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.

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.

Investigations made by 34 Chinese environmental groups indicate that suppliers of some internationally known IT companies are discharging heavy metal pollutants in China.

A group of 29 foreign-funded companies from Wuhan have jointly signed a proposal on corporate social responsibility commitment.

A letter of intent has been signed between the Yandu District in Yancheng, Jiangsu, and the China Electronics Enterprises Association department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on the building of an environmentally-friendly electronic park in Yandu.

HP and Foxconn have announced that they will expand the recycling of e-waste in China.

News from Xi'an Municipal Education Bureau is that Xi'an will set up four vocational education groups which will be engaged in rail transportation, software service outsourcing, animated cartoons and tourism, in an effort to improve employment opportunities for students.