Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies has announced the launch of its 2009 recruitment drive.

Executives from the Chinese Internet search engine Baidu talked over the past weekend with striking workers who protested against the company's salary cuts and its new sales commission policies.

Home appliances giant Whirlpool has announced plans to adjust its manufacturing business in China and will close its washing machine plant, cutting 600 jobs.

Japanese television maker Hitachi may reduce its TV business on the Chinese mainland and cut up to 2,000 employees.

While some companies around the world are responding to the financial crisis with job cuts, the newly issued 3G licenses in China have caused Ericsson to plan a hiring spree of several hundred new employees in China in 2009.

Chinese software provider Kingsoft plans to invest CNY1 billion to build a 96,000-square-meter headquarters and research center in Zhuhai, Guangdong province.

The global financial crisis has hit Chinese PC maker Lenovo and it has announced that it will cut approximately 11% of its total global workforce, while the company expects to report a loss for the fiscal quarter that ended December 31, 2008.

Chinese monitor maker TPV Technology Group has announced plans to invest no more than USD15.4 million to acquire the exclusive rights of Philips' computer monitor business for five years.

Chinese PC maker Lenovo plans to cut 200 jobs in its Beijing headquarters, of which about 5% are senior managers and directors.

With the financial crisis spreading to more Chinese technology businesses, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced plans to implement unpaid holidays from December 2008 to avoid staff cuts.