Having entered the Chinese mainland market for over ten years, the Hong Kong skin care and health retail chain Watsons announced that the number of its stores in mainland China has reached 1,000, and it expects to have 3,000 stores in the marketplace by 2016.

Shanghai-based e-commerce company Lenian.cn has gained a CNY20 million infusion from an investment management company in Hangzhou, China.

Traditional Chinese medicine provider Tongrentang opened a new branch in the United Arab Emirates.

Chinese supermarket operator Lianhua has formed a partnership with Japan's Growell Group and Shanghai-based Meiribuy to create a three-way cosmeceutical joint venture.

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Company Ltd has announced that it will make additional investments in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shanghai Pharmaceutical Distribution Company Ltd.; and it will establish two new wholly-owned subsidiaries to create a nationwide pharmaceutical distribution network.

Chinese B2C e-commerce website 360buy.com has reportedly invested in Beijing Haoyaoshi Pharmacy Chain Company, a subsidiary of Jointown Pharmaceutical Group Company Ltd.