Linux-focused firm Canonical is working with the Chinese government to promote and develop a version of the company's Ubuntu operating system.

Statistics published by Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China showed that by the end of November 2012, China had 1.104 billion mobile phone users, including 220 million 3G users.

Chinese telecom operator China Mobile will soon launch its TD-LTE mobile phone user tests, and the first batch of TD-LTE devices will be available in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hangzhou.

China's Ministry of Commerce has drafted the "Network Retailing Management Approach", which will cover more than 40 guidance items surrounding e-commerce activities in China.

From January to June 2012, China's mobile phone shipment reached over 190 million units, including 107 million 3G mobile phones, according to statistics released by China Academy of Telecommunication Research of Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.

China's State Council Information Office today issued updated draft guidelines for further strengthening government oversight of the Internet.

China Mobile officially announced that Wang Jianzhou will retire from the position of chairman of China Mobile and be replaced by Xi Guohua, effective immediately.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has published the latest report for the Chinese home appliances and electronics industry on its official website, stating that the manufacturing and sales of these products saw a record growth surge in 2011.

Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has reportedly reached an agreement with Apple to introduce the CDMA version of the iPhone 4S into China.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology published new security and advertising provisions for regulating the Internet information service market, effective March 15, 2012.

China Unicom has reportedly decided to start selling the iPhone 4S, Apple's latest smartphone, from January 6, 2012.

By the end of September 2011, there were 150 million registered users of mobile phone application stores in China, an increase of almost 50% compared with the previous quarter, according to latest statistics published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has published a report on the telecom service quality in China for the third quarter of 2011, stating that 17,099 telecom service complaints were received during the reporting period, an increase of 13.8% compared with the previous quarter.

From January to August 2011, China manufactured 699 million mobile phones, an increase of 19.3% from last year according to latest statistics released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Chinese telecom operator China Telecom has announced its eSurfing cloud computing strategy, brand, and solution, and it plans to launch eSurfing cloud devices and cloud storage products in 2012.