TNT's Koorstra predicts that as postal operations are opened up, China's mail will double in volume each year, primarily as a result of an increase in direct mail....

The company's public relations personnel have been dismissed; a high-level source in DBTEL confirmed that the company was cutting its 2.5G and 3G mobile phone operations. Asus, on the other hand, has applied for a mobile phone license on the mainland....

Unlike the housing markets in Beijing and Shanghai, which saw prices fall after last year's economic controls were implemented, Guangzhou's housing market continued to rise, with prices up 10%....

The trade association for China's audio-visual sector released its annual report on the state of the industry recently. While the conventional A/V market has declined and overcapacity is a pressing problem, there is a bright spot in the market for car audio equipment.