Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has signed a deal with China's QiMing Information Technology Company Ltd. to establish a joint-venture company to develop, manufacture and sell car multimedia products in China.

Ericsson's roadshow for its integrated TV solutions has been officially started in Shanghai and this activity will cover 12 cities in China, showcasing the company's latest technologies and solutions for integrated TV.

Wireless broadband firm ChinaTel Group Inc. says it will deploy a high speed wireless broadband telecommunications network across 29 cities in China by the end of this year.

Chinese electronics chain department store Buynow has announced plans to accelerate its deployment plans in 2009 with the company planning to open at least five large IT stores in such cities as Beijing, Shanghai, and Qingdao.

The Chinese technology products retailer Buynow has announced the opening of a flagship store at Yuexiu Shopping Square, which is also its first chain store in the Chinese capital, providing consumer electronics to local residents.

While visiting China for the fifth time, Paul S. Otellini, president and CEO of Intel (INTC), announced that Intel would invest USD170 million to improve its environmental protection and industrial chain innovation capacity in China.

According to Zheng Li, vice general manager of NEC Electronics China, because of the strong demand for chips in automobile manufacturing and energy-saving devices, the annual sales of the company are expected to increase at least 10% in the 2008 and 2009 fiscal years.

According to the China Online Shopping Survey 2008 released by China Internet Network Information Center, the total online shopping value in the four municipalities and 15 developed cities in China reached CNY16.2 billion in the first six months of this year.