Wuxi-based Suntech Power Holdings, a manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, has announced that it is the first solar company in Asia to be awarded the VDE Test Data Acceptance Program certificate in accordance with all the requirements of IEC 61215.

Fujitsu Quality Laboratory Limited has announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Suzhou which will offer local quality and environmental assurance services to companies in the electronics sector.

The European Union has passed a new dictate on toy safety which reportedly has listed Chinese toy makers as the main target of supervision as the "Made in China" toys have taken up the majority of Europe's toy market.

A recent survey published by China Electronic Chamber of Commerce Consumer Electronic Product Investigation Office shows that the failure rate of the digital cameras sold in China reached 12.9%.

Local media reports that government departments and the chamber of commerce aim to create a quality suitcase and bag manufacturing industry in eastern Pinghu city that would attract foreign brands.

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has awarded inspection-free qualification for nine Lenovo exported PC products.

Based on the information provided by Sichuan Jiangyou Pangang Group Hospital, Baoji Quality Department of Shaanxi Province has punished a cotton maker for poor quality products.

News from Jiangsu Provincial Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is that Jiangsu has suspended the operations of 85 toy manufacturers since the province initiated a special campaign last year.

Gao Hongbin, vice minister of China's Ministry of Agriculture, said that MA will start building a long-term mechanism to ensure the quality of Chinese agricultural products while also consolidating the achievements they made during the recent special campaign on product quality and food safety.

During a recent spot check, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision has identified three types of unqualified mobile phone batteries and SMBQTS says these batteries may cause explosions and should be recalled.