UTStarcom has entered into an agreement with United States government agencies, agreeing to pay a combined USD3 million in penalties and fines for bribes in China.

Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba has announced that is has gained over one million registered users in India.

International sports apparel maker Nike has announced plans to invest USD99 million to build a new distribution center in the Taicang Economic Development Area, Jiangsu, to reinforce its future development in China.

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.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., has just affirmed a decision made by the U.S. International Trade Commission in which China-based Ninestar Technologies was found guilty of infringing Epson's printer cartridge patents.

European electronics manufacturing services firm Elcoteq SE has decided to launch an intense global restructuring plan that will see one of its China facilities close.

The global financial crisis has hit Chinese PC maker Lenovo and it has announced that it will cut approximately 11% of its total global workforce, while the company expects to report a loss for the fiscal quarter that ended December 31, 2008.

While the world economy is heading to the toilet and Chinese manufacturers are preparing to feel the pinch because their overseas buyers will have no cash, Alibaba.com is hoping a new round of international advertising will maintain its growth with helping connect Chinese suppliers with foreign customers.

China RuiTai International a producer and distributor of cellulose ether products in China has announced that its production has increased to normal levels following the lifting of energy usage restrictions imposed by the Chinese government to avoid power outages during the second quarter of 2008.

3Com has appointed Robert Mao as its new global CEO, and he will continue to serve on the company's board of directors.