Wirtgen China, the Chinese arm of the German-headquartered Wirtgen Group, has been actively supporting the kindergarten in Tiantai Town, Qionglai, Sichuan, which was a victim of the earthquake on May 12, 2008.

Sichuan Baijia Food Company, one of the largest instant noodle manufacturers in China, has filed a lawsuit against OKAI Import Export GmbH with the Munich District Court in Germany, asking the court to cancel OKAI's trademark application of Baijia trademark and return the trademark to Baijia Food.

Dutch electronics giant Royal Philips Electronics is recalling seven million Senseo coffee makers due to a safety defect, but it has yet to make the recall in China.

Beijing No. 1 Secondary Court has ordered three Chinese companies to pay more than CNY21.16 million in compensation to German-based bus manufacturer Neoplan for design patent infringement.

Siemens AG announced that legal proceedings against it arising from allegations of bribery in China and other countries were concluded on the same day in Germany and in the United States, and Siemens will pay total fines and penalties of about EUR1 billion.

The Cowry and Hover models built by Great Wall Motor Company Limited have passed certification by China Environmental Labelling, and obtained "China Environmental Labelling Product Certificate" awarded by the Ministry of Environmental Protection.