Chinese home appliances maker Haier has announced that the company has become a major shareholder of the New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel Appliances via an equity financing program.

Alipay, a subsidiary of Alibaba, has announced in Hangzhou the launching of Hai Wai Bao, a new Chinese shopping platform which has been jointly set up between Alipay and Australia's online payment company Paymate.

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.