Localized versions of Apple's "Mac 30" mini-site have appeared for Japan, China, and South Korea.

Apple's "Red Friday" one-day promotion is now live in Apple Online Stores across Asia.

Apple is planning on celebrating the Lunar New Year (which, this year, is the Year of the Dragon) with a "special one-day Apple shopping event" on January 6.

In a recent report, application store analytics company Distimo investigated the changing app market, and came up with some interesting findings. Not only are some Western countries losing interest in mobile applications, but China - who only got their own App Store last fall - is now the second largest app market (behind the USA).