Chinese telecommunications equipment maker ZTE Corporation has announced plans to open a research and development lab in the test and innovation center operated by Vodafone's German subsidiary in Dusseldorf to enhance its R&D and test capacity in Europe.

The world's leading mobile telecommunications company Vodafone has signed a strategic cooperation agreement the Taiwanese telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom to provide a series of services to its users in Taiwan.

During China Telecom's recent meeting for the placement of 3G handset orders, Xiao Chaojun, vice president of Beijing Tianyu Communication Equipment, positioned the company's product lines into three tiers, with the aim of becoming one of the top five handset makers in the world within three years.

Chinese PC maker Lenovo has published its financial report for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, and the company states that affected by the weakened PC demand and the decrease of prices of computers, the company made net loss of USD16.01 million during the period.

Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba has announced that is has gained over one million registered users in India.

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies has published its annual financial report for 2008 and states that its global sales increased by 42.7% year-on-year to USD18.33 billion, which equals about CNY125 billion, while its net profit increased by 20% year-on-year to USD1.15 billion, about CNY7.9 billion.

Chinese security company Rising has started a new overseas expansion plan and has launched the English edition of its Kaka Internet assistant which has been formally renamed Rising PC Doctor for overseas markets.

The Joint Innovation Lab established by China Mobile, Softbank and Vodafone to help accelerate the uptake of innovative mobile technologies on a mass-market scale has a new member: Verizon Wireless.

Chinese companies seeking support on mobile and embedded 3D systems have a new company to rely on as Finland-based Futuremark Corporation has opened operations in Shanghai.

Beijing-based Anchiva is integrating Commtouch GlobalView URL filtering into its Secure Web Gateway product.

According to the latest statistics published by China's General Administration of Press and Publication, China's Internet game publication industry achieved actual sales of CNY18.38 billion in 2008, a year-on-year increase of 76.6%, and it brought CNY47.84 billion direct income to China's telecommunications and technology industries.

Chinese telecommunication operator China Unicom has confirmed that the company has sent a group to Europe to purchase 3G communications equipment and has signed contracts with European companies, including the Germany-based Nokia Siemens Networks.

Korean telecom operator SK Telecom will invest CNY500 million in China to develop its B2C e-commerce website Qianxun.com.

Wu Yun, former CEO of the Chinese video website Ouou.com, has confirmed to Sohu.com that he has left Ouou.com and become CEO of Cyworld, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Korea-based SK Telecom.

Skyworth Digital Holdings Limited has published its TV sales report for September 2008, which states that 89% of the company's revenue was from China and the company plans to focus on the business operation in the Chinese market in the next few years.