An online transaction security information website, 365anfang.com, has been formally launched in China.

Chinese online auction website Taobao.com has formally launched a public welfare channel and a public welfare fund account.

Sun Danyong, a 25-year old employee in Shenzhen of Foxconn, the manufacturer for Apple's iPhone, has committed suicide reportedly over mistreatment he received after a iPhone prototype was lost.

Just in time for World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, the China Consumers Association has published ten measures to protect Chinese consumers' rights, focusing on seven major industries including retail, food, and hospitality.

Just days after Chinese Internet travel website Ctrip.com proudly released its corporate social responsibility report for 2008, and days before the frenetic week-long Chinese Lunar New Year travel season begins, a Chinese consumer has made a big splash in local media with his complaint that Ctrip.com is selling dubious air insurance policies online.

To help in the fight against global warming and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Ctrip.com has announced that it has launched a carbon offset program in China.

Chinese search engine Baidu has officially announced that it has committed to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact to boost its daily management on corporate social responsibility.