Ajisen (China) Holdings Limited, the noodle restaurant chain, has announced that it has launched a high-end restaurant brand named Wakayama in Hong Kong.

Carpenter Tan, the Chinese maker, distributor, and retailer of small wooden products, has opened a craftsmanship hall in Nanbin Road, Chongqing.

One of China's leading women's shoe brands, Daphne, has established a partnership with the Taiwanese shoe maker Pou Chen Group to jointly develop the Chinese mainland and the global high-end women's shoe market.

Chinese electronics retailer Suning Appliance Company Limited has announced plans to invest HKD215 million to acquire the businesses and assets of Citicall Retail Management Limited, an electronics retailer in Hong Kong.

Carpenter Tan Holdings Limited, the Chinese maker, distributor, and retailer of small wooden products, has been listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Chinese sports supplies brand Lining has said that it will open its first store outside the Asia region in the United States in January 2010.