Domestic:

1. The First Arbitration Week Held in Renmin University of China Law School
Recently, the first lecture of lecture series on international commercial arbitration at the First Arbitration Week was held in Renmin University of China Law School. SHEN Sibao, a famous international economic jurist of China, attended the lecture on invitation and delivered a splendid report on 鈥淭he Thinking of Arbitrators鈥�
http://www.ccarb.org/news_detail.php?VID=22537

2. Missing the Keypoint Resulting in Abnormal High Overseas Arbitration Fees to Chinese Enterprises
How to control constantly rising arbitration fees? Professor Anselmo Reyes, former judge of the High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and a heavyweight in Asian arbitration field with rich arbitration experience, accepted an inclusive interview of the journal from Legal Daily recently.
http://www.ccarb.org/news_detail.php?VID=22532

3. First Foreign-related Commercial Hearing in Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone Court of Arbitration
On the afternoon of November 26, the first hearing in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone Court of Arbitration took place over a dispute between a foreign-invested enterprise and a China-invested enterprise. The working language was English and the presiding arbitrator should be a foreign arbitrator.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-11/26/c_118305023.htm

4. National Arbitration Annual Meeting Held in Xiamen
National Arbitration Annual Meeting 2013 was held in the City Hotel Xiamen, with the theme of 鈥渢he Construction of Arbitration Credibility鈥� KANG Tao, Member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Xiamen Municipal Committee and Deputy Mayor, as well as YUAN Shiming, Deputy Director of the Coordination Division of Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council, attended the meeting and delivered speeches.
http://www.xm.gov.cn/xmyw/201311/t20131123_783961.htm

5. China Steadily Promoting the 鈥淐hina-Africa Mutual Engagement Plan for Arbitrators鈥�
FAN AIlian, Deputy Inspector of the Liaison Department of China Law Society, said in Beijing on 20th that the 鈥淐hina-Africa Mutual Engagement Plan for Arbitrators鈥�is steadily promoted, which would play a positive role in constructing new order in international arbitration field.
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2013/1 1-20/5527234.shtml

6. A Film & Television Copyright Arbitration Center Established in Xi鈥檃n
Xi鈥檃n Film & Television Copyright Arbitration Center was officially in operation since October 29. The center, by introducing arbitration and mediation, would provide a new way for resolving copyright disputes in the film and television industry.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2013-10/30/c_117932971.htm

International:

1.Draft Finance Bill 2014 amends Real Estate Investment Trusts - CIArb considers what this means for international ADR
11 December 2013
http://www.ciarb.org/news/ciarb-news/draft-finance-bill-2014-amends-real-estate-investment-trusts---ciarb-considers-what-this-means-for-i.php

2.A Successful Mock Arbitration in Korea
6 December 2013
http://www.hkiac.org/index.php/en/news/491http://www.hkiac.org/index.php/en/news/491
HKIAC held a mock arbitration in Korea at the Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre on November 19.

3.ICC launches new mediation rules
10 December 2013
http://globalarbitrationreview.com/news/article/32113/icc-launches-new-mediation-rules/
The International Chamber of Commerce unveiled its new mediation rules at a launch event in Paris last week. Ben Hornan, senior associate at Hogan Lovells in London, reports on their key provisions.

4.Swedish law firm on Chinese list
26 NOVEMBER 2013
http://www.sccinstitute.com/?id=23696&newsid=46479
The Swedish law firm Mannheimer Swartling is one of the 20 international law firms that China鈥檚 Ministry of Commerce (Mofcom) selected to advise China on investment and trade agreement disputes.

5.New Optional Appellate Arbitration Rules From The AAA and ICDR Provide Further Arbitration Flexibility
01 NOVEMBER 2013
http://www.adr.org/aaa/ShowPDF?doc=ADRSTAGE2016220
Effective today, parties involved in arbitrations will be able to take advantage of a new optional procedure that enables a streamlined, high-level review of arbitral awards under the Optional Appellate Arbitration Rules from the American Arbitration Association庐 (AAA庐) /International Centre for Dispute Resolution庐 (ICDR庐).