Citigroup and OAO Gazprom have signed a small but pioneering deal in China that may lay the foundation for a larger scale national market for carbon trading.

Chinese meat and food processing company Zhongpin Inc. has received two payments totaling CNY21.4 million in cash subsidies from the Chinese government to help it expand its production capacity.

Tianjin-based Shengkai Innovations Inc., a leading ceramic valve manufacturer with operations in mainland China, has announced that the construction timetable of its new manufacturing plant in Tianjin has been revised and is now scheduled to be completed during the first quarter of 2010.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, one of China's largest semiconductor foundry, has announced the successful completion of its first 45-nanometer high performance yield lot.

U.S.-based aerospace company Goodrich Corporation has opened a new facility in Tianjin Airport Industrial Park to support nacelle and thrust reverser original equipment as well as maintenance, repair, and overhaul activities.

GreenChek Technologies Inc., a provider of hydrogen fuel cell technology for commercial transportation and stationary power generation applications, has announced that Tianjin Sherma has committed a 400-square-meter-facility in Tianjin, for the manufacture of GreenChek's energy recovery device technology.

Kyocera Corporation has announced the construction of a new solar module manufacturing plant in Tianjin to expand the production capacity of Kyocera Tianjin Solar Energy Company.

Image Solutions, a provider of software and services for the life sciences industry, has announced that its Tianjin, office was granted ISO 27001:2005 certification by the International Organization for Standardization.

Andrew has won the Global Core Partner award from China's Huawei Technologies for superior performance as a global supplier.

Henan based meat processor Zhongpin has entered into an agreement with Chenguang Meat Products Factory to lease a pork production facility in Shenzhou city starting from early December 2008.