By Perry Wu
If Foxconn were Jackie Chan, the Apple iPod OEM company would silently march the streets of Guangzhou looking for redemption. This week the action hero took to the streets of Hong Kong to protest the sexy paparazzi photo of a pop singer changing backstage. At the same time, Foxconn petitioned a Guangdong court to seize the personal assets of two journalists and fine them RMB30 million for printing a newspaper article that hurt Foxconn's image. Read More >

Apple iPod's Chinese OEM Foxconn has decided against suing two Chinese journalists for RMB30 million. Read More >

Wal-Mart employees at the company's Xuanwumen store in Beijing have organized a trade union, the first for the company in China's capital. Seventy-three employees have already joined the union. Read More >

The China International Institute of Multinational Corporations and Dun & Bradstreet have started registering enterprises' international credit ratings in China. Read More >

Companies in China are struggling to retain their professional and support staff, and face either having to pay higher salaries or excessive recruitment costs, according to research by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Read More >

The U.S.-China Business Council's annual member survey reveals that U.S. companies are optimistic about their China operations even as they face old and new hurdles to operating in the Chinese market. Read More >

As Wal-Mart yesterday celebrated the grand opening of its new Wal-Mart Supercenter Danxia Road Store, its first store in China's Fujian Province, it re-emphasized its commitment to corporate social responsibility in China. Read More >

Since its new wireless value-added service provider management measure was implemented in June, Guangdong Mobile has downgraded 137 unqualified service providers, accounting for 17% of Guangdong Province's total service providers. Read More >

In September, the Shanghai Municipal Government will start providing a social security system designed for elderly residents without basic insurance. Read More >

Hongfujin Precision Industry Shenzhen Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Foxconn, is suing two journalists from China Business Net for RMB30 million for causing harm to Foxconn's reputation. Read More >

The China Foundation for Human Rights Development has called on more attention to be paid to the lives of children whose parents are in jail. Read More >

A new guideline from the State Environmental Protection Administration of China says electronics manufacturers and consumers are both responsible for dealing with the pollution caused by discarding old home appliances and electronic products. Read More >

The Shanghai Municipal Department of Industry and Commerce says that since July this year, it has found 368 illegal netcafes operating in the city. Read More >

China's Ministry of Railway has launched five measures to strengthen etiquette among passengers using Chinese trains. Read More >

By Xi Jianguo
It is no secret that China is experiencing a rapid transformation of its society, economy and culture. The huge amount of wealth accumulated by Chinese entrepreneurs within such a short time is unprecedented in China and around the world. Yet since the 1980s, Chinese enterprises have accumulated their capital with a confused concept of social responsibility, and have done so operating under an imperfect legal system. Read More >