Leading the nation's four municipalities in trademarks with geographical indications, Chongqing added 13 new GI marks in the first half of the year to bring the total to 142. Local officials also noted significant growth in trademark applications since the beginning of this year with more than 13,000 new trademarks by June, an increase of 32 percent year-on-year, including 13 well-known brands.

(Source: China Daily)