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Revision of copyright law

China has revised its laws on copyright and trademarks to bring them into line with World Trade Organisation rules, South China Morning Post said. The new Copyright Law provides stronger computer software protection by including a stricter definition of pirating and extends protection to acrobatic performances and architectural drawings. The new law also includes practical […]

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Two-thirds of accounts inaccurate

Two out of three state-owned firms posted inaccurate financial statements in 2000, said the Auditor General, Li Jinhua. A survey of 1,290 state-controlled firms found serious accounting problems at 68 per cent of them. Li said that some listed companies collaborated with brokerages to make up profits and manipulate share prices, and the problem was […]

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Grasp the small

Chinese SMEs are short on credit and facing bankruptcy

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Man in the middle

Chinese SME managers vent about credit, labor markets and back-alley lending

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Second course

In the property market, tightening measures are kicking in