NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  1. (SBU) Summary: Internet-based intellectual property rights (IPR) infringement continues to remain a pressing concern in south China, according to U.S. business people who participated in the Consul General'   More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  Borrowing a good idea from colleagues in
Beijing, on April 28, the Ambassador hosted Mission
Vietnam's first-ever Roundtable on Intellectual Property
Rights (IPR) Issues in Vietnam.   More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  In the past year and a half since the inaugural
labor dialogue (see ref A), Vietnam has seen significant
changes in labor conditions.   More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia 1. (SBU) On October 23-24, the China Mission held Ambassador Clark T. Randt, Jr.'s Sixth Annual Roundtable Discussion on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in China, w
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NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  In an IPR enforcement success story, the Ho Chi Minh City
Economic Police have wrapped up a case against a major
counterfeiter of Nike footwear.   More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  NIKE WENT ON THE OFFENSIVE RECENTLY IN
SOUTHERN VIETNAM, WORKING WITH LOCAL POLICE ON A RAID THAT NETTED
23 TRUCKLOADS OF COUNTERFEIT NIKE AND ADIDAS SHOES AND MATERIALS.    More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  ON THE EVE OF VIETNAM'S NINTH PARTY CONGRESS,
THE GVN HOSTED A LARGE DELEGATION OF CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
MEMBERS AND AN ACCOMPANYING U.S. BUSINESS GROUP.   More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  Embassy recommends continued placement of
Vietnam on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004.    More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  In November 2003, the Ministry of Trade's
Market Management Bureau (MMB), in cooperation with Nike's
Brand Protection Specialist, raided 21 private sport shops    More

NikeLeaks Cables: Asia  Embassy recommends continued placement of Vietnam
on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2004 as enforcement of
IPR in Vietnam remains weak and IPR violations are rampant.    More