iPhone 5 Statistics: China Unicom Receives 100,000 Pre-orders On Day One

It is a blast of an opening for the iPhone 5 in China - China Unicom started taking orders for the new device, and quickly signed up 100,000 new customers (Source)

This is a good sign for Apple's new phone, given concerns around its performance outside the US. International markets are key for Apple, given the competitive products from Samsung in each product range.