Shenzhen-based New Energy Systems Group, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of lithium ion batteries and backup power systems, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with A-Solar, a European developer and distributor of solar powered products, for sales of New Energy's solar mobile chargers.

New Energy Systems Group, a manufacturer and distributor of battery components in China, has agreed to acquire Anytone International (H.K.) Company Ltd. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Anytone Technology Company, a rapidly growing Shenzhen-based high tech, integrated product research, manufacturing and marketing company for lithium batteries.

Hong Kong-based mobile telecommunications accessories manufacturer i.Tech Dynamic, a subsidiary of Hutchison Harbour Ring, has launched SolarVoice 908, a Bluetooth headset which i.Tech says is the first solar powered headset featuring noise reduction.

Apple has disclosed in its Supplier Responsibility 2009 Progress Report that some of its original equipment manufacturers in China were involved in bad labor practices.

Taiwan-based technology manufacturing group Hon Hai Precision will become the general agent for Apple's products on the Chinese mainland and the company will start its large-scale deployment in the mainland channels market later this year.

Shenyang Municipal Intermediate People's Court has announced its decision on a trademark infringement lawsuit between the U.S.-based Apple and the Shenzhen-based New Apple Concept Digital Technology Co., Ltd., which orders the Shenzhen-based electronics company to pay CNY400,000 compensation to Apple for trademark and logo infringements.

Zhang Zhengkui, special consultant to Terry Kuo, president of Taiwan based Foxconn, has donated RMB60 million to Sichuan earthquake victims on behalf of Terry Kuo, Foxconn Group and the company's employees. This is the largest sum of donation that Sichuan has received from a Taiwanese company.

Xu Mingtian, an economics author and researcher from Peking University, has written a book called "Terry Kuo and Foxconn" to help reverse the public's negative perception of Taiwan's Foxconn and its CEO Terry Kuo following allegations of poor corporate responsibility in 2006.