Although Apple swept the North American and European markets as the leading smartphone brand, the company ranked seventh by market share in China during the first six months of this year, behind Samsung Electronics and many domestic manufacturers.
The Chinese telecommunications and network solution firm ZTE is set to partner with the United Arab Emirate telecommunication service provider, Etisalat, to provide network transformation.
Groundbreaking on the new $7 billion Samsung Electronics NAND flash memory plant Xi'an heralded western China's biggest foreign investment and Samsung's largest in the country.
Samsung Electronics, the world's No 1 smartphone maker, launched on Wednesday its latest Galaxy device as part of efforts to better compete with Apple's newly released iPhone 5.
Models pose with HTC's J cell phone on Sept 11 at a news conference. The HTC J moedl is set to launch the market on Sept 13.
Sony will win China's smartphone market if it focuses on the right products, is quick to respond to market demand and is speedier in innovation.
Nokia Corp, once king of the world's mobile phone industry, has been forced to make exhaustive efforts to win back customers.
Mobile phone maker Nokia Corp set up its Experience & Innovation Center in Beijing on Tuesday, to help 30 Chinese start-ups become listed in three to five years.
Apple Inc has asked a federal court in a separate case to find that four additional Samsung products.
ZTE Corp, the world's fourth-largest mobile phone manufacturer, aims to increase the number of smartphones it produces this year to 35 million.
ZTE Corp, China's second-largest maker of phone equipment, will sell its first fourth-generation handset through China Mobile Ltd's Hong Kong unit.
The release of Xiaomi Corp's new smartphone is set to beef up the Chinese brand's muscle to challenge global brands such as Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co.