Despite virus, domestic firms abroad vote for talent by hiring more By ZHENG XIN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-05 10:57 Share CLOSE A visitor scans the QR code to learn about recruitment needs of digital economy talents during the Light of Internet Expo of the 2020 World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen, East China s Zhejiang province, on Nov 22, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese enterprises demand for technical, management and language skills overseas has surged in the past three years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic period, said an industry report.
Chinese enterprises with overseas operations resorted to countercyclical hiring, with 88 percent meeting demand for talent, especially in fields like manufacturing, infrastructure construction, wholesale and retail, internet and financial services, according to a white paper on Chinese companies talent development strategies and business facilitation abilities.
Jenner & Block Boosts Patent Litigation Practice with Addition of Three Partners in Washington, DC; Launches International Trade Commission Practice
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Jenner & Block is pleased to announce that three partners with significant patent litigation and trial experience have joined the firm in Washington, DC, giving a significant boost to its 20-lawyer Patent Litigation and Counseling Practice. The three partners,
Mark G. Davis,
Alexander J. Hadjis, and
Ronald J. Pabis, also bring decades of experience capabilities in litigation and investigations involving the International Trade Commission (ITC), and will be the center of a new group focused on ITC work.
Multilateralism to pave way for WTO reform, restoring dispute settlements By ZHONG NAN | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-01 07:19 Share CLOSE A logo is pictured outside the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters next to a red traffic light in Geneva, Switzerland, October 2, 2018. [Photo/Agencies]
China s latest move to highlight multilateralism will pave the way for the reform of the World Trade Organization, restoring the functioning of its dispute settlement mechanism, experts and business leaders said on Sunday.
They commented after Commerce Minister Wang Wentao called for faster moves to appoint a new director-general of the WTO, based on the recommendation of the selection committee, resume normal functioning of the appellate body and fix the time and venue for the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference. That would magnify the role of the WTO and boost the world s confidence in multilateralism, he said.
RCEP to take effect by end of this year
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement is expected to take effect by the end of this year, enabling more than one-third of China’s foreign trade goods to enjoy zero tariffs in the next stage, a senior government official said on Monday.
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said the pact will drive the opening-up of services and investments, promote trade facilitation and improve the business environment in the country.
China will take the opportunity to expand trade and investment activities in the region, stabilize industrial and supply chains and form new advantages in global economic cooperation and competition. Besides, China will highlight the characteristics of local economic development and fully integrate into the huge market, Wang said.
RCEP to take effect by end of this year By ZHONG NAN | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-19 07:30 Visitors check out cosmetic products from Thailand during the China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 28. PENG HUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY
One-third of China s foreign trade goods to be tariff-free after deal implementation
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement is expected to take effect by the end of this year, enabling more than one-third of China s foreign trade goods to enjoy zero tariffs in the next stage, a senior government official said on Monday.
Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said the pact will drive the opening-up of services and investments, promote trade facilitation and improve the business environment in the country.