(Yicai Global) Aug. 24 -- Chinese home furnishing retailer Chengdu Fusen Noble-House Industrial and Japanese electronics giant Panasonic recently signed an agreement to work together to promote the construction of smart homes, the Securities Times reported today.

Fusen Noble-House shares [SHE:002818] closed up 1.22 percent at CNY16.54 at lunch. Osaka-based Panasonic’s stock [TYO:6752] was down 0.59 percent at JPY943 (USD8.91).

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