AOC, one of the world's top Chinese monitor manufacturers, has announced plans to build a LCD module and LCD television plant in the flat-panel and LCD monitor industrial base in Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong Province.

Westlake Chemical Corporation, a Houston-based petrochemical and fabricated products company, has opened an office in Shanghai.

According to chairman and CEO Jim Owen, Caterpillar plans to add to its China-based research and development operations to increase the technical support for its products in China and the rest of the Asia Pacific Region.

Japan's Elpida Memory, Inc., one of the world's biggest computer memory chip manufacturers, has announced plans to jointly invest USD5 billion with two Chinese investors to build a chip factory in Suzhou.

Amtran Technology, a Taiwan-based display OEM/ODM company, is discussing with the South Korea panel giant LG Display Company to form a joint venture in Suzhou.

According to FedEx Express, the company has reduced the shipment fees of its China domestic services from June 2008.

TT electronics has announced that its Suzhou site has qualified to ISO 13485:2003 for manufacturing printed circuit board assemblies, cable assemblies, and integrated box builds for medical devices.

CIMTEK, a specialist in quality lifecycle management solutions, has doubled the staff in its Suzhou office to meet the growing demand for global quality control.

Japan's Sumitomo Electric Industries announced the expansion of its optical device and optical transceiver manufacturing at Sumitomo Electric Photo-Electronics Components in Suzhou.

American pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer Johnson & Johnson has announced the formal operation of its Chinese medical device production base in Suzhou.