Matsushita Electric has begun distributing the Panasonic Strada CN-D100H, a DVD car navigation system, in China. This is the first Panasonic car navigation system that has been launched in China.

Lenovo Group (LNVGY) has signed an agreement with three private equity firms, Texas Pacific Group (TPG), General Atlantic LLC (GA) and Newbridge Capital LLC (Newbridge), to provide Lenovo with a US$350 million strategic investment for its acquisition of IBM's PC business.

China Wireless (CWLC.OB) has been awarded a sales contract by Tianjin's Nankai University to rebuild the school's Internet infrastructure.

By David Wolf So word comes out today that the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has popped into town. Apparently they've handed the China Post and Telecom Industry Standardization Research Institute (CPTISRI) under the MII a license to review the specification. Apparently, the SIG hopes that such actions will help turn Bluetooth into a national [...]

IDG Technology Investment Fund 's Li Jianguang has disclosed to local media that IDG will work with Lenovo Investment Company to make a joint investment of US$6 million in search engine Zhongsou, an affiliate of Huicong International.

Beijing Radio Station will start a trial broadcast on a 3G digital audio frequency on April 18.

Qiao Xing's (XING) subsidiary, Huizhou Qiao Xing Communications Industry Company (QXCI), has signed an agreement to supply its newly launched set-top-box product to Beijing Radio & TV New Viewpoint Trading Company (BRTNV).

Three Chinese companies are launching a mobile content contest in China to flush out talented individual mobile content developers. The contest runs from March to August 2005.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMI) announced its consolidated results of operations for the three months ended December 31, 2004. Sales increased 6.2% in the fourth quarter of 2004 to $291.8 million from $274.9 million in the prior quarter.

KongZhong's (KONG) chief financial officer, Richard Wei, plans to leave the Company on April 22, 2005. It is unclear whether he was dismissed or left on his own.

Last week Sina.com's (SINA) email users were blocked from sending email around the world after global spam monitoring organization Spamhaus blocked a large group of Sina's servers. Spamhaus had warned Sina about its spam problems for at least three years and took action last week after hundreds of complaints and warnings went unanswered at the [...]

The China National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center (CNCERT/CC) and the Internet Society of China (ISC) have jointly created the "China CERT Community" website to provide Chinese enterprises better assistance for online issues.

During today's Mianyang Technology Fair, electronics giant Changhong plans to sign agreements with many domestic and foreign investors. The total value of those agreements will be worth more than CNY3.5 billion.

Shanda (SNDA) is rumored to have set up a branch office in Chongqing last week in order to target the Chongqing and Guizhou markets for Internet cafes.

The China Telecommunication Technology Labs (CTTL), an establishment engaged in mobile terminal products technology testing, held a press conference at the end of last week to open its facilities to the media.