The "2007 Survey of the Public's Evaluation of Multinational Companies' Image In China", released by Guangdong Provincial Situation Survey and Research Center, shows that 81.29% of the interviewees believe that multinational companies are discriminating against Chinese employees in China. Read More >

To celebrate World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, Chinese consumer's online shopping rights have been further protected with a pledge by 132 online shopping malls in China. Read More >

Hong Kong says it will introduce the Product Eco-responsibility Bill into the Legislative Council to provide a legal framework for implementing producer responsibility schemes, with the environmental levy on plastic shopping bags as the first scheme under the bill. Read More >

A Chinese consumer surnamed with Yang has submitted an application to Beijing's Shijingshan District Court, asking the court to force Wal-Mart to fulfill a previous court's sentence. Read More >

China's Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council is collecting advice from the public about the new regulations for travel agencies in China. Read More >

News from the Market Development Department of Beijing Olympic Games Organizing Committee is that about 80 websites are illegally selling Olympic goods and this has brought bad effects on the normal sales of the authorized websites. Read More >

Following a stampede at a Carrefour in Chongqing that left shoppers dead, Xi'an Municipal Market Order Disciplining Leader Team Work Office has convened representatives of the city's pricing departments, shopping malls and supermarkets for a meeting, asking them to ensure consumers' safety during shopping and make reports about their sales promotions in advance. Read More >

All China Federation of Trade Unions has promulgated a range of new measures to protect the rights of chairpersons of trade unions operating within enterprises. Read More >

Based on the newly revised nationwide laws, Xinhua reports that Guangdong province has enacted a new measure starting to further address and protect women's rights. Read More >

China's Labor and Social Security Department has issued a reminder in local media to new college graduates that their probation period should be included in labor contracts with employers as part of their employment term and the trial use period must not be more than six months. Read More >