According to the latest report published by World Luxury Association, in 2010 the total consumption in the Chinese mainland luxury market reached USD10.7 billion, excluding private jets, yachts or luxury cars, making the country the world's second largest consumer of luxury goods following Japan.

Paul-Henri Ferrand, president for the Asia Pacific and Japan regions of Dell, revealed that Dell China's revenue increased by 22% during the first quarter of 2012 fiscal year.

China's Ministry of Commerce has published an emergency notice on the setting up of temporary business sites to meet people's basic needs in Yushu, Qinghai, which was hit by severe earthquakes on April 14, 2010.

The re-construction of four primary schools that were destroyed during the 5.12 Sichuan earthquake in 2008 will be completed by the end of 2008 and one of the major contributors for the re-construction is McDonald's.

In its second quarter financial report the international electronics retailer Best Buy says that it has gained Chinese local government approval to open four new stores in China.

Huiyuan Juice Group said at a press conference in Hong Kong that its net profit had decreased by 7.2% to CNY367.34 million in the first half of 2008.