"The establishment of the supervision department shows the close attention paid by the government to information and technology security in the banking industry and their determination to strengthen professional management."

Shang Fulin, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, saying that the new information and technology supervision department will foster stable development of the banking industry.

"People want lighter, thinner and faster laptops, and in the future, laptops will have more touch, talk and gesture functions to suit customer needs."

Dilip Bhatia, vice-president of Lenovo Group and general manager of the Lenovo global business department, saying that smartphones and tablet PCs are affecting the laptop market.

"The bigger the pool, the shallower the water."

Wang Jianhui, chief economist with Southwest Securities Co Ltd, saying that the intensive issuing of new shares in China's stock market recently has dragged down the market.

(China Daily 08/10/2012 page14)