The Guangdong Provincial Labor and Social Insurance Department says that they have begun an investigation on the illegal use of workers by foreign fast food giants McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut.

M.A.C. AIDS Fund has announced a RMB1 million donation to UNICEF-China in support of the "Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS" global campaign, launched last year by the Chinese government.

HP has set a goal to reduce its global energy use by 20% by 2010.

With the popularization of computers, complaints on the after-sales service of computers are on the rise in China.

Origin Agritech plans to construct a new hybrid seed production facility in the suburbs of Beijing.

The World Bank has approved a US$128 million loan and a US$10 million grant from the Global Environment Fund to China to help finance the Guangdong Pearl River Delta Urban Environment Project.

Chinese home appliance manufacturer Changhong has announced in Beijing the launch of the 2007 China Green Manufacturing Enterprise Manifesto.