While Lenovo did well in China, its worldwide growth is still down from a year ago, stated the company as it reported results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009.

The Chinese instant messaging provider Tencent may launch a QQ-themed netbook in 2009.

After five-months of negotiation, HP has signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Chongqing Municipality to build a computer manufacturing plant — the company's second computer plant in China following the plant in Shanghai.

Taiwan media reports that Lenovo is going to outsource the production of its IdeaPad series laptop computer to Taiwan PC manufacturers, including Quanta.