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.

Following news last week that 40 Shandong retailers refused to sell Nokia mobile phones, some of Nokia's dealers in Shanghai have also reportedly stopped selling Nokia brand mobile phones in protest of the company's policies.

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.

China Netcom, one of the major telecommunications service providers in China, has announced plans to sell five of its affiliated star-rated hotels in the coming months.

Sanlian Commerce, a subsidiary of the Shandong-based electronics retailer Sanlian Group, has published a report stating the Shandong Supreme People's Court has rejected Sanlian Group's lawsuit against Gome about the share auction of Sanlian Commerce.

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.

IBM Software Group has published its China strategy in 2009 and stated it will build more software parks and industry labs.

Shandong-based retailer Sanlian Group has sued several companies, including the Chinese electronics retail giant Gome, for the illegal acquisition of 27 million shares in Sanlian Group's Sanlian Commerce subsidiary and has asked the court to announce the purchase as invalid, as well as seeking CNY50 million compensation from these companies.

Inspur Group, one of China's biggest server manufacturers and server solutions providers, has signed a construction contract with the management committee of Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone to build a first-class semiconductor lighting research and production base in the next five to eight years.

China National Data Center, which has been constructed by China Netcom, has been unveiled in Jinan, Shandong Province.

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.