NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (U) Summary: HIV/AIDS awareness training, especially its
transmission sexually, has increasingly become a priority for U.S.
firms - like New Balance, Nordstrom, Levi Strauss and Wal-Mart More
NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (SBU) The National Basketball Association (NBA) continues its
rapid expansion in China. The NBA is attempting to transform
itself from a marketing giant in the Chinese m More
NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (SBU) Summary: Factory closures, especially those like Smart
Union in the toy industry, have become topic one in south China,
especially in the Pearl River Delta.
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (U) SUMMARY: In the wake of the week-long lunar new year holiday,
Guangdong's Pearl River Delta (PRD) businesses and governments are
fretting about a labor shortage that has become more pronounced
during the past few years.
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (U) SUMMARY: Guangdong's 2006 intellectual property rights (IPR)
white paper cites specific efforts against infringement in the
audio-visual industry, improved coordination between Customs and
PSB, and four new IPR complaint centers for the public.
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (SBU) Summary. This is the first of two cables to
assist Washington, DC agencies in their Section 301
decision making for China. This cable focuses on non-
enforcement related IPR issues, including policy
developments, legislative developments and patent and
trademark prosecution.
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: A USTR-led delegation traveled to four cities in
Fujian and Guangdong provinces March 12-15 to engage local leaders
on IPR issues and raise specific areas of concern. Provincial and
municipal-level officials seemed engaged in IPR issues and often
said the right thing
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 20 NGO leaders and researchers gathered
in Shenzhen on March 18 to discuss the challenges facing China's
emerging civil society.
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
1. (C) Summary: Reftel provided the text of a draft of
China's proposed Charity Law, which would, for the first
time, create a legal means to register non-profit
organizations in China. More
NikeLeaks Cables: Asia
Reference ID: 06TOKYO3509Created: 2006-06-23 08:10Released: 2011-08-30 01:44Classification: UNCLASSIFIEDOrigin: Embassy TokyoUNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 TOKYO 003509SIPDISSTATE FOR EAP/
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