According to the Guidance Opinions On Online Transaction issued by China's Ministry of Commerce, buyers and sellers can sign a transaction contract via email or online chat tools and they can keep and use the email or online chat record as evidence when disputes arise.

Li Jun, the creator of the rampant computer virus Worm.Whboy, has produced an anti-virus software to kill Worm.Whboy and put it into use on a trial basis on some Chinese websites.

Chinese home appliance manufacturer Changhong has announced in Beijing the launch of the 2007 China Green Manufacturing Enterprise Manifesto.

The China Chain Store and Franchise Association says that the total sales of China's top 100 chain stores and franchisers reached CNY855.2 billion in 2006, an increase of 25% over that of the previous year, and electronics retailers were tops.

Chinese software maker UFIDA says it it is working with IBM (IBM) to expand its presence into new, global markets.

3Com (COMS) has reported that its acquisition of Huawei Technologies' 49% stake in H3C for US$882 million officially closed and 3Com now owns 100% of the China-based company.

Lou Qinjian, deputy minister of China's Ministry of Information Industry, said at the signing ceremony for Intel's (INTC) new factory in Dalian that MII has asked Intel to support China's WAPI to become an international standard.

CDC Corporation's (CHINA) financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end results ending December 31, 2006 show total revenue for the fourth quarter was US$89 million, an increase of 43.0% from the same quarter in 2005.

A representative from the Internet Society of China says the ISC will soon issue a blacklist of malware and their makers.

Led by China Mobile (CHL), a number of wireless value-added service providers including Sina.com (SINA), Tom.com (TOMO) and Kongzhong.com (KONG), have jointly formed a non-profit institution called Monternet Credit Consensus Alliance.

With the popularization of computers, complaints on the after-sales service of computers are on the rise in China.

China Spacecom says it is planning to open an Iridium gateway earth station in 2007.

Shanghai Baosight Software Company says that it will sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Microsoft (MSFT) in April and will become the sixth strategic partner for the global software powerhouse in China.

Shanghai Yangpu Department of Industry and Commerce has identified a batch of pirated Windows Vista software worth about CNY2 million and they have transferred two suspects to the local police.

Chinese electronics retailer Gome says that this year it will curtail its expansion and cancel its plan of opening stores in the Southeast Asia region.