Chinese B2B e-commerce group Alibaba has announced plans to launch a CNY3 billion housing loan scheme for its employees and a CNY500 million education fund to solve the preschool and primary education problems of children of its employees.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has recently issued opinions on regulating the marketing activities of telecom operators on university campuses.

U.S.-based St. Jude Medical Inc. has opened a new facility in Beijing to provide physicians throughout China with practical experiences to improve the quality of therapy delivery and help enhance patient outcomes.

U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy Group has signed an agreement with China Chain Store & Franchise Association in Nanjing to set up an education fund in China.

U.S.-based Starbucks Coffee Company signed memorandum of understanding deals in China to assist local farmers to develop better sustainability practices.

According Lenovo's senior vice president, Chen Shaopeng, the Chinese electronics group plans to spend 1% of its annual net profit on global social investment.

China's Ministry of Education says that the networks of all China's schools shall be subject to monitoring and education departments at each level shall conduct regular checkups on these networks and guide the schools in installing green online filtering software to remove bad information.