Staff Reporter

Mongolian hoarder gets its prey – What Fonterra’s advisers knew months ago

Fonterra’s legal brief told the Commerce Commission five months ago that the Inner Mongolian company was in talks to buy Oceania Dairy. Chapman Tripp’s Grant David spot-lighted the Yili talks when he tried to convince the commission that Fonterra should be allowed to buy NZ Dairies. Fonterra had become aware of further competition in the industry, he noted.  “Over the …

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China: Intellectual Property

Protecting intellectual property (IP) — including products, design and processes, trademarks and patents, promotional material, user manuals, trade secrets and domain names — is one of the biggest issues New Zealand businesses face when entering China. professional essay writer

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Gangnam Style only the beginning, says Victoria researcher

Hit single?Gangnam Style?by South Korean rapper Psy?the most viewed clip in YouTube?s history?may mark the start of a global shift in which the Asia/Pacific region?s cultural influence catches up to its economic and political importance, says researcher Dr Stephen Epstein. Epstein, Programme Director of Asian Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures at Victoria University of Wellington, is researching …

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Hong Kong Possibilities for NZ ICT

Find out about ICT opportunities in Hong Kong from market veterans – including Mark Lunt of Pingar and former Trade Commissioner Sharon-May McCrostie – and learn about the Hong Kong ICT Expo in April 2013. write my essay for cheap

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China: Are you Ready?

China is a tough market for an initial foray into exporting or establishing a physical presence in market. It fails a number of tests regarding the advice of selecting easy markets first — it’s not close, it has language barriers and the business environment is often radically different from New Zealand’s. virus software for mac

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Government starts next stage of RMA reform

Environment Minister Amy Adams will today kick-off the next stage of the Government’s plan to reform the Resource Management Act. This afternoon, the Resource Management Amendment Bill 2012 will have its first reading in Parliament. The bill introduces a streamlined process for Auckland’s first unitary plan, a six-month time limit for processing consents for medium-sized projects and easier direct referral …

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