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		<title>Loss Of iPhone May Be Cause Of Foxconn Suicide</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2009/07/24/5750-loss-of-iphone-may-be-cause-of-foxconn-suicide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:31:51 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Labor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China CSR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate social responsibility]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Li Jinming]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[mobile phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[OEM]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sun Danyong, a 25-year old employee in Shenzhen of Foxconn, the manufacturer for Apple's iPhone, has committed suicide reportedly over mistreatment he received after a iPhone prototype was lost. According to local Chinese media, Sun, who had been handling a shipment of 16 iPhone prototypes, was investigated by Foxconn's Central Security Division after one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Companies Can Help In The March Towards Better Consumer Rights In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2009/03/16/4804-companies-can-help-in-the-march-towards-better-consumer-rights-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2009/03/16/4804-companies-can-help-in-the-march-towards-better-consumer-rights-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Viewpoints]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[audit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coca-Cola]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumer protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[consumerism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumers International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ctrip.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[import]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John F. Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[March 15]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitsubishi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic bag]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pringles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Consumer Rights Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By ChinaCSR.com Editors March 15 is World Consumer Rights Day, and to the chagrin of many wayward companies in China, consumers take this day very seriously as they ensure Chinese companies are maintaining a high level of corporate social responsibility. Coming on the heels of Chinese consumer disputes with companies like Ctrip.com and Coca-Cola, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hybrid Scooters From China Provide Petrol Alternative</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2009/03/04/4654-hybrid-scooters-from-china-provide-petrol-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2009/03/04/4654-hybrid-scooters-from-china-provide-petrol-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy & Cleantech]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[battery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BenZhou Motorcycle Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EEC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EPA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hybrid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lithium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scooter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taizhou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vehicle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Taizhou-based BenZhou Motorcycle Group says it has unveiled a new high-speed hybrid scooter. With the increasing demand of high speed electric scooters and alternative energy, BenZhou group has now introduced a new range of high speed electric and hybrid scooters to take advantage of the move away from gasoline vehicles. Until now the biggest problem [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU&#039;s New Toy Safety Dictate Affects Chinese Toy Makers</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/12/25/3970-eus-new-toy-safety-dictate-affects-chinese-toy-makers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/12/25/3970-eus-new-toy-safety-dictate-affects-chinese-toy-makers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Consumer Protection Committee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[export]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[safety]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Union has passed a new dictate on toy safety which reportedly has listed Chinese toy makers as the main target of supervision as the "Made in China" toys have taken up the majority of Europe's toy market. Arlene McCarthy, chairman of the European parliament's Consumer Protection Committee, told media that since the old [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alibaba.com Takes Further Steps To Protect IPR</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/11/04/3516-alibabacom-takes-steps-to-protect-ipr/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/11/04/3516-alibabacom-takes-steps-to-protect-ipr/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:33:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business & Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alibaba.com]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2B]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[e-commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intellectual property rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IPR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality assurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supplier packages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[value-added services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VeriSign]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chinacsr.com/en/?p=3516</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Alibaba.com, the Chinese e-commerce company, is taking steps to protect its users' intellectual property rights. Alibaba.com is enforcing stricter policies towards the protection of intellectual property and ensuring a safer online trading environment by banning members that have a history of violating the rules and policies of its marketplace. For example, Alibaba.com's current policy is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alibaba Joins Hands With Actor Jet Li To Promote Chinese Charities</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/08/04/2692-alibaba-joins-hands-with-actor-jet-li-to-promote-chinese-charities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/08/04/2692-alibaba-joins-hands-with-actor-jet-li-to-promote-chinese-charities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alibaba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hangzhou]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Ma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jet Li]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[One Foundation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SME]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kung fu star Jet Li and Alibaba CEO Jack Ma called on Chinese businesses and individuals to make a difference using a variety of means, the pair said Saturday at the Second APEC Business Advisory Council SME Summit in Hangzhou. Li's One Foundation asks users to give one dollar or one Chinese yuan per month. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Procurement: Standards For Kitchen Furniture Enforced In China</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/07/07/2487-green-procurement-standards-for-kitchen-furniture-enforced-in-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/07/07/2487-green-procurement-standards-for-kitchen-furniture-enforced-in-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boloni]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[building material]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China Environmental United Certification Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furnishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hanli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ministry of Environmental Protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oulin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[procurement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robam]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Zhibang]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[China's "Technical Requirement For Environmental Labelling Products &#8211; Kitchen Furniture" was brought into effect onJuly 1, 2008. The new rule was edited by the Environmental Development Center of Ministry of Environmental Protection and China Association of Decorative Building Materials, involving environmental requirements for materials such as table-board, paint, plastic, metal pieces and glass.  CADBM reports [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Wood On IFC&#039;s China Agenda</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/06/16/2436-sustainable-wood-on-ifcs-china-agenda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/06/16/2436-sustainable-wood-on-ifcs-china-agenda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[climate change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IFC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Finance Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jiangxi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trees]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[World Bank Group]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The World Bank Group's International Finance Corporation says it has invested in Nature, one of the largest flooring manufacturers in China, to help develop the company's sustainable wood sourcing and promote sustainable development of the flooring industry. Se Hok Pan, chairman of Nature, said, "IFC is not only providing Nature with long-term financing, but more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Jiangsu Suspends Toy Manufacturers&#039; Production</title>
		<link>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/03/10/2160-jiangsu-suspends-toy-manufacturers-production/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chinacsr.com/en/2008/03/10/2160-jiangsu-suspends-toy-manufacturers-production/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Consumer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AQSIQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jiangsu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sourcing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[News from Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is that Jiangsu has suspended the operations of 85 toy manufacturers since the province initiated a special campaign last year. Jiangsu is a big toy exporter from China and is well known as the hometown of stuffed animal toys. Stuffed animal exports account for [...]]]></description>
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