B[GCC launches anti-dumping investigation on uncoated paper related to China] November 4th, according to the China Trade Remedy Information Network, on November 2, 2026, the Gulf Cooperation Council Technical Secretariat for Anti-International Trade Injury (GCC-TSAIP) issued an announcement to launch an anti-dumping investigation into uncoated paper (reference English: Uncoated writing & printing paper) originating in China, India and Thailand. The products involved are roll-shaped or rectangular (including square) uncoated paper or cardboard used for writing, printing or other painting and graphics purposes. They do not contain fibers obtained from mechanical or chemical-mechanical pulping, or the density of such fibers is between 40-150 g/m2, and the content is no more than 10% of the total. The GCC unified tax numbers of the products involved are 480255, 480256, and 480257. B[Four departments: The competent departments of small and medium-sized enterprises should strengthen coordination with the intellectual property, taxation and other departments to strengthen the comparison and verification of key data] On October 23, the four departments issued a document to prevent bad intermediaries from affecting the identification of high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises, which mentioned that data verification should be strengthened. The competent departments of small and medium-sized enterprises should strengthen coordination with intellectual property, taxation and other departments to strengthen comparison and verification of key data. Research and establish a front-end patent inspection mechanism. During the identification process of small and medium-sized enterprises that specialize in new technologies and "little giant" companies that specialize in new technologies, we rely on the professional strength of intellectual property departments in various places to check for patent anomalies and evaluate the quality of patents. It is necessary to explore the use of artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies to improve expert review capabilities. It is necessary to strictly implement the on-site verification working mechanism and prevent the packaging and falsification of data materials. Key inspections must be conducted on abnormal indicators, data contradictions, sudden increases and decreases, etc. It is necessary to strengthen dynamic management and risk monitoring, and promptly deal with hidden risks of high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises in the region. B[Shanghai Futures Exchange: Further Expand the Scope of Commodity Futures and Options Trading for Qualified Foreign Investors] With the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, starting from trading on September 28, 2026 (i.e., the opening of trading at 9:00 on that day), the Shanghai Futures Exchange will further expand the scope of tradable products for qualified foreign institutional investors and RMB qualified foreign institutional investors (collectively referred to as qualified foreign investors), and the following commodity futures and options will be newly opened: 1. Alumina, cast aluminum alloy, butadiene rubber, and offset printing paper futures; 2. Alumina, cast aluminum alloy, butadiene rubber, and offset printing paper options. B[The National Press and Publication Administration issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry"] On September 21, the State Press and Publication Administration recently issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Publishing Industry", which clarified the overall requirements, goals and tasks, safeguard measures, etc. for the publishing industry during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and described the blueprint and direction path for the development of the publishing industry during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. The plan proposes that by 2030, the high-quality development of the publishing industry will achieve remarkable results, and the role of publishing in stimulating cultural innovation and creativity across the nation and promoting cultural prosperity and development will become more prominent. The plan adheres to the unity of goal orientation and problem orientation, and focuses on doing a good job in theme publishing, continuing to expand high-quality publishing supply, deepening national reading work, accelerating the in-depth integrated development of publishing, promoting systemic changes in the newspaper industry, promoting innovative development in the printing and distribution industry, strengthening international publishing communication, and building high-quality publishing. In 8 aspects, including the level of publishing talent team, it puts forward the key tasks that need to be promoted during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, and lists 8 columns and 33 major engineering projects, covering the entire publishing chain and various fields such as content production, reading promotion, industry upgrading, international communication, and talent team.
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