Chinese electronics retailers Dazhong and Gome have announced that they have launched mobile phone trade-in activities in Beijing, offering up to CNY200 subsidies for old phones.

China's Ministry of Commerce has announced plans to cancel the eligibility of 24 previously selected enterprises, including well-known brands such as Amoi, Shinco, and Inspur, for the country's rural home appliances and electronics subsidy scheme.

China's Ministry of Commerce has recently published the latest performance statistics for the country's rural home appliances and electronics subsidy scheme and stated that by October 31, 2009, the total sales within the scheme had reached CNY50.842 billion.

Chinese e-commerce and auction website Taobao.com has launched an initiative based on TaobaoOpenPlatform to provide funds to support software developers in China.

Chinese telecom operator China Mobile has signed a strategic framework agreement with China's Ministry of Agriculture for jointly promoting digital information development in China's rural areas.

According to Beijing Times, Haidian district in Beijing offered CNY13.1 million as employment and social insurance subsidies to eight Chinese companies that have been hit by the global financial crisis.

Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba has signed a cooperative agreement with Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone on its new western base project, making Chengdu the first stop for the group's domestic distribution apart from its Zhejiang headquarters.

Two months after its closure, Electrolux' refrigerator plant in Changsha has recently been acquired by Hunan Hualiang Electric Industry Appliances.

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision has announced that it will cooperate with Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to develop a cloud computer software plan, which will be launched in June 2009.

Chinese telecommunications operator China Mobile has selected six PC makers, including Lenovo Group, Founder Technology, Tongfang, Haier, HP, and Dell, as its 3G netbook partners.

Zhang Jindong, chairman of Chinese electronics retailer Suning, says that the company plans to open four to five retail stores in Hong Kong in the second half of 2009, which is one year earlier than its previous plan.

China has published the list of the designated computer brands in its subsidy scheme for rural assistance, in which, seven PC makers, including Asus and BenQ, are unfortunately not included.

Attempting to both jumpstart the consumer economy and provide rural Chinese with access to cheaper goods, China's Ministry of Commerce has started a subsidy scheme for farmers buying designated brands of home appliances.

Chinese telecommunications operator China Mobile has announced that its TD-SCDMA commercial trial has officially finished and the company will announce its terminal policies soon.