During the U.S.- China Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, Chinese home appliances maker Haier Group and U.S.-based Honeywell signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development and promotion of low-emission, high energy-efficiency products and solutions.

China's Ministry of Commerce has recently published the latest performance statistics for the country's rural home appliances and electronics subsidy scheme and stated that by October 31, 2009, the total sales within the scheme had reached CNY50.842 billion.

Chinese electronics retailer Suning has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the American appliances maker Whirlpool to sell Whirlpool's water heaters in Suning's electronics chain stores around China.

The National Development and Reform Commission of China has published the fourth edition of its energy efficiency labeling catalog, which states that six kinds of home appliances should now be sold with energy efficiency labels.

Chinese electronics retailer Suning has announced plans to launch a self-developed Sunshine Package Service Program to upgrade its appliance maintenance and warranty services for consumers.

According to the semi-annual report of Chiense electronics retailer Gome, although affected by the May 12 earthquake in the second quarter of 2008, the company still made net profits of CNY1.15 billion in the first half of 2008, a nearly double increase compared with the same period of 2007.

Chinese home appliance retailer Gome has announced plans to reclaim used mobile phones at its chain stores across the country in an effort to create a green industry chain for mobile phone consumption.

Chinese electrical appliance retailer Five Star Appliance will sign a cooperation agreement with Dell (DELL) to sell the latter's products at its retail stores. With the signing of the agreement, Five Star will become one of the most important partners of Dell in China.