China's State Administration for Industry and Commerce has issued four measures to further strengthen market management and regulate how promotions are handled at retail outlets.

Sa Sa International Holdings Limited, a leading cosmetics retailing group in Asia, has announced that the group will formally enter the Beijing market and will open five stores in Beijing before September 2008.

Lianhua Supermarket announced its annual results for the year ending December 31, 2007 with turnover reaching RMB18.09 billion, an increase of 10% over the previous year.

According to Chongqing Economic Commission, the first clothing outlets in western China will be opened in Chongqing in June 2008.