The European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, with funding from the European Union Business Information Programme, is working in collaboration with the China IPR SME Helpdesk to follow up on last year’s successful IPR Seminar on ‘Protecting and enforcing your IP rights in China’. For more information, check here

-June 18, 2010 The SCMP has reported that various Regulatory and Law-enforcement agencies are investigating the failed Mid-levels luxury flat sales. Credit Suisse Group has cut Henderson’s rating from ” outperform” to “neutral” in light of this incident.

-June 18, 2010 Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s holding company En+ Group announced yesterday it acquired a 10% stake in the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange(HKMEx). Registered in 2008, the commodities exchange was set up in response to China’s voracious appetite for oil and other raw commodities.

HKSI event- China Focubs Series-Internationalization of RMB.  For more details, please click here

-June 14, 2010 The Standard has reported that ChinaVision (1060) plans to expand into a diversified medi group through more acquisitions and  investments. The company aims to expand into the areas of  internet, telecom, television broadcasting, and mobile media, according to senior executives of the company.

-June 14, 2010 The Standard Hong Kong has reported that Xinjiang Goldwing Science & Technology aborted its plan to raise up to HK$ 9.09 billion due to unfavorable market sentiments. The news came after International Taifeng( 0873)  saw its Hong Kong IPO listing flop.

- June 14, 2010 New Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced yetsterday that the Government will review some of their spending plans in order to control the country’s massive  debt. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has made it his top priority to tackle the public debt ever since he stepped into his predecessor’s shoes last week.

-June 11,2010 British Petroleum(BP) has seen its shares drop to HK$ 39.11( 345 pence)  in the London Stock Exchange, due to continued US political investigation of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

Trade Support Services zone at HKTDC Summer Sourcing Show 2010, beginning July 5 to 8, 2010. For more details, click here

British Chamer of Commerce and Standard Chartered Bank Annual Ball 2010. For more details,  click here