Direct to the Ministry | The unemployment rate in urban surveys in November was 5.0% In the first three quarters, 24,200 trademark infringement cases were investigated and handled nationwide

On December 15, the website of the National Bureau of Statistics released a circular on the operation of the national economy in November. In November, in the face of multiple challenges such as a complex and severe international environment and the frequent occurrence of domestic epidemics, the national economy continued to maintain a recovery trend, industrial and agricultural production rose steadily, the employment situation was generally stable, consumer prices rose moderately, the balance of payments continued to improve, high-quality development was steadily advanced, development resilience was continuously enhanced, and economic operation was generally stable. From January to November, 12.07 million new jobs were created in cities and towns across the country, exceeding the expected target for the whole year. In November, the national urban survey unemployment rate was 5.0%, up 0.1 percentage points from the previous month and down 0.2 percentage points from the same period last year.

On December 15, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on the operation of the national economy. Fu Linghui, spokesman for the National Bureau of Statistics, responded to questions about China's current demographic situation and the impact of the new birth policy on the current and future national economy. Fu Linghui said that from the current data, labor resources are still relatively rich. According to the data of the seventh national census, in 2020, the working-age population aged 16-59 will be 880 million, which is still relatively large. The annual birth population is more than 10 million, and the total size of the population is still relatively large. In addition, the proportion of the young population is also increasing. Data from the Seventh National Census show that the proportion of children aged 0-14 has increased by 1.35 percentage points compared with 2010. At present, the three-child birth policy and supporting measures are also conducive to the improvement of the age structure of the population and the promotion of the long-term balanced development of the population.

According to the news of the official WeChat public account of the Market Supervision and Administration Bureau on December 15, 2021, in the first three quarters of 2021, the market supervision department organized special actions such as intellectual property rights enforcement, further strengthened the governance of key areas, key commodities and key markets, actively exerted the deterrent power of administrative law enforcement, effectively protected the legitimate rights and interests of rights holders and consumers, maintained market economic order, and created a good business environment. From January to September, a total of nearly 260,000 cases were investigated and handled. Among them, there were 24,200 cases of trademark infringement, and more than 70,000 law enforcement actions were carried out against key entity markets with high incidence of infringement and counterfeiting.

According to the news of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on December 15, the Provisions on the Credit Management of the Culture and Tourism Market have been deliberated and approved by the Ministerial Meeting of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on October 25, 2021, and will be implemented from January 1, 2022. The "Provisions" put forward that untrustworthy entities in the cultural and tourism market are divided into seriously untrustworthy entities and minor untrustworthy entities. Among them, six situations, such as "holding up tickets and speculating on tickets", false publicity, failure to perform relevant obligations, violations of public order and good customs, etc., causing a negative social impact, will be identified as minor untrustworthy entities, and five situations such as unauthorized engaging in cultural market business activities such as commercial performances, entertainment venues, and Internet access services, especially those that cause major accidents or bad social impacts, will be identified as serious untrustworthy entities.

According to the official WeChat public account of the State Intellectual Property Office on December 15, the State Intellectual Property Office recently issued the "Standards for Judging The General Violation of Trademarks" to unify the judgment standards for violations of trademark management order. The "Standard" has a total of 35 articles, which stipulate that the registered trademark must be used but not used, the use shall not be used as a sign of trademark use, the word "well-known trademark" shall be used in commercial activities, the trademark licensee shall not indicate its name and place of origin of goods in accordance with the law, it shall change the registered trademark, the name, address or other registration matters of the registered trademark, the unregistered trademark shall be used as a registered trademark, the collective trademark and certification trademark management obligation shall not be fulfilled, and the trademark printing management obligation shall not be fulfilled. Nine types of illegal acts that violate the order of trademark administration, such as bad faith applications for trademark registration, have been elaborated.

According to the news of the CCTV news client on December 15, the reporter learned from the General Administration of Customs that from January to November this year, the total value of bilateral trade between China and Russia was 843.41 billion yuan, exceeding the whole year of 2020, an increase of 24% year-on-year. Among them, exports to Russia were 384.49 billion yuan, an increase of 21.9%,; imports from Russia were 458.92 billion yuan, an increase of 25.9%. More than 7 imports from Russia have become energy products and mineral products, of which coal and natural gas imports have grown rapidly. From January to November, China imported energy products from Russia of 298.72 billion yuan, an increase of 44.2%; imports of metal ores and ores were 26.57 billion yuan, an increase of 21.7%, accounting for 70.9% of China's total imports from Russia in the same period.

According to the news on the website of the General Administration of Customs on December 15, the General Administration of Customs recently issued an announcement on the implementation of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of the Registration of Overseas Production Enterprises of Imported Food" and the "Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Import and Export Food Safety", and the food exported to China produced from January 1, 2022 should be marked with the registration number in China or the registration number approved by the competent authority of the country (region) where the food is exported to China. The requirements of the Administrative Measures on packaging, labeling and labeling apply to food exported to China produced from 1 January 2022.

According to the news of the Ministry of Emergency Management on December 15, the Office of the National Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention and Suppression Command issued an orange warning of high forest fire risk. Early warning tips, since entering December, most of Guangdong, eastern Guangxi and other places have received more than 80% less precipitation than the same period of the year, some areas have reached mild meteorological drought, and some parts of eastern Guangdong have experienced moderate drought. At the same time, the number of satellite monitoring hotspots has increased significantly, forest fires have occurred from time to time, and the forest fire risk level has continued to be high. It is expected that there will be no significant precipitation in the next 5 days, the drought will continue in some areas, and the situation of forest fire prevention and extinguishing is grim. After comprehensive research, it is expected that from December 15 to 19, the forest fire risk level in central and eastern Guangdong and southeast Guangxi will be maintained at a high risk level, and an orange warning of high forest fire risk is specially issued.

On December 15, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference, at which spokesman Ma Xiaoguang introduced that since the launch of the global network recruitment on December 5, 2019, according to the preparations for the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics have begun to recruit Taiwan student volunteers in Beijing universities. Ma Xiaoguang pointed out that the active participation of Taiwan youth and Taiwan compatriots in volunteering for the Winter Olympics shows that our policies and measures to support the development of Taiwan, Youth, and Taiwan compatriots on the mainland over the past few years have achieved practical results; it also shows that as long as we penetrate the information shield created by the DPP authorities and come to the mainland to personally walk, take a look, learn from it, and do a good job, compatriots on both sides of the strait will be able to get closer and closer, and it also shows that compatriots on both sides of the strait have the same blood flowing through them, have the good virtues of the Chinese nation, and are willing to dedicate their love to the beautiful cause of mankind. We sincerely welcome Taiwan compatriots to participate in the Winter Olympics in various forms, to join in the grand event and share the glory.

On December 15, the Civil Aviation Administration of China held a monthly press conference. Wu Shijie, deputy director of the Aviation Safety Office of the Civil Aviation Administration, said that in November, the scale of civil aviation production and transportation once again fell sharply, and the total turnover, passenger transportation, cargo and mail transportation volume completed by the whole industry were 5.22 billion tons kilometers, 21.526 million passengers and 606,000 tons, respectively, down 28.8%, 44.6% and 0.4% respectively, and down 36.9%, 51.5% and 10.2% year-on-year, respectively. The total turnover of transportation is equivalent to 48.7% of the same period in 2019; the passenger traffic is equivalent to 40.6% of the same period in 2019; and the cargo and mail transportation volume is equivalent to 86.7% of the same period in 2019, of which the cargo and mail transportation volume completed by the all-cargo aircraft is 255,000 tons, which is basically flat year-on-year. The national flight normality rate in November was 97.2%.

According to the news of the Supreme People's Procuratorate on December 15, the Supreme People's Procuratorate recently released the second batch of typical cases of enterprise compliance. The person in charge of the Fourth Procuratorate of the Supreme People's Procuratorate stressed that when procuratorial organs handle compliance cases involving enterprises, they must strictly follow the law at all times and must not engage in "extra-legal grace." It is necessary to accurately understand the principle spirit of the enterprise compliance system, conscientiously implement the criminal justice policy of blending leniency with severity, less arrest, caution in prosecution, and prudent detention, while protecting the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, promote enterprise compliance and law-abiding operations, prevent and reduce enterprise violations and crimes, and realize the organic unity of the political, legal, and social effects of judicial case handling. For enterprises involved in the case that cannot be implemented in accordance with compliance commitments and are suspected of committing crimes, they should be strictly investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with law to form a deterrent and warning.

According to the news on the website of the Ministry of Finance on December 15, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission recently jointly issued a notice on the publication of the list of agricultural modernization demonstration zones in 2021. After applying by the county-level government, selecting the provincial-level departments on the basis of merit, expert review and social publicity, the three departments agreed to include 100 counties (cities, districts) such as Pinggu District of Beijing into the list of agricultural modernization demonstration zones in 2021. The three departments require that the counties (cities, districts) undertaking the task of creating agricultural modernization demonstration zones should focus on key points, gather resources, and gather forces, promote the convergence of elements to agricultural modernization demonstration zones, and ensure that the creation work achieves the expected goals.