Wolters Kluwer China Strengthens Cooperation with the Commercial Press

- Collaboration Brings More Legal Publications Internationally

BEIJING, May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Wolters Kluwer China announced on May 24, 2011 that Wolters Kluwer China and the Commercial Press signed new publication license agreements to strengthen the strategic cooperation on legal publications for China and internationally. At the signing ceremony, Mr. Yu Dianli, President of the Commercial Press, Mr. Jack Lynch, Member of the Executive Board, Wolters Kluwer, and Shasha Chang, CEO Wolters Kluwer China were present. The agreement between Wolters Kluwer China and the Commercial Press will allow for China's original works to be distributed globally through Wolters Kluwer's digital publishing platform, strong global publishing systems and distribution channels. The strategic partnership between Wolters Kluwer China and the Commercial Press is a win-win cooperation, which will further strengthen and develop the co-publishing partnership between the Commercial Press and Wolters Kluwer China going forward.

In August last year, Wolters Kluwer China and the Commercial Press established a strategic alliance during the 2010 Beijing International Book Fair, with introducing and exporting Chinese legal titles as the first project for cooperation. "Today's agreement extends the alliance by exporting English copyright of the legal titles of the Commercial Press, who is the China's first print publisher and has been enjoying high reputation in China in the copyright trades and digital publication areas. This alliance laid a solid foundation for the extensive cooperation in joint development of new topics, professional educational training and practical training for Chinese professionals in the future," said Shasha Chang, CEO of Wolters Kluwer China during the speech.

At this time, Wolters Kluwer China will introduce two titles from the Commercial Press under its product line Kluwer Law International, the flagship brand of Wolters Kluwer, which plays a very important role in global intellectual property law and other business areas. One title is "Revisiting the Chinese Copyright Law under the Digital Age: ISP Liability, Google Library Project and Sports Telecasts" by Dr. Haiyan Song, Senior legal consultant of Asia Pacific Legal Affairs Department of The Walt Disney Company. Mrs. Song is an authoritative expert with rich theoretical and practical experiences in the field of intellectual property both in China and the United States. The second title is "Law and Society in Traditional China" by T'ung-Tsu Ch'u (1910-2008), one of the most outstanding law sociologist in China for a century. Both titles are key research publications in the areas of Chinese legal historical heritage and modern legal systems. For a global non-Chinese audience, the publications will help to facilitate a better understanding of Chinese legal culture and institutions and promote dialogue between the legal cultures in China and western countries.

Wolters Kluwer, as the global information provider, keeps its leading position in tax accounting, legal, finance and heath information service markets. It further realized its promise to Chinese market through effective cooperation -- to become the bridge between Chinese professionals and global fellows basing on its own global operating network. Wolters Kluwer attaches much importance of seeking for outstanding local partners to provide the best content and author resources and to achieve the strategic of maximizing value for customers, which is also the important reason to cooperate with the Commercial Press. The partnership between the Commercial Press and Wolters Kluwer China has proven to be an excellent match that delivers value for both customers and businesses.

About Commercial Press

Established in 1897, Commercial Press is China's first print publisher dedicated to the translation and introduction of foreign laws and regulations since the commercialization of the publishing industry. Their development over a century has made Commercial Press a long-standing, renowned print publisher in the area of humanities and social sciences. Commercial Press is also a highly-recognized imprint among legal academia and professionals.

Being a member of the China Publishing Group, Commercial Press has two publishing centers and five joint ventures. It publishes books related to philosophy, legal and regulatory, to name a few. Commercial Press has also established good international cooperation with its overseas counterparts that include Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, and Malaysia. In addition, Commercial Press has also set up a publishing consortium called The Commercial Press International Companies where Commercial Press is a major shareholder.

About Wolters Kluwer China

Wolters Kluwer China's activities are strongly represented by CCH in the tax, accounting, HR and legal markets; Aspen Publishers and Kluwer Law International in the legal markets; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ovid, and UpToDate in the healthcare market; and TeamMate in the risk and compliance markets.

Wolters Kluwer China's legal activities are part of the Legal & Regulatory division of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company. Professionals in the areas of legal, business, tax, accounting, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and healthcare rely on Wolters Kluwer's leading, information-enabled tools and solutions to manage their business efficiently, deliver results to their clients, and succeed in an ever more dynamic world.