China's mobile phone giant Bird has reached an agreement with Germany's Siemens Mobile to tap both domestic and overseas markets.

Siemens will make use of Bird's sales network in China, while Bird will take advantage of Siemens' technical strengths to develop its own phones.

Siemens will invest more than US$12 million by the end of next year to improve Bird's 30 thousand outlets and Siemens-made phones for sale.

The two companies will also coordinate their post-sale service.

(CRI.com July 7, 2004)