Samsung China revealed in its corporate social responsibility report for 2012 that during the reporting period, Samsung's total operating revenue in China reached USD75.1 billion.

South Korea's Samsung sold 30.06 million smartphones in China in 2012, ranking first in the Chinese smartphone market for the first time.

South Korea's Samsung has announced plans to invest USD1.7 billion to expand the production capacity of its plant in Kunshan, Jiangsu province.

Chinese search engine company Baidu Inc. has formally launched its customized cloud solution for terminal manufacturers.

Yang Yuanqing, chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo Group, revealed that in the third quarter of 2012, their smartphone shipments reached seven million units, increasing by 18 times compared with the same period of last year.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC published its final performance report for the third financial quarter of 2012, stating that its operating revenue was NTD70.2 billion during the reporting period; while its net profit after taxes was NTD3.9 billion, a decrease of 79% compared with the NTD18.68 billion in the same period of last year.

Chinese social networking site Kaixin001.com recently published its software client for smart TV, which will be pre-installed on smart TV products manufactured by Samsung, Haier, and Hisense.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Suning revealed that it started sales of Xiaomi's latest-generation smartphone 1S last week, and this new product is now available in its 100 retail stores nationwide.

Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad has cooperated with American carrier MetroPCS in the launch of its first LTE 4G mobile phone named Quattro in America.

South Korea's Samsung and Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Suning have jointly launched Samsung's new Samsung Experience Shop in Suning's retail store in Pudong, Shanghai.

Lei Jun, chairman and chief executive officer of Xiaomi, reportedly recently visited Taiwan and announced his company plans to launch Xiaomi smartphones in Taiwan at the end of 2012.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome announced that in response to the Chinese government's energy-saving appliances subsidy policy, the company will launch a CNY1 billion special fund to support the implementation of this policy.

South Korean electronics company Samsung will apparently outsource the production of its laptop products for the first time, and the company has allegedly delivered the initial original design manufacturer order to Taiwan's Compal.

Chinese Internet company Tencent revealed in its financial report for the first quarter of 2012 that the company acquired a 13.84% stake in KakaoTalk, a South Korean mobile communication application, for CNY403 million.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Five Star Appliance announced its new expansion plan in Zhejiang and the company plans to open six to ten new chain stores in the province in 2012.