China and South Korea have jointly launched an economic and trade cooperation online initiative to provide comprehensive and timely information services to enterprises aiming at information technology exchanges and cooperation in both countries.

According to the BBC, the Indian government has announced that they would allow imports of Chinese toys that have been certified by global safety organizations.

Chinese ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, joined United States Senator Kit Bond and Senator Claire McCaskill in announcing the Midwest/China Hub Commission, an entity that will operate both in St. Louis, Missouri, and in Beijing.

According to a quick poll of top global buyers from Fortune 500 companies by Alibaba.com, China remains the world's top supplier despite rising production costs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has opened a new agricultural trade office in Chengdu, China's fifth most populated city in a region of nearly 200 million people.