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An increasing number of luxury brands have chosen to sell their products through WeChat mini programs, which makes it easier and more controllable to provide online shopping services and to avoid the difficulties of finding and loading official websites. Since 2016, luxury brands have taken the lead in WeChat sales and have achieved interesting results. At the same time, under the mode of brands using WeChat mini program for sales, certain problems tend to appear. Whether WeChat is an online trading platform, how to determine the legal liability boundary of platform operators and how to define the ownership and intellectual property of the mini programs, let's discuss these issues in depth.

In recent years, a handful of Chinese companies have emerged as global innovators and have joint forces in order to achieve a unified goal. Zhejiang province, where internet giant Alibaba is located, just pledged a $17 billion commitment to driving technology over the next five years. This group includes companies such as Alibaba, Haier, Baidu, and Tencent. These companies are challenging the R&D strategies of foreign companies and are leaders in making ideas commercially viable, let's discuss this topic today.

Dear friends, welcome to Season 2 of Global Vision with Carlo D'Andrea, this week we will be kicking things off with a discussion about the latest updates in regards to the EU-China trade relationship, especially in light of the EU-China Virtual Business Summit held on September 14th as well as a general overview of developments of the COVID-19 outbreak in China.

In July 2020, the European Chamber's Shanghai chapter surveyed its member companies to assess the difficulties they are facing in the current business environment. The survey focusses on challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a strong emphasis on HR issues and access to government support measures.

On July 21st , at the end of long negotiations between European heads of state, the European Council launched a historic aid package to deal with the economic shock caused by the Coronavirus emergency. Let's discuss about it today.

Today we will provide an overview of the established principles in relation to major commercial disputes in China, together with their practical consequences and suggestions for companies to avoid risks of harmful litigation and operational difficulties.

Today we will discuss the latest breaking news from EU, China and the South Asia Pacific area that's influencing our international business environment.

Last week, the EU Ambassador in Vietnam, Mr. Giorgio Aliberti, received the formal Notes on the ratification of the EVFTA and EVIPA by Vietnam. Let's learn more about them and the effect on EU investment in Vietnam.

In any commercial contract, it is essential to conclude a dispute settlement clause, which shall establish that disputes can be chosen to be conducted through litigation or arbitration. In this episode we will point out the main differences to help you to decide the most appropriate to your needs.

Amidst various government stategies implemented and the recent economic outlook from China's Two Sessions 2020, can we see effective signs of recovery for business operations in China?