this number has dropped 12 percentage points this year. The difference mainly reflects the decline in the number of companies headquartered in Guangzhou, while “other regions” has correspondingly increased, continuing to maintain its third position.

Decline in companies with headquarters in Guangzhou?

Why have the number of companies with headquarters in Guangzhou fallen? Seyedin explains it is a false impression caused by discrepancies in survey sampling and believes the number of companies with headquarters in Guangzhou in actually increasing. For example, last year, America’s General Motors established its R&D headquarters in Guangzhou. However, are the number of company headquarters in other cities growing faster than Guangzhou? Treasurer Tim Wen believes the gap between Guangzhou and other Pear River Delta cities is narrowing, that with the increase of SMEs coming to invest in China, they are considering the costs of establishing their presence in cities, and other cities may be offering more favorable investment conditions than Guangzhou.

Overall, the Pearl River Delta still dominates. “Local market opportunities in southern China” is still the primary factor of consideration for the surveyed companies with regards to establishing a presence in southern China, with other factors being “proximity to Hong Kong”, “availability of high-quality management and professional personnel”, and “more open than other parts of China” respectively. What was most important was that “transportation and logistical advantages”, one of the top five factors for surveyed companies who had chosen to operate in the southern China area, has been replaced this year by “southern China has better infrastructure”.

However, this year’s overall market situation is not as optimistic as in past years. Compared with last year, those who believe the overall business environment “needs improvement” has doubled since last year, accounting for 14% of respondents. Moreover, 24% of respondents believe there has been a “major decline” and “somewhat decline”. In other words, slightly more than half of the respondents believe the business environment has not improved since last year, the first time this has happened since the American Chamber of Commerce began its annual research surveys.

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America’s “Golden Key” Program:

Promote 4000 SMEs to enter China

The American Chamber of Commerce survey shows that in comparison to past years, the companies surveyed this year were younger. Accordingly, the percentage of companies that have been operating in China for less than 2 years increased from last year’s 6.6% to this year’s 9.8%. “Now every week we are receiving a lot of SMEs, all seeking advice on investing in China,” a representative of the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou added.

Why are the numbers of SMEs coming to China increasing? American Chamber of Commerce in South China President Harley Seyedin explains that previously less than 1% of U.S. companies engaged in exports to China, but with the global economic slowdown and the prominence of the Chinese market, more SMEs are changing their businesses, attempting to also export to China, even coming to China to set up factories. During an interview with this Southern Metropolitan Daily journalist, American Chamber of Commerce in South China Treasurer Tim Wen revealed that U.S. President Obama is currently implementing the “Golden Key” program, designed to promote 4000 SMEs to enter and invest in China. The main business of these SMEs will be to introduce American products and services such as coffee, red wine, etc. into the Chinese market.

Previously, when Obama had begun his administration, he had launched a “double exports plan” with the purpose of increasing American exports, especially exports to China. The aforementioned “Golden Key Plan” is related to the “double exports plan”. However, in terms of technology exports to China, Treasurer Wen admits that U.S. government and businesses are relatively cautious. In terms of civilian technologies, Wen says, U.S. companies are particularly concerned with China’s problems with intellectual property protection.

This article is originally from Southern Metropolitan Daily.

Reproduced from Synergic Enterprises :http://s-scm.com/blog/united-states-launches-golden-key-plan/.

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