Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome and Japanese LCD screen maker Sharp have signed a strategic agreement in which Gome eyes sales of CNY6 billion Sharp LCD TVs from July 1 to the end of 2010.

American PC maker Dell has sued five companies, including HannStar Display from Taiwan, for jointly manipulating the prices of LCD products.

Initiated by China Telecom, the operator of the CDMA2000 network in China, China's "CDMA2000 Mobile Phone Design and Development Industry Alliance" has been founded in Beijing with over 100 members, including mobile phone chip platform providers, mobile phone design companies, and brand manufacturers with independent development abilities.

Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp has announced that it will launch a mobile phone product with a solar panel in China in early February 2010.

The Japan-headquartered TV maker Sharp has signed a CNY1 billion LCD TV supply and marketing contract with Gome Electrical Appliance at the Chinese retailer's headquarters in Beijing.

Sharp is jumping into the Chinese mobile video broadcasting sector with a new mobile TV tuner that supports China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting.

According to Korea Times, Samsung Electronics has announced plans to build its second LCD module plant in Suzhou to meet the increasing demand in China's flat-panel TV market.

Sharp, one of the largest mobile phone manufacturers in Japan, will formally enter the Chinese market with the launch of its first type of high-end mobile phone in China in late June.

Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp says it is going to come to China's mobile phone market before the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.