Decline in software piracy in China: Survey

China's software piracy rate dropped 2 percentage points, from 2009 to 2010, according to a latest survey results.
Internet research company survey Chinalabs the overall piracy rate dropped from 14 percent to twelve percent, according to Saturday's China Daily.
State Intellectual Property Office commissioned Chinalabs since 2005 to track the data. More than 4,800 individuals and businesses throughout the country of the respondents attended the meeting.
According to the survey, the value of illegal software business grew by 1.55 percent last year to 130.94 billion yuan (approximately 20.1 billion U.S. dollars).
Piracy losses caused by the Chinese software market share accounted for 9 in 2010, dropped to twelve percent in 2009, the survey showed.
The decline in piracy rates is due to government campaigns to increase the licensed software, provided by the domestic enterprises to cheaper products, free software programs and more diversified distribution channels and the even more widespread availability of use.
Government and big companies are urged to continue in the promotion of legitimate software, this guide will ensure that the software industry and consumer support.

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U.S. retail container traffic is expected to level off in May

Imports in major U.S. retail container ports in cargo traffic is expected to level off in May, after nearly 18 months of growth over the same period, showing the global port tracking reports are published monthly on Friday, the National Retail Federation (NRF)and Hackett Associates.

U.S. ports deal in March, the actual number of the last month of 108 million, could be twenty feet standard containers (TEU). This isdown two percent from February, but up 0.3 percentage points, from the same month in 2010. This is the sixth consecutive monthto show year on year increase in December 2009 after breakingthe same period last year by year decline, according to the report28 months of gains.

April U.S. ports handled 1.18 million TEUs, an increase of 4 percentage points, from the same month in 2010. But theestimated 1.26 million TEUs in May, down 0.6 percentage pointsover last year, the same month, 13,100 TEU, down 0.1 percentage points.

"After nearly a year and a half of the amount of increase, which is not surprising to see some stabilization, " NRF Vice PresidentSupply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. "Retailersare being cautious, the number of goods they import, such as higher commodity prices due to economic pressures, but the overall consumer demand remains strong. "

Global port tracking, consulting firm for the National SalvationFront, Hackett Production Association, covering the U.S. port ofLong Los Angeles / Long Beach, Oakland, U.S. West Coast, New York / New Jersey, Hampton, Charleston and Savannah Naxi Yamaps and East Tacoma Coast and Gulf Coast in Houston.

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Top drug lord captured in Mexic

Mexico's military seizure of the defendant's Pacific Cartel MartinBeltran, assuming the successor Ignacio Coronel, who had beenmonitoring criminal empire in western Mexico that sent the tons ofmethamphetamine and other synthetic drugs, U.S. defense leadersMinistry said in a statement Friday.

Soldiers held in Zapopan, the same municipality as Coronel, betterknown as the Guadalajara suburb of Beltran, "Nacho, "is killed inpolice raids in July last year.

Guadalajara has turned violent after the "Nacho" Coronel death,rival gangs for control of the territory, he used to control the fight.The city, Mexico's second largest, has been calm in recent months.

Beltran was arrested at the soldiers, who also seized weapons, six vehicles, jewelry and more than 40 million in cash upscalesubdivision.

Ministry of Defence said in a statement stressed that the federalgovernment is dismantling the Pacific cartel, which is regarded asMexico's most powerful consideration

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