Thomson, provider of solutions for media and entertainment industries, and TCL International Holdings Limited, the multimedia consumer electronic products manufacturer in China, announced today an important step forward in the process to create TCL-Thomson Electronics.

Shanghai Cable Network Co. Ltd (SCN) announced today it has selected Cisco Systems end-to-end networking solution to create a more reliable, cost-effective, flexible, and scalable network infrastructure.

O'Melveny & Myers LLP represented Warner Bros. International Cinemas in an agreement just concluded with China real estate developer, Dalian Wanda Group, to co-develop and operate multiplex theaters in at least 15 Chinese cities, including Tianjin, Nanning, Wuhan, Harbin, Dalian, Shenyang, Beijing, Shanghai and Zhengzhou.

Beijing's Local Taxation Bureau has announced that China's first online tax payment system, enabling businesses and individuals to pay taxes via the Internet, has been launched on a test run.

China Wireless Communications, Inc. announces that it has signed a distributorship agreement with Beijing XZHX Tech Development Company Limited (XZHX).

Telecom Communications, Inc. announced today that TCOM has entered a marketing agreement with FilmFestivals Entertainment Group (FFEG), a French corporation with headquarters in Paris.

Infineon Technologies, the semiconductor company and one of the leading broadband access IC providers, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire ADMtek Inc., a fabless, integrated circuit (IC) design company based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, for around Euro 80 million in cash, which includes an earn out portion of about Euro 20 million [...]

Digital River, Inc., a global leader in e-commerce outsourcing, today announced that it has expanded international e-commerce operations and capabilities for the Symantec Corp., in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.

Honeywell announced today it will double its dimensionally stable polyester (DSP) production in Kaiping, China, to meet growing demand for its products and services in the Asian marketplace.

Anoto receives a first phase order in China for Euro 1,1 million, for licenses to manufacture digital pens enabling Anoto functionality and for server software, comprising in addition current engineering costs.

Telecommunications executives can anticipate broadband adoption growth, new broadband appliances, rising Voice over IP (VoIP) subscribers, increased offshoring and rising penetration among cellular subscribers in 2004.

Nicholas Investment Company, Inc. today announced that management of SINO UJE, Ltd., its subsidiary company, has begun a five week initiative to Europe and China with the goal of enhancing existing relationships and exploring new opportunities with targeted suppliers of Western technologies for distribution into the China market.

Smiths Detection/Smiths Heimann has received a delivery order from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) for 120 X-ray systems to inspect passenger baggage and freight valued at more than EUR 8 million.

Global billing and customer care solutions provider CSG Systems and IBM today announced that Beijing Telecom has successfully deployed the CSG Kenan/BP billing platform and CSG Data Mediation solution to support the voice and data transactions for all of its subscribers.

Evermore Software, based in Wuxi City, plans to challenge Microsoft's Office dominance with the release of its Evermore Integrated Office 2004 next month at the Demo conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, next month.