Hong Kong-listed information technology and outsource software development company Inspur International has published a report, stating that it will sell its e-government business, Shandong Inspur E-Government Software Limited, to Shandong Inspur Software Company Limited for CNY23 million.

The Sichuan provincial government has officially issued its wireless city working plan for 2011, stating that the province will invest CNY5 billion this year to build 9,600 3G network base stations.

Chinese software provider Kingsoft has announced that its office software product WPS Office has gained new purchase orders from Chinese state-owned enterprises, including China Southern Power Grid, Angang Steel, Baosteel Group, China Southern, China National Textiles, and China XD Group.

By Russell Brown China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange has decided to popularize a nationwide online information system for direct investment foreign exchange business with effect from May 2008. The decision complies with the requirements of the State Council which wants to further transform government functions, establish a service-oriented government and promote e-government administration.

The "China Software Piracy Rate Survey 2007" has been formally released in Beijing.

Chinese B2B platform 99114.com has announced plans to increase its industry websites in Beijing from the current 100 to 360 so as to cover all the industries of the city and in the meantime to initiate a national expansion.

Digital China, a Hong Kong listed IT distribution service provider in China, has announced that a joint venture will be set up between its affiliated IT Service Group and Suzhou Ventures Group.

During the signing of a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Municipal Informatization Commission, China Mobile (CHL) (Shanghai) disclosed that the company would build more than 3000 3G base stations in Shanghai and apply such advanced wireless broadband technology as Wi-Fi and HSDPA throughout the city's wireless infrastructure.

Seven Chinese ministries, including the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the Ministry of Commerce, have jointly issued a circular on strengthening the online transaction of goods banned by the government.