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July 2, 2009

US University Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Violation of Export Control Act

Further to this September, 2008 post, a Tennessee University researcher has been sentenced to four years in prison for violation of the Export Control Act. Doug Jacobson writes about it on his excellent trade law blog, here. The court did not assess any monetary penalties.

Posted by Richard at 4:50 PM | Comments (0)

July 1, 2009

China Law Bibliography -- 2009 -- Now Available for Free Download

Knut Pissler, researcher in law at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law, and his co-editors, have graciously allowed us the opportunity to make available for download their China Law Bibliography. An excellent tool for researchers both in academia and law practice. I will also place this in the research tools section on the right sidebar at a later date.

Posted by Richard at 2:58 PM | Comments (0)

June 30, 2009

Sony PCs and Green Dam Filtering Software

Sony seems to have shipped PCs with new filtering software, with interesting instructions to consumers.

Posted by Richard at 5:32 PM | Comments (0)

Formaldehyde Found by Vietnamese in Clothes Made in China

Given our prior posting on dangerous imports and reader reaction, this may be of interest to readers.

The Hanoi Market Control Sub-agency has affirmed that China-made clothes contain formaldehyde, a substance which is harmful to human skin, with the content ratio of less than 2 percent. No official conclusion has been released because no regulation covers this issue.

[Thanks to Trade Lawyer twitter for the onpass.]

Posted by Richard at 2:51 PM | Comments (0)

Hong Kong/Mainland China Cross Border Trade to Be Settled in Yuan By Next Month

It appears that cross-border trade between Hong Kong and mainland China may be settled in yuan as early as next month. [Thanks to Frank Caruso at the Chinatex blog.]

Note the limitations:

The State Council said early in April that it would allow traders in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Dongguan to settle their cross-border business in yuan.
In December, the council said Hong Kong and Macau would be permitted to use yuan for the settlement of trade with designated partners in Guangdong and the Yangtze River Delta under a pilot scheme. Mr Zhou said how many mainland enterprises participated in the scheme would depend on the governments of the two delta regions but “there will be at least a few hundred”.
Mr Yam said all Hong Kong exporters and importers could settle trade with their designated mainland counterparts, but the scheme could only be implemented after the PBOC issued administrative guidelines.

One has been reading pronouncements about convertibility since the early 1980s. This writer is still unsure that full convertibility will ever take place, if only because -- without consideration of economic or financial reasons -- convertibility takes substantial control out of the hands of those who have enjoyed it for so many years. This project, at least described by the article, appears to be a beta test.

Posted by Richard at 1:40 PM | Comments (0)

June 29, 2009

Legal Trade Mission to China, Privately Sponsored

Now here is a new idea, or at least something I've not heard of before. A legal trade mission to China, organized by Brian Su, who is not himself an attorney, as far as I know. Brian tells me that a good number of law firms and companies in China have committed to meetings with any attorney who might wish to drum up business in China. There is a fee. (Please note that I post this not because I am paid for it -- and I'm not -- but simply to alert people who may wish to look into it.)

Posted by Richard at 1:52 PM | Comments (0)

June 24, 2009

A Further Twist to the Old Attorney Email Scam

Asiabizblog is becoming something of a repository for attorney scam e-mails. Many Google searchers have come to Asiabizblog through keywords associated with scam e-mails they have received. Good for you!

I receive at least one a week. Here is the latest -- and the first one to come from a Gmail address, which cannot be tracked any further than the Gmail origin itself. However, my spam filter immediately placed in the junk folder. If your mail application does not have a spam filter, you need one.

Dear Counsel,

I am sending this email as a mutual introduction. Mr Patrick Wong is the Managing Director of Toho Technology Co. Toho Technology Co. is a manufacturer and supplier of coils and transformers. Toho Technology is owed payment on shipments that they made to customers here in the US from Febuary 2007. The company is now seeking advice and possible representation in litigation against the non-paying companies in your state.

I can not handle this matter at this point because it is out of our jurisdiction.I have represented this company in the past, therefore I am assisting them in finding an attorney in the required state. Kindly contact Mr. Patrick Wong if you are interested in representing him. Below is his contact information as follows:

Patrick Wong

Toho Technology (H.K) Co. Ltd

pwong273@gmail.com

Should you have any questions please contact me through my email (NicholasWrightLaw@gmail.com). I encourage you to contact one another to see if this is a situation where you can work together.

Sincerely,

Nicholas Wright, Esq.

NicholasWrightLaw@gmail.com.

This e-mail is as transparent as they come.

1. It is not addressed to me personally.
2. The e-mail apparently originated at a Gmail return address, where company address should be expected.
3. Who the heck is Nicholas Wright, other than an alter ego for the sender? If he is an attorney, what is his contact information? Where is he admitted?

in fact, NicholasWrightLaw@gmail.com is listed as a 419 scam.

Posted by Richard at 1:56 PM | Comments (0)

June 19, 2009

Asiabizblog is Twittering

http://twitter.com/Asiabizblog

Posted by Richard at 9:25 PM | Comments (0)

June 12, 2009

Law Firm Loses $400,000 to Scammers

$400,000 lost to overseas scammers in what should by now be a well-known modus operandi to American attorneys.

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has reportedly fallen victim to a sophisticated debt collection scam, to the tune of more than $400,000.
The Nashville Post...reports that the law firm wired more than $400,000 to the foreign bank account of a scammer posing as a client. Lawyers at the firm believed the funds were covered by a check it had deposited—a check that turned out to be phony.

Read the article to learn more about the precise method by which the scam operated. No email communication was mentioned, but entirely consistent with similar scams we have described many times on this weblog.

Just the other day I received another invitation to dance:

Jinan Haohua Industry, Co. Ltd
153 Wardour Street. London.
W1F 8WN.
(+) +44 704 574 7799

Attention: Counsel,
We the management of Jinan Haohua Industry, Co. Ltd, require your legal representation for our North American Customers. Jinan Haohua Industry, Co. Ltd, a manufacturer and supplier of chemical, we are been owed payment on a shipment that we made to a customer in America in June 2008 and now seeking advice and possible representation in litigation against the non-paying company.
We are of the opinion that the ability to consolidate payments from North America will eradicate delays due to inter-continental monetary transaction between the UK and North America. We understand that a proper Attorney Client Retainer will provide the necessary authorization and we are most inclined to commence talks as soon as possible.
Your consideration of our request is highly anticipated and we look forward to your prompt response.
Sincerely,
Chang Ming Cheng,Managing Director.

Let's briefly review what's suspicious about this e-mail:

1) It arrived from a generic e-mail provider, not a company address: Chang Ming Cheng [chang_mngcheng@yahoo.co.uk].

2) My name, law firm and address are nowhere to be found. Clearly, an email blast. Scammers are lazy, looking for easy pickings. They will not spend the time and money focusing on a handful of suckers when 100,000 are out there.

3) E-mail properties display this information:

Received: from coal.daxa.net ([202.145.6.71]:52698) by jeep.websitewelcome.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256)

According to this page, that server (202.145.6.71) is in Jakarta, which received the email most likely from a server in Hong Kong or Singapore.

4) 153 Wardour Street in London does not exist! 151 is an office building and 155 is a storefront. A falafel restaurant!

I did all of this research in less than five minutes. I would have been happy to take 1/100 of Bradley Arants's alleged loss as payment for services rendered to them in doing due diligence on that purported client and not see them in the situation they're in now. In fact, attorneys must be able to perform this simple research either by themselves or through people who can, especially when the Internet is involved.

Forewarned and forearmed!

Posted by Richard at 2:07 PM | Comments (0)

June 8, 2009

Audio Event: Bob Compton, Win In China Filmmaker

Bob Compton, producer of Win in China, talks about his film and the business plan competition it documents.

See below for a video clip from the film: Win in China (www.wininchinamovie.com)

Posted by Richard at 3:25 PM | Comments (0)

Video: Win In China -- A New Documentary on China Business

A clip from the documentary film, Win in China (http://www.wininchinamovie.com):

Posted by Richard at 3:18 PM | Comments (0)

June 1, 2009

Peter Hitchens on the "Wicked Chinese Empire" in Africa

Quotes like those below make for great reading. The proclamations of friendship between China and African nations, common in the 1960s and 70s, based upon on a common penury and "revolutionary ideals," have long since vanished, replaced by mountains of cash.

China's cynical new version of imperialism in Africa is a wicked enterprise.
There are persistent rumours, which cropped up in almost every conversation I had in Zambia, that many of the imported Chinese workforce are convicted criminals whom China wants to offload in Africa. I was unable to confirm this but, given China's enormous gulag and the harshness of life for many migrant workers, it is certainly not impossible.

The limitation of the article -- not a weakness -- is the insistence that the writer's personal experience is repeated throughout Chinese business communities in Zambia and Africa. Nonetheless, I found many of the writer's assertions to be plausible. Confirmation of this story is essential. First-hand accounts would be extremely welcome, especially from Chinese who've lived and worked in these colonies. Readers aware of other such articles are more than welcome to pass those stories on to me.

If any of this is true, the writer is himself quite an interesting individual.


Posted by Richard at 2:43 PM | Comments (0)

May 15, 2009

Another Prediction of Chinese Currency Supremacy

A Columbia University economist known for his extraordinary conclusions -- some right -- evidently knows something everybody else does not.

The Chinese yuan is preparing to overtake the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, economist Nouriel Roubini has warned.

Read his article and several comments here. Frankly, it doesn't look like anything more than an educated guess. What support is there for such an extraordinary statement? Certainly none in the article itself. And the RMB isn't even fully convertible -- and I don't believe will ever become so. Convertibility -- essentially, the making of a truly internationalized currency -- has been a subject of discussion and prognostication for 30 years, ever since China used foreign exchange certificates in the early days after the initial economic reforms of 1978. How is it in the interests of the Chinese government and Chinese commerce to make it fully convertible? This is a question that no one seems to address.

Already, some are hitching on to a star in the hopes of its ascending to the extraordinary heights. I well remember the reports and predictions of the supremacy of the Japanese yen in the 1980s.

As proof of this gentleman's economic wisdom, writers consistently cite his previous prediction of financial collapse. But then again, I know quite a few non-economists who predicted the same thing!

Posted by Richard at 1:47 PM | Comments (0)

May 14, 2009

Zhao Ziyang's Dictated Diary to Be Published in May

Prisoner of the State: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang

With audio!

If you see this book available for sale online, please let me know. Amazon does not have it up yet.

Posted by Richard at 2:47 PM | Comments (0)

May 12, 2009

Chinese Exports Fall 22.6%

The New York Times reports:

Exports from mainland China slumped 22.6 percent in April from a year earlier, official statistics showed — a fall that was not only larger than economists had expected but also bigger than that in March, when overseas shipments declined 17.1 percent.
Posted by Richard at 2:34 PM | Comments (0)

May 8, 2009

New York Event: The Financial Crisis: The Impact on Private Equity in Emerging Markets

The Financial Crisis: The Impact on Private Equity in Emerging Markets

"Join a panel of distinguished experts as they share their insights on the future of private equity in emerging markets. Hear their perspectives on how these economies are coping with the changes caused by the economic slowdown, which countries are geared for positive growth, what the key areas of concern are, as well as where the new opportunities for private equity lie as it adapts through the financial crisis."

Speakers:

Shad Azimi, Managing Partner, Vanterra Capital
Victor Z. Gao, Executive Director, Beijing Private Equity AssociationSecretary-General, China Private Equity Association (invited)
Victor J. Menezes, Senior Advisor, New Silk Route Partners (invited)
Khaled Al-Muhairy, Founder and CEO, Evolvence Capital
Peter R. Ryder, Co-Chairman, IndoChina Capital
John Schumacher, Founder and CEO, New York Life Capital Partners

Date: Monday, May 18
Time: 6:30pm-9pm
6 - 6:30pm -- Registration
6:30 - 8pm -- Discussion
8 - 9pm -- Reception

Location: Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021

Event URL: Click here

RSVP: By phone, (212)-517-ASIA (M-F 10am-5pm) or online

VERY FAR OFF-TOPIC: When in New York for this event, may I suggest that this website will direct you to great burger joints for dinner or a snack afterwards. I just think it's a great site.

Posted by Richard at 3:16 PM | Comments (0)

 
US University Researcher Sentenced to Prison for Violation of Export Control Act,
China Law Bibliography -- 2009 -- Now Available for Free Download,
Sony PCs and Green Dam Filtering Software,
Formaldehyde Found by Vietnamese in Clothes Made in China,
Hong Kong/Mainland China Cross Border Trade to Be Settled in Yuan By Next Month,
Legal Trade Mission to China, Privately Sponsored,
A Further Twist to the Old Attorney Email Scam,
Asiabizblog is Twittering,
Law Firm Loses $400,000 to Scammers,
Audio Event: Bob Compton, Win In China Filmmaker,
Video: Win In China -- A New Documentary on China Business,
Peter Hitchens on the "Wicked Chinese Empire" in Africa,
Another Prediction of Chinese Currency Supremacy,
Zhao Ziyang's Dictated Diary to Be Published in May,
Chinese Exports Fall 22.6%,
New York Event: The Financial Crisis: The Impact on Private Equity in Emerging Markets,
Guest Post: Victor Shih on the Chinese Stimulus Package: "What did 5 Trillion RMB Buy?",
Another Attorney Scam -- Referral From Non-Existent US Attorney to Sweeten the Pot?,
EVENT: CEO of Blackstone Greater China in New York,
Sundry Notes on the Chinese Judiciary,
Counterfeit Check in Attorney E-mail Scam Looks Persuasive,
Home Depot Buyer Convicted in International Kick Back Scheme -- and What an Old Scheme It Is!,
Yale Asia Tomorrow Conference: Text of Asiabizblog Editor's Comments,
Malaysian Loan Sharks, 地下錢莊 and Making an Offer the Debtor Can't Refuse,
China Proposes "Super-Sovereign Reserve Currency" to Eliminate the Middle Man,
EVENT: ABA Washington DC -- China 2009: Gazing into the Crystal Ball,
Asiabizblog Editor to Speak at March 28 Yale Conference,
Tokyo Gumshoe -- That Company Simply Doesn't Exist!,
EVENT: Chicagoland China Business Seminar,
Watch LIVE Webcast of Alibaba CEO Jack Ma at Asiabizblog,
Chinese Export Volume Falls Off the Proverbial Cliff,
And One More Attorney Scam E-mail -- The Last One, I Promise!,
Tax Reform on Foreign Profits of Multinationals Coming To a Government Near You?,
Fiddler on the Roof in Japanese -- Really!,
Another Attorney Scam E-Mail Purportedly from China,
China: A Couple of Former Billionaires, Fraud, Bribes, Prison,
van Etten v. Mitsui -- A Few Hackles Raised on First Reading,
For Your Review: Reverse Discrimination Complaint, van Etten v. Mitsui, 09 cv 1071, SDNY,
EVENT: ABA International Section China Committee Mixer in Shanghai,
Japanese Bar Cracks Down on Foreign Attorneys,
Massive Fire in Rem Koolhaas Designed Mandarin Hotel Structure,
Attorney Scam -- Bank Checks from East Asia and,
Reverse Discrimination Alleged -- White Executive Terminated by Japanese Company,
Protectionist Policies in the Third World -- India Bans Chinese Toy Imports for Six Months,
On Again, Off Again (Repeat) -- The "Bad Bank",
US to Implement Chinese-Style Toxic Asset Buy,
Indian Migrant Workers in Dubai Drive to Airport, Leave Keys in Ignition and Fly Away,
Watch Out! The Email Scam Some Attorneys Fall For,
Here We Go Again! New U.S. Treasury Secretary and Manipulation of the RMB,
Transparency in the U.S. -- Who Can Now Say the Chinese Government is Opaque?,
The Trade Surplus: Will China, Like Garbo, Continue to Plead: "I Vant to Be Alone?",
A Treat -- The Markopolos Madoff Letter to the SEC,
1 in 5 South Koreans Living in China Have Left,
Electric Power Generation No Longer a Growth Industry in China?,
"It's China's Fault," say American Economists,
Happy Holidays from Asiabizblog!,
Rising Tide of Feeling Against China and Chinese Imports,
VIDEO EVENT: Dr. Eileen Wibbeke on Global Business Leadership,
U.S. Commerce Dept. Waves Goodbye to the Export License VEU Program,
Direct Ocean Cargo Shipments Between Taiwan and Mainland China Now Permitted,
Steep Drop in China's Foreign Trade,
Audio Event: Chinese Advertising with Kevin Swanepool,
Chinese Front Companies and Export-Controlled Purchases,
Video Event: Chinese MIgrants Return to Countryside,
ALERT: American Companies in China: US to Redouble Enforcement of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act:,
Video Event: The Onion Speaks on the Chinese Court System,
Chinese Government Tells FDA To Enjoy Its Wonderful Vacation Spots,
Another "So What?": American Food and Drug Administration Announces the Establishment of an Office in Beijing,
Another, Yet Another Email Scam Targeting Lawyers,
The Chinese "Stimulus Package" -- A Few Notes from a Political Economist,
FDA Issues Blanket Detention Order of Certain Products From Chinese Manufacturers,
Auto Bailout, Financial Bailout, What Next?,
World Bank Chief Asserts World Trade Has Fallen,
Yawn! Another Attorney Scam-mail with Webpage for Effect,
More on Closing Chinese Factories,
Off-topic: Electronic Voting Machine Our Next President,
Audio Event: Retail in Vietnam with Giles Cooper,
Melamine and the Chinese Academy of Sciences?,
Video Event: Robert Adanto's "The Rising Tide" -- Chinese Video Artists,
More Reports of Chinese Factories Shutting Their Doors,
Audio Event: an Interview with China Law Scholar and Practitioner, Stanley Lubman,
CITIC Pacific's Great Big Bet (Bath) -- Who Else Is Next? China Railway!,
China's Economic Growth 9% in Third Quarter And Dropping,
CITIC Pacific Loses $1.89 Billion in Bad Betting on Currency,
Impact of the Credit Freeze on International Shipments -- Where's the L/C?,
Alabama Company Cuts Production in China, Brings Work Back Home,
Another Attorney Scam -- India, China, Japan, This One's Got It All,
More Chinese-Style Financial Steps Planned for American Banking System?,
ABA Hiring for the Rule of Law Initiative, China Program,
Fed to Set Up Special Purpose Vehicle to Purchase Bad Debt,
IRS Allows Multinationals to Borrow Larger Sums of Cash from Overseas Subsidiaries,
North Korea on Google Earth,
US Requirement of Cervical Cancer Vaccination for Immigrants Stirs Up Backlash,
UPDATE: Chinese Regulators Give Green Light to Borrow from Foreign Banks,
Yet Another Email Scam Targeting Lawyers: A Different China Twist,
AIG Turns to Asia-interest Blogs In Media Relations Program,
Rumor: China Banking Regulators Tell Local Banks Not to Lend to U.S. Banks,
Doing Business with North Korea Seminar To Be Held in Beijing,
U.S. to Employ Chinese-style Financial Regulatory Techniques,
US University Researcher Convicted of Export Violations -- with a China Connection,
China Investment Corp. Offers to Raise Stake in Morgan Stanley to 49%,
3 Chinese Banks Hold US$297.4M in Lehman Debt,
Lehman Brothers -- Many Asian Banks Among the Top 30 Creditors,
Prestigious Sponsorships and Exhibition Opportunities at the ABA Section of International Law Conference, Spring 2009,
Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen, I'll be here until Doomsday -- Jokes from Pyongyang,
Making Money in Pyongyang -- This is No Hallucination,
Is Kim Jong-il Dead?,
Event: Chinese Investment in Europe,
Rich Kuslan Available for Speaking Engagements: China Speakers Bureau,
合夥做生意最好白紙黑字 -- An Article in Chinese for the World Weekly,
Ambassador's IPR Roundtable, Beijing -- Date Announced,
American Bar Association Gives Go-ahead to Legal Outsourcing,
Scam on Attorneys Claims U.S. Victim,
Technology Heads-up -- An Interview with Wayne Turmel,
Famous Chinese Film Director: Western Workers are Lazy -- Podcast,
Famous Chinese Film Director Expresses Commonly Held Opinion of Western Workers: Lazy! Therein Lies a Lesson for Business Managers,
Work in China Job Sites -- Podcast,
Work in China Job Site -- NewChina Career,
Asiabizblog Announces Podcasts to Return in Fall,
Reach Out and Touch Someone: China's Metals Traders Touched by U.S. Agency Fine,
The China Downturn Bandwagon,
German Companies Planning to Pull Production Out Of China,
Event Reminder: Chinese Income Tax Online Seminar,
Family Ties and the Chen Liang-yu Scandal,
Event: China's Corporate Income Tax -- Online Seminar,
Private Equity Funds in China -- Boom or Bust or Just Beginning?,
Recent China-related Enforcement Activities of the Bureau of Industry and Security,
Library of Congress Includes Asiabizblog in its Historic Internet Collections,
RMB Freely Bought and Sold on Taiwan as of Today,
Fright of the Day: Justice Breyer Argues Value of American Judges Consulting Foreign Law,
EU Grant Opportunity for Training and Research in China,
Chinese Pirates in Spanish Waters,
Chinese Corruption and School Construction -- No Longer A Suitable Media Topic,
Direct Flights from Taiwan to Mainland China,
Football Really Means Something in Texas,
First-hand Account from Chengdu,
大地震前四川美景 -- Photos of Sichuan Before the Earthquake,
Gray Market Imports -- Recent U.S. Court Ruling,
Teach English in North Korea!,
New York Times At It Again: This Time, The Sichuan Earthquake,
Martin Luther King Statue Built in China Must Be Reworked,
Bus Explosion on Shanghai Street,
An Old Scam, But with a Twist -- China,
Sensitive University Research and Export Control Laws,
Shipping Container Shortage in the United States -- What Gives?,
A Little Black Humor Never Hurts,
Guest Post: Security, Chinese Imports and American Ports: the Current Status of the American C-TPAT Initiative,
Avoid Easter Eggs -- Lead Paint Contamination Likely,
美國聯邦討債法規與個人的權利 (Part 2): 商業債,
Currency Redux, Again,
Two New (Free) Publications from FLJS,
美國聯邦討債法規與個人的權利 (Part I)：消費債,
WTO Rules against China in Auto Parts Dispute,
It's Not Outsourcing!,
Federal Indictments in the "Melamine in the Pet Food" Scandal,
Legal Outsourcing -- Several Ethical Dilemmas,
Legal Outsourcing to India and Its,
Job Posting,
Illegal Securities Activities Targeted in New Year's Regulatory Action,
Editor Profiled By World Journal （世界日報）,
Not China, But a Marketing Technique Worth Reading About,
The Seductive Strains of the China Bandwagon,
Recommended Blog: China's Scientific and Academic Integrity Watch,
Treasury Secretary Paulson: China is Not a Currency Manipulator,
Avoid Chinese Farmed Seafood Products,
FDA Inspectors Embedded in Chinese Food Production System?,
And Wahaha Laughs...,
Fairclough Visits Chery Factory,
Law and Religion: A Western Perspective on China,
Demands for Currency Revaluation Ad Infinitum,
Guest Analysis: Yunnan Province and the Hukou Registration System,
Diamonds for the Chinese Masses,
Chinese Chemicals Flow Unchecked to Market -- New York Times Investigative Piece,
Event: Public Reason and the Harmonious Society: The Future of Political Theory in Cross-Cultural Perspectives,
China Plans CCP Branch in Space,
Judicial Independence -- When Local Authorities Pay the Judiciary Scant Attention,
Audio: Republicans Reject Free Trade and China Takes a Hit,
U.S. Republicans Reject Free Trade -- China Takes a Hit,
Who Will Apologize Next?,
Announcement: IP Rights in China Roundtable,
Mattel Apologizes to China!,
Flying The Communist Skies: Air Koryo To North Korea,
Chinese-Made Condoms Fail to Stimulate Confidence,
Beijing: Analysis of a Left Turn, beijing traffic
China Law Reporter Looking for Articles,
Kiwis Say "Blow Me Down! Poison in Kids Clothing From China?",
Registration and Enforcement of IP Rights in Korea: A Brief Introduction (Part 4),
Audio: Baby-bibs Made in China Test Positive for Lead,
Baby-bibs Made in China Test Positive for Lead,
Registration and Enforcement of IP Rights in Korea: A Brief Introduction (Part 3),
Mattel's China Toy Subcontractor Commits Suicide?,
Registration and Enforcement of IP Rights in Korea: A Brief Introduction (Part 2),
Registration and Enforcement of IP Rights in Korea: A Brief Introduction (Part I),
2007 Angel Investor Conference in Beijing,
Price-Fixing in China? Case-in-point: the Aluminum Industry,
Humble Request for a Translation,
What Happens When Your Chinese Supplier Says: Sure, Go Ahead, Sue Me!,
Citibank and the City of Wuhan: Struggling on the Banks of the Yangtse,
The AFL-CIO and Chinese Unions,
Guangdong Court Applies Hong Kong Law in Commercial Lease Dispute,
Comments: A Note to Readers,
A Link to Martin Wolf on "the Strange World Economy",
Danone Sues Wahaha -- Accuses Partner of Parallel Operations,
Accurate Valuation of China Stocks 65% Lower?,
China Rejects U.S. Food Imports!,
Check Your June Issue of the ABA Journal,
China CSI 300 Index Plunges 7.7%,
China Tells the World Its Food Exports Are Completely Safe: Guaranteed! FDA Confiscates Six Tubes of Poisonous Chinese Toothpaste in the U.S.,
Why Rob When You Can Invest?,
Stock Transfer Tax Triples -- China Finance Ministry to Stock Market: We'd Like a 15-20% Correction?,
Conference in Beijing: U.S.-China Trade: Legal and Policy Issues and Opportunities,
Audio: Wu to Paulson - Stuff it!,
Wu to Paulson: Stuff It!,
Hold the Presses! FDA Stops Imports of Chinese Toothpaste,
US Treasury Secretary Critical of the Home Crowd, the new Trade Winds and more...,
US Treasury Dept. Efforts Move Exchange Rate by 67%! Melamine in the Pet Food, Trade Talks and More,
Chinese National Anthem to Reflect Revolutionary Fervor? No, Investment Fever!,
China To Allow Bank QDII Investment in Foreign Stock Markets - with Conditions,
Say What? Unintelligible Chinese from American Companies,
Two China IPR Webinars This Month,
Audio: Pet Food? What About Human Food?,
Pet Food? What About Human Food?,
Is What You Read About China Remotely Reliable?,
American Bar Association To Hire a Program Officer in Beijing,
Is What You Read About China Remotely Reliable?,
Japan Critical of American Beef Exporters - And Therein Lies the Lesson,
April Fools Day Audio: Confucius Prints His Namecard,
Audio: Hey, China, Listen Here!,
Hey, China, Listen Here! We've Just About Had It With You! (Again),
More on American Law Firms Chasing Chinese Business,
Sheppard Mullin's China Saga Beginneth,
Guest Column: China Adopts New Franchise Regulation,
New Chinese Agency to Invest Currency Reserves,
U.S. Treasury Secretary Speaks on Chinese Financial System,
Audio: More on the Stock Sell-off. Is This a Who Dunnit?,
More on the Chinese Stock Sell-off. Is This a Who Dunnit?,
China Stock Market Drops 9%,
Another Chinese Super(business)man?,
Uh, oh. A New Enemy.,
More on the Value of the RMB,
U.S. Treasury's New Point Guard for Economic Talks with China,
The Chinese on the Business Acumen of the Jews,
Pan Shi-yi Invokes Deng Xiao-ping in Criticism of Land Ownership Controls,
U.S. Treasury China Personnel Change: Adams Leaves Office,
Once More, Paulson Again Restates American Position on Renminbi Revaluation, For A Further Time, Anew...,
Positions Available: IPR Attorneys, US Embassy and Consulates in China,
Event:: Hong Kong Legal Developments with Former Solicitor-General Daniel Fung,
You See? The Money Was There All Along...,
Event: Civil IP Litigation in China,
Money-making Schemes in Chinese Journalism,
Macao Gambling Revenue Tops Vegas Strip,
China, Corporate Bonds and Weakness in the Financial System,
Shangai Bribery Case May Entangle Western Corporations,
Audio: Who's Not Making Money in China?,
Who's Not Making Money in China?,
Taiwan Gives Go-Ahead to 0.18 Micron Chip Investment in China,
Money Laundering in China: The Case of Huang Guang-rui (Part 3),
China Blocks Access to Asia Business Intelligence Weblog,
Audio: Renminbi Redux - Have They Begun to Circle the Wagons,
Renminbi Redux: Have They Begun to Circle the Wagons?,
Chinese Restrictions on Investment,
Money Laundering in China: The Case of Huang Guang-rui (Part 2),
Money Laundering in China: The Case of Huang Guang-rui (Part I),
Audio: Have They Begun to Circle the Wagons?,
Have They Begun to Circle the Wagons?,
Event: Business Law Discussion in Beijing,
China Shuts the Door on Foreign Investment in TV,
Carlyle CEO Comments on Private Equity and China,
China Revises M&A Regulations Affecting Foreign Purchasers and Domestic Targets,
Excitement and American Business Culture,
A Few Thoughts on Excitement in American Business Culture,
Audio for Our Two Most Recent Posts,
US Officials To Embark on Magical Mystery Tour,
Guess What? New Rules!,
The Cost of Free Trade in China: Corruption and the FCPA,
The Cost of "Free Trade" in China: Corruption and the FCPA,
The Vast Chinese Archive of Unexecuted Judgments,
The Vast Chinese Archive of Unexecuted Judgments,
ICBC and the World's Biggest Swinging Bank Award,
ICBC and the World's Biggest Swinging Bank Award,
Chinese Patent Owners in U.S. Courts,
IBM Moves Division HQ to Shenzhen,
Event: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Political Risk Insurance,
Audio: Pirated Editions and American Copyright Law: Part I,
Pirated Editions and American Copyright Law: Part I,
Event: International Arbitration in China -- To Be Held in Chicago,
Event: A Panel Discussion on China's New Bankruptcy Law and Distressed Investment Market,
Dell Loses China Trademark Suit,
EVENT: COMMERCE OFFICIAL SPEAKS ON CHINA IN MANHATTAN,
Reflections on Transitions in Japanese Business Practices from the Bubble Era to Today (Part III),
New Proposed U.S. Export to China Regulations Webinar,
New PRC Foreign Investment Regulation,
Reflections on Transitions in Japanese Business Practices from the Bubble Era to Today (Part II),
"How Do I Get to China?",
,
White & Case Article on Chinese Stocks,
Reflections on Transitions in Japanese Business Practices from the Bubble Era to Today (Part I),
Excerpt from CCH Hong Kong's Article: A Brewing Revolution Against Foreign Law Firms in China,
Guest Column: Japan Ruling on Merit-Based Compensation,
Uh Oh! (Redux),
Event: Will Your Representative Office License Be Cancelled?,
Introduction to a Japanese Legal Blog,
Event: Chinese Publishing and IPR, NYC,
Event: Arbitrating Chinese-Foreign Business Disputes,
Sino-British Joint-Venture Dissolved for Rudeness?,
AUDIO: Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights in China,
A Brief Introduction to Intellectual Property Rights in China,
ABI Podcast Downloads More Popular Than Ever,
Announcement: World Trade Week NYC,
Study: 60% of Chinese Ph.D. Candidates Admit to Plagiarism, Bribery,
Audio: Ernst and Young Retracts China Bad Loans Report,
Ernst and Young Retracts China Bad Loans Report,
The Continuing Chinese Attraction for Reverse Mergers,
Food and Beverage Franchising Study Available,
China Allows Yale to Invest in the Chinese Stock Market,
Event: Hong Kong and the Two Systems Model,
Further Restrictions on Media,
Audio: Remarks to the ABA Conference,
Remarks at the ABA, Section of International Law Conference,
ABA Speaking Engagement, April 6, NYC,
Yours Truly, Interviewed,
Request for Articles,
Audio: Not Made in China -- Another Danish Cartoon Scenario?,
"Not Made in China" -- Another Danish Cartoon Scenario?,
Event: Technology Investment in China,
The Incredible Vanishing Credit Card,
Audio: Translation Challenge,
Translation Challenge: "Never Give a Sucker an Even Break",
Chinese Banking Reform - Another Perspective,
Audio: The Seed That Caused a Tidal Wave,
The Seed That Caused a Tidal Wave,
Are Some Chinese Going Nuts?,
Event: Door to Door Selling, The Legal Aspects,
Revisions to the Chinese Company Law,
Shanghai Event: Anti-Monopoly Law in China,
Audio: Irrational Exuberance 5, or, Says Who?,
Irrational Exuberance 5, or, Should You Enter the China Market?,
Chinese Business and the "Legal Netherworld",
The Regulatory Framework for the Financial Services Industry,
Irrational Exuberance,
Comments Re-Enabled After Lengthy Hiatus,
Washington, D.C. Event on IP and Piracy in China,
Audio: A Handsome Bit of Documentation,
A Handsome Bit of Documentation,
Audio: Irrational Exuberance 3, or, Where's the Beef?,
Where's the Beef?,
Shanghai Event on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,
Audio: Irrational Exuberance 2, or, What Do You Wish to Accomplish?,
Irrational Exuberance 2, or, What Do You Wish to Accomplish in China?,
Irrational Exuberance in a Chinese Perspective, or, Should You Be Doing Business In China?,
ANNOUNCEMENT: IPR Conference in Guangzhou,
Audio: New Anti-Money Regulation in the PRC,
New Anti-Money Laundering Regulation in the PRC,
Guest Column: Share Options Give Market a Boost,
Audio: The Chinese Yuan Revaluation Scheme,
The Chinese Yuan Revaluation Scheme: When An Offer of Appeasement is a Veiled Threat,
China Removes Yuan Peg,
Audio Update: Foreign Investment in "Local" Radio and TV,
UPDATE: Foreign Investment in "Local" Radio & TV,
ABA Event: Employment Issues in China,
Audio: Chinese Oil Rigs and Crews in Colorado,
Chinese Oil Rigs and Crews in Colorado,
Enforcing a Judgment in China,
ABA Sponsors China Business Webcast and CLE,
Dale Oesterle on CNOOC-Unocal,
Audio: More Confusion For Chinese Share Sell-off,
More Confusion for China Share Sell-off,
Audio: Greater Legal Assurances?,
Greater Legal Assurances for Cross-Straits Transactions?,
Greenspan and Snow Duke It Out Before a Cantakerous Senate,
Audio: 42 Companies Named to State Share Plan,
42 Companies Named to Sell Off State Shares,
Guest Column: Sam Park on the Fed,
Audio Update: Plan to Sell State Shares,
UPDATE: PRC PLAN TO SELL OFF THE STATE'S INTEREST,
Audio: Taiwanese Court Recognizes PRC Judgment?,
Taiwanese Court Recognizes PRC Judgment?,
Shanghai Event: Interpreting the NDRC Rules,
Event Announcement: IP and Piracy in China,
UPDATE,
Background to Danger,
Fakes,
Late-breaking: U.S. Warns China On Currency,
Event Announcement: Congressional-Executive Commission on China,
The Plan to Sell State's Interest in the Chinese Stock Markets,
Japan, George Costanza and Valentine's Day,
Courtesy at the Crosswalks,
New Regulations Curtail Individual Outbound Investment,
India Trade, Investment and Outsourcing Conference,
Investment Discussion Panel To Be Held in Shanghai,
China Environmental Business Newsletter,
The Changing Value of "Guanxi",
Where Would You Like the Comma Placed, Sir?,
China's Crescendo,
Jumping Into the Abyss,
Dealing with Greenspan¹s Conundrum,
UPDATE: RESTRICTIONS ON MEDIA INVESTMENT,
Chinese Management -- Beyond Garbage In, Garbage Out,
Is It All That Rosy for Media Investments?,
Who Owns the Equity in Chinese Listed Companies?,
Prior Posts Still Available at Salon,
FDI Way Up -- China's Stock Markets Down,
Two China Business Events in New York City,
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