Hewlett-Packard Co is recalling more than 15,000 laptop batteries in China because HP and Compaq laptops sold between August 2007 and March 2008 could catch fire due to battery overheating, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision on its Website.

HP, the world's No. 1 personal computer maker, announced earlier it recalled about 35,000 batteries in Asia Pacific. For more details, Chinese users can access HP's Website www.hp.com/support/batteryreplacement or call the free hotline 400-610-3888.

(Shanghai Daily May 27, 2009)