Hong Kong Jewry brand Chow Sang Sang Jewellery has announced plans to invest CNY50 million in advertising to establish a new image in the Chinese mainland market.

Chinese electronics and home appliances retailer Gome has signed a five-year strategic cooperation agreement with the Japanese home appliances brand Sanyo and the two parties will implement in-depth cooperation in various areas, including information sharing, product development, marketing, sales management, and after-sales services.

Japan's leading audio-visual brand Pioneer started selling its LCD color TV products in the Chinese market at the end of last month.

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.

According to local media, Yamada Denki, Japan's leading electronics retailer, plans to invest USD100 million to open a flagship store in Shenyang, the provincial capital of Liaoning Province.

Dazhong Electronics has recently released a sales report on its appliances sales during the 2008 Olympic Games and Mao Xiaojun, general manager of Dazhong, said that the company's net profits doubled in the first six months of 2008.