TECHNOLOGY

Concerns with Mainland China’s IPR Regime Highlighted in Annual Report

29 April 2019

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released on 25 April its latest Special 301 report on intellectual property rights enforcement. Eleven economies – mainland China, Algeria, Argentina, Chile, India, Indonesia, Kuwait, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and Venezuela – are listed in the Priority Watch List for 2019, down from 12 economies a year ago (reflecting the move of Canada and Colombia to the lower-level watch list as well as the addition of Saudi Arabia). More

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U.S. Issues Special Review of Global Markets Engaging in IPR Infringement

29 April 2019

USTR released on 25 April the results of its Special 301 out-of-cycle review of notorious markets for 2018, which identifies 33 on-line markets and 25 physical markets around the world that reportedly engage in and facilitate substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting. More

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Shanghai Outlines Plans to Boost Science and Technology Sector

26 April 2019

The Shanghai Municipal Government recently released plans to boost the city’s science and technology sector. More

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Opportunities Arising from Shandong’s Growth Driver Initiative

25 April 2019

According to the Master Plan of Shandong for Establishing the Comprehensive Pilot Zone for Replacing Old Growth Drivers with New Ones, Shandong is upgrading five traditional industries and developing five new ones. Against this backdrop, Hong Kong’s professional services providers can help Shandong enterprises to pursue deeper reform through IPO and asset securitisation. Also, Hong Kong can continue to act as a platform for overseas companies to invest in Shandong. More

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Hong Kong Companies in the GBA (2): From ‘Made in China’ to ‘Smartly Made in China’

25 April 2019

Hong Kong-based Coeus Automation Technology specialises in intelligent industrial transformation services. The company aims to introduce advanced technology and management expertise from abroad to help more manufacturing enterprises in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in transformation and upgrading by capitalising on a variety of initiatives. More

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Hong Kong and Macao High-Tech Research Institutions Eligible for Guangdong Funding

11 April 2019

Higher education and research institutions in Hong Kong and Macao are now eligible to participate in the Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Funding Programme. More

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Beyond Chatbots: AI Answers for Financial Services

22 March 2019

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Big opportunities at the HKTDC Smartbiz Expo

08 March 2019

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Brazil Lowers Duties on Additional Products

05 March 2019

Brazilian authorities have announced that 539 items have been added to or will remain in the list of foreign capital goods and IT and telecom goods that benefit from duty-free treatment under the Ex-Tarifario regime, down from 14 or 16 percent. More

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Pioneering Predictive Analytics at AFF 2019

15 February 2019

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