Liu Qiangdong, chairman and chief executive officer of the Chinese Internet B2C shopping website 360buy.com, has announced the official launch of a new overseas sales business.

U.S.-based Jaguar Freight Services has opened a new sales office in Shenzhen, marking the company's official entry into mainland China.

German retailer Metro and Shuanghui Logistics, the logistic subsidiary of China's Shuanghui Group, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement, making Shuanghui Logistics the exclusive logistic service provider for Metro's frozen goods.

Logistics company DHL announced the launch of a new direct less-than-container load services from Seattle to Singapore serving as a gateway to 16 destinations in South Asia.

The largest retail drugstore alliance in Hubei has been established and 22 chain medical companies in the province will jointly set up a collective purchasing platform.

Retail giant Wal-Mart has announced plans to adopt radio frequency identification for products supplied by its Chinese suppliers from January 2009.