PC maker Dell has announced plans to build a new China operating center in Changsha, capital of Hunan province.

Foxconn Group has signed a cooperation agreement with the provincial government of Hunan to build two new manufacturing and development bases in Changsha and Hengyang, respectively.

The General Office of the State Council of China has published the list of the first batch of pilot regions and cities for the convergence of three networks, including the telecom network, the Internet network, and the broadcasting network.

China's Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Environmental Protection have jointly published a "Home Appliances Trade-in Promotion Program", stating that from June 1, 2010, the policy will be launched in 19 additional provinces and cities, in addition to the existing nine pilot provinces and cities, and the implementation period of the policy [...]

Chinese electronics retailer Suning has announced plans to open 78 stores in December, including 41 new stores and 37 that will be reopened after renovations.

Nokia's distributors have submitted a report to China's National Development and Reform Commission, State Administration of Taxation and State Administration for Industry and Commerce which alleges how Nokia has been involved in tax evasion and tax fraud in China.

Due to discontent about Nokia's heavy fines on selling beyond agreed areas, 40 dealers in Jinan of Shandong province have jointly started a protest against Nokia and refuse to sell its handsets.

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.

Gunilla Nordstrom, Electrolux's newly appointed China president, has announced that the company plans to close its refrigerator plant in Changsha, Hunan province, in March 2009.

Jiang Yong, vice president for Suning Appliance, said at a meeting held in Changsha, Hunan, that the company would maintain a rapid and stable growth in 2009 by opening at least 200 new electronics retail stores across China, of which at least 10 would be located in Hunan province.

According to local media, the 28 cities in China Mobile's (CHL) TD-SCDMA second-stage construction have been decided and approximately CNY30 billion will be invested to construct the networks in these cities.