APPLE on Saturday opened a second store in north China’s Tianjin Municipality as it speeds up expansion in the country.

    So far this year, Apple has opened seven new stores in China. The new store in Tianjin is the 35th in the Greater China region.

    China is important to Apple and stores here are the busiest in the world, said an Apple manager.

    More than 500 Apple fans queued in front of the new store at the Tianjin Hang Lung Plaza before the store opened Saturday morning.

    Apple’s first store in Tianjin has hosted more than 2 million customers since its opening in February last year.

    China is Apple’s second-biggest market after the United States.

    The U.S. electronics maker has set a target of running 40 stores in the Greater China region by the mid of this year.(Xinhua)