News Digest

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 18. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Week’s lone IPO, China’s Tudou (Nasdaq: TUDO), tumbles in debut (English article)

◙ Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Reports Q2 Financial Results (PRNewswire)

◙ E-House (NYSE: EJ) Reports Q2 Results (PRNewswire)

◙ Tencent (HKEx: 700) to Invest in Youku (NYSE: YOKU) – Source (English article)

◙ Fashion B2C Xiu.com Secures USD 100 Mln Second-Round (English article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 17. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ IPO Values Chinese Site Tudou at $3.2bn (English article)

◙ Dangdang (NYSE: DANG) Announces Q2 2011 Results (PRNewswire)

◙ Nokia (Helsinki: NOK1V) China Sales Down 18.4 Pct Q/Q in Q2 – ABI Research (Businesswire)

◙ 7 Days Group (NYSE: SVN) Announces 2011 Q2 Financial Results (PRNewswire)

◙ Hilton Huanying Launches Today In 13 Countries (Businesswire)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Bright Food Agrees to Buy Majority Stake in Australia’s Manassen (English article)

◙ ReneSola’s (NYSE: SOL) Board of Directors Agrees to Implement Shareholder Rights Plan (PRNewswire)

◙ HiSoft (Nasdaq: HSFT) Reports Record Q2 Results, Raises Full Year Guidance (PRNewswire)

◙ China Lodging Group (Nasdaq: HTHT) Reports Q2 Results (PRNewswire)

◙ Huawei says H1 sales up 11 pct (English article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 13-15. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Youku, LeTV In Talks to Acquire Tudou – Sources (Youku article; LeTV article)

◙ TCL (Shenzhen: 000100) H1 Net Profit Up 242 Pct (English article)

◙ New China Life Insurance Said to Plan $4 Billion IPO as Early as October (English article)

◙ Shanda Games (Nasdaq: GAME) to Report Q2 Results on August 24 (PRNewswire)

◙ Huawei Plans U.K. Smartphone Debut in Battle With Android Handset Makers (English article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 12. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ 22 More Fake Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Stores Crop Up in Kunming (Chinese article)

◙ Alibaba.com (HKEx: 1688) Profit Grew 28 Pct in Q2 (Businesswire)

◙ SouFun (NYSE: SFUN) Announces Q2 and H1 Results and Other Matters (Businesswire)

◙ Renren (NYSE: RENN) Announces Unaudited Q2 Financial Results (PRNewswire)

◙ China Mobile’s (HKEx: 941) iPhone Users Top Unicom’s (HKEx: 762) in Beijing (Chinese article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 11. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Baidu （Nasdaq: BIDU) May Acquire Tudou (English article; Chinese article)

◙ ZTE (HKEx: 000063) Announces 1H 2011 Preliminary Earnings Report (Businesswire)

◙ Ford (NYSE: F) Feeling Price Pressure in China (English article)

◙ Tencent (HKEx: 700) warns of more margin pressure as costs build (English article)

◙ SMIC (HKEx: 918; NYSE: SMI) Q2 Profit Drops 6 Pct to $350 Mln (Chinese article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 9. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ NDRC Approves AU Optronics (Taipei: 2409) Kunshan 8.5G LCD Project (English article)

◙ Unicom (HKEx: 762) Audit Storm Not Finished Yet, More Problems May Linger (Chinese article)

◙ China Vanke’s (Shenzhen: 000002) H1 Profit Rises 5.9% on Home Sales in Smaller Cities (English article)

◙ Youku.com Announces Unaudited Q2 Results (PRNewswire)

◙ Giant Interactive (NYSE: GA) Announces Q2 Results (PRNewswire)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 3. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Haier Electronics (HKEx: 1169) Issues HK$1 Bln In Convertible Bonds to Carlyle (Chinese article)

◙ Ctrip Reports Q2 Financial Results (PRNewswire)

◙ SouFun (NYSE: SFUN) Declares Cash Dividends to Shareholders (Businesswire)

◙ Trina Solar (NYSE: TSL) Updates Q2 Guidance (PRNewswire)

◙ China Mobile (HKEx: 941) and Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Offer Wi-Fi Roaming (Chinese article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 2. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) Reports Q2 Unaudited Financial Results (PRNewswire)

◙ Huawei Appoints Global Cyber Security Officer (English article)

◙ Lenovo’s ThinkPad Tablet PC US Debut Set for Aug 23, Priced at $479.99 (Chinese article)

◙ Canadian Solar Expands into India With 33 MW Sale to Cirus Solar(PRNewswire)

◙ Alibaba.com (HKEx: 1688) Rises After Parent Alipay Settlement With Yahoo, Softbank (English article)

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on July 29. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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◙ MIIT Announces June 2011 Telecom Statistics (English article)

◙ Baidu Settles With Music Labels as Unauthorized Downloads Become a ‘Pain’ (English article)

◙ ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) to Report Q2 Results on August 9 (PRNewswire)

◙ Alibaba Cloud Computing Unveils Mobile Cloud Operating System (Businesswire)