August 2008
China Report - Food Processors Designed to Grab Market Share in China
June 2008
China Report - HCFC Alternative Refrigerants: How Will China Choose?
April 2008
China Report - Status Report: China’s Environmental Policies
February 2008
China Report - The Chinese Washing Machine Market
December 2007
China Report - Chinese A/C Industry Rebounds
October 2007
China Report - China Becomes the Global Manufacturing Center of Refrigerator Compressors
August 2007
China Report - China’s High-Efficiency Standards
June 2007
China Report - China Is a Growing Market for Central Air-Conditioning
February 2007
China Report - China RoHS is Officially Released
On Nov. 6, 2006, China officially released three standards
December 2006
China Report - Positive Incentives for Continuous Improvement at A. O. Smith China
In 1999, when Wei Ding took over the Nanjing water heater operations of A. O. Smith China, the operation was losing money.
October 2006
China Report - China Restricts CFCs
August 2006
China Report - China Boosts Environmental Standardization Through IEC
Programs are underway globally to restrict the use of the hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment
June 2006
Industrial Design - Design Antidote for China’s Petty Profits?
A milestone for the Chinese appliance industry was reached when the 2006 iF Product Design Awards were announced in April.
April 2006
China Report - Overseas Strategies of Chinese Companies
Chinese companies are using multi-brand sales approaches and other strategies for overseas expansion.
March 2006
China Report - China, Japan Appliance Association Exchange
The Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association (JEMA) and the China Household Electrical Appliances Association (CHEAA) held their fourth exchange conference in December 2005.
December 2005
China Report - CHEAA and CECED Hold Bilateral Conference
As the 2005 annual conference on Sino-European industrial products was taking place and World Trade Organization/Technical Barriers of Trade negotiations continued.
October 2005
China Report - China Implements Appliance Noise Standard
A new appliance noise standard, Noise Limit Value for Household and Similar Electrical Appliances, went into effect in China on August 1, 2005. Designated China National Standard GB4214.1, the standard was issued jointly by the China Quality Surveillance Examination Quarantine Bureau and the National Standardization Management Committee.
August 2005
Appliance Industry - China Report - China and EU Hold Joint Meeting about WEEE and RoHS
August 2004
China Report - Wholly-Owned Electrolux China Now Operating in Changsha
Electrolux China Co. Ltd., a 100-percent wholly owned division of the Sweden-based home appliance producer AB Electrolux, recently came into operation in Changsha, China.
June 2004
China Report - Price War Inevitable in China’s Air-Conditioner Market
Despite a consensus to stop cut-throat competition among the local air-conditioning traders, industrial sources said that the price war was likely to continue in China this year.
February 2004
China Report - China Launches Home-Grown Challenge to DVD Standard
A new generation of high-definition media players has been officially launched into the Chinese market.
December 2003
China Report - Kelon Files Patent Infringement Case Against Haier and Xinfei
Kelon has filed a patent infringement complaint against Haier and Xinfei, alleging design infringements of patents on one of its refrigerators.
December 2003
China Report - Five Manufacturers Kicked Out Of The Fair For Infringing DVD Patents
December 2003
China Report - Samsung to Charge for DVD Drivers
Following 6C-Union's claim for large-scale compensation from Chinese DVD manufacturers, Samsung has begun charging patent fees for its DVD driver, according to Ping Zhang, vice-professor of the Law Institute of Peking University at the Beijing 2003 Standards and Patent forum.
October 2003
China Report - Trade Commission Says Chinese TVs Hurt U.S. Makers
The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a preliminary ruling stating that imports of Chinese televisions are hurting American television manufacturers.
June 2003
China Report - Haier Planning Silicon Wafer Joint Venture
Haier Group Co., the largest household-appliance maker in China, is in talks with Charoen Pokphand Group to build a silicon wafer plant in the port city of Qingdao in eastern China, Yang Mianmian, of Haier, has said.
June 2003
China Report - Chinese Television Producer Doubles Profits
Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. reported that its profits doubled last year from a year earlier, thanks to increased exports.
April 2003
China Report - China Evaluating Digital Television Standards
With a population of 1.3 billion people and approximately 350 million televisions, the potential market for digital television in China is enormous.
February 2003
China Report - Philips Wins Patent Infringement Case On Appeal
As part of China's WTO agreements, promises were made to increase efforts to stop intellectual property rights (IPR) abuses that have run rampant over the years.
February 2003
China Report - China's Domestic Mobile Phone Makers
Three years ago no one had a local brand mobile phone in China. Everyone competed to have the newest and most advanced offering from Nokia, Motorola, or Ericsson.
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