Taiwan-based technology manufacturing group Hon Hai Precision will become the general agent for Apple's products on the Chinese mainland and the company will start its large-scale deployment in the mainland market later this year.

An industry alliance consisting of wholesalers, retailers, restaurateurs and other service providers in Hong Kong has signed an agreement on not reducing staff during the global financial crisis.

According to information from the Chinese online home appliances store All3c.com, three Chinese TV makers, Skyworth, TCL, and Changhong, have signed direct supply agreements with the website to sell their products through All3c.com's Internet channel.

The "2007 Survey of the Public's Evaluation of Multinational Companies' Image In China", released by Guangdong Provincial Situation Survey and Research Center, shows that 81.29% of the interviewees believe that multinational companies are discriminating against Chinese employees in China.