While the world economy is heading to the toilet and Chinese manufacturers are preparing to feel the pinch because their overseas buyers will have no cash, Alibaba.com is hoping a new round of international advertising will maintain its growth with helping connect Chinese suppliers with foreign customers.

According to a quick poll of top global buyers from Fortune 500 companies by Alibaba.com, China remains the world's top supplier despite rising production costs.

China Bottles Inc., a Qingyuan, Guangdong based plastic packaging solutions and plastic bottle production equipment company has announced that its June contracts amounted to approximately USD3.3 million from both domestic and overseas clients.

Right before the World Intellectual Property Rights Day on April 26, 2008, the Shenzhen Procuratorial Department published details of a software piracy case jointly uncovered by police from China and the United States.

FedEx Express announced the expansion of its customer portfolio of services with the launch of FedEx International Economy service in ten Asia Pacific markets.