1. Beijing

Taobao teams with LV to fight fakes

Online shopping portal Taobao recently signed an agreement with French luxury company Louis Vuitton in Paris to fight counterfeiting on the site. This is the first agreement between Taobao and the brand, which is popular among producers of fakes.

International Finance News

2. Sichuan

WHO approves domestic vaccine

A Chinese vaccine to protect children against deadly Japanese encephalitis recently became the first from the country to be pre-qualified for global use by the World Health Organization. Its manufacturer is the Chengdu Institute of Biological Products. The vaccine is likely to be procured by UN institutions and international donors. This milestone opens the door for more Chinese vaccines to enter global markets, according to local media.

China Quality Daily

3. Shandong

Copyright exhibition slated for November

The first Qingdao-Northeast Asia Copyright Creativity Fine Products Exhibition is set to kick off on Nov 7. The four-day event will showcase the latest achievements in the fields of publishing, animation, art and design while promoting copyright cooperation in Northeast Asia. During the event there will also be a creative product contest for people aged between 12 and 35. Organizers said the exhibition will be held every two years, and will attract more than 350 exhibitors from China and overseas this year.

Qilu Evening News

4. Guangdong

Gree ups quality control in housing

Zhuhai-headquartered Gree Real Estate recently set up a housing project examination department. As an independent quality-monitoring sector, it is responsible for regular inspection of each housing project. The department has also formulated related standards that exceed national and industrial requirements.

Economic Information Daily

5. Guizhou

Pearl River cities have IP meet

A conference about intellectual property cooperation in the pan-Pearl River Delta region was held last week in Guiyang. More than 60 delegates called for closer cross-regional collaboration in administrative enforcement, patent information exchanges and public service in IP. Over the recent decade, the eight provinces and one autonomous region, as well as Hong Kong and Macao in the area have established patent commercialization and personnel exchange mechanisms in addition to conducting many cooperation programs.

Gzgov.gov.cn

6. Xinjiang

Counterfeiting: Just don't do it

Enforcement officials in Urumqi city recently cracked down on a group making fake Adidas and Nike sport shoes. After examining a warehouse in Tianshan district, they seized more than 800 pairs of counterfeit Adidas and 380 pairs bearing Nike's trademark swoosh. The warehouse owner could not produce a trademark license or other certificates. The case is under further investigation.

shoes.hc360.com

(China Daily 10/23/2013 page17)