According to information from Chinese Internet auction website Taobao.com, the website is currently cooperating with local commerce departments around China to fight sales of fake and shoddy products, and users who are found selling fake products in their online shops on Taobao.com will have their accounts permanently disabled.

The Chinese electronics retailer Gome Electrical Appliance reports that Huang Guangyu has resigned his positions as director and chairman of the board of directors of Gome and is replaced by Gome's current executive president Chen Xiao.

Chinese Internet payment platform Yeepay.com says starting at 16:20 on January 14, 2009, the company's official website experienced large-scale hacker attacks.

Chinese electric appliances retailer Gome has published a notice stating the company has appointed its president Chen Xiao as acting chairman.