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.

Newfangled technology and the rise of living standards has created a greater need for electricity, so Shaanxi Electric Power Company says it will start to promote the construction of a low-carbon grid and support the development of clean energy from this year on to improve the province's energy infrastructure.

Siemens AG said it had signed a range of new orders worth about CNY2 billion with Chinese firms and its environmental business accounted for a significant proportion of those deals.

Global IT giant IBM has turned its eyes to China's new energy industry.

China's top mobile communication services provider China Mobile has signed a commitment agreement with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to save energy.

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.

Having built two regional headquarters in Shanghai and Beijing, respectively, General Electric (GE) will soon set up five new regional headquarters in Shenyang, Wuhan, Chengdu, Xi'an and Guangzhou.