Shanghai Chlor Alkali Chemical Co has agreed to build a chemical plant in Shanghai in a joint venture with BASF of Germany, Huntsman of the US and two Chinese partners, Reuters reported. The... Read more

China imported US$1.314bn-worth of textile machinery in the first half of 2002, a year-onyear rise of nearly 6 per cent. The biggest increases were recorded by weaving machines, up 43 per ce... Read more

Chinese electronic appliance company TCL has acquired Germany's only remaining manufacturer of television sets, Schneider, Xinhua reported. The agency gave no details of the deal, but sa... Read more

Japanese electronics giant Toshiba said it wants to make and sell home appliances in China. The company's target is revenue of US$495m from sales of locally-made refrigerators and washin... Read more

Monitor maker TPV Technology plans to invest US$15m-US$20m to build a new flatscreen monitor manufacturing plant in Fujian province, South China Morning Post said. Construction of the new pl... Read more