News Digest

Follow the last news about technology, media and telecoms companies in China.

News Digest: May 29, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 29. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • UK Fraud Office Probes GSK (London: GSK) After Claims Of Foreign Bribery (English article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Relaunches Own Brand Of Mobile Phones (Chinese article)
  • CCTV Attacks BMW (Frankfurt: BMW) Again On High Prices For Imports (Chinese article)
  • WeChat Adds JD.com (Nasdaq: JD) Shopping Channel (English article)
  • Alibaba To Buy Stake In SingPost (Singapore: SPOST) To Expand In SE Asia (English article)

News Digest: May 28, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 28. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Tencent (HKEx: 700) In Clean-Up Of WeChat “Moments”, Public Accounts (Chinese article)
  • Ford (NYSE: F) Automotive Finance (China) Completes First ABS Transaction in China (Businesswire)
  • Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) Reports Q1 Unaudited Results (PRNewswire)
  • Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) Announces JV With GCL-Poly in China (PRNewswire)
  • China Pushing Banks To Drop IBM (NYSE: IBM) Servers In Hacking Dispute: Report (English article)

News Digest: May 27, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 27. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China’s State-Owned Sector Told To Cut Ties With US Consulting Firms (English article)
  • Yintai CEO Resigns to Join JD.com’s (Nasdaq: JD) Paipai (English article)
  • China State Construction Plans (Shanghai: 601688) $4.8 Bln Preferred Stock Sale (English article)
  • Oriental Pearl, Sony (Tokyo: 6758) to Jointly Release PlayStation in China (English article)
  • Mobile Base Station JV In Q3 Launch, China Telecom (HKEx: 728) To Benefit Most (Chinese article)

News Digest: May 24-26

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 24-26. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • ZTE, Huawei Win Bulk Of China Mobile’s 2nd Batch Of 4G Contracts -Sources (English article)
  • Video Sharing Site Xunlei Files To Raise Up To $100 Mln In New York IPO (Chinese article)
  • SNS Shopping Site Mogujie Lands $100 Mln In New Funding – Source (English article)
  • India Hits US, China With Solar Imports Anti-Dumping Duties (English article)
  • Chinese Carmaker BYD (HKEx: 1211) Offering $400m In New Shares (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 23, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 23. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • JD.com (Nasdaq: JD) Gains In Debut After Larger-Than-Planned IPO (English article)
  • China’s Bright Food To Buy Control Of Israel’s Tnuva To Boost Dairy Sales (English article)
  • Youku Tudou (NYSE: YOKU) Announces Q1 Unaudited Results (PRNewswire)
  • China to Introduce Security Checks on Foreign IT Products (English article)
  • Suning (Shenzhen: 002024), Changhong Sign 3 Year, 26 Bln Yuan Supply Deal (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 22, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 22. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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News Digest: May 21, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 21. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China Bans Use Of Microsoft’s (Nasdaq: MSFT) Windows 8 On Govt Computers (English article)
  • Jack Ma’s Yunfeng Capital Invests in Quanfeng Express – Sources (English article)
  • E-House (NYSE: EJ) Reports Q1 Results (PRNewswire)
  • Shenzhen Company Fined 260 Mln Yuan For Rampant Piracy (Chinese article)
  • Ping An Bank, Deutsche Bank In Dollar Clearing Services Agreement (Businesswire)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 20, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 20. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • JD.com Acquires Russian E-commerce Platform – Source (English article)
  • Carlyle Joins Consortium In Shanda Games (Nasdaq: GAME) Buyout (PRNewswire)
  • Cheesecake Factory (Nasdaq: CAKE) In Agreement To Expand To Asia (Businesswire)
  • New Private Equity Firm Zhongmin Formally Registers, Eyes Solar (Chinese article)
  • Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS), Ctrip, Soufun Plan Small Loan Subsidiaries – Source (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 17-19, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 17-19. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Jumei Int’l (NYSE: JMEI) Rises 10 Percent In NY Trading Debut After IPO (Chinese article)
  • Baidu Opens (Nasdaq: BIDU) Silicon Valley Lab, Appoints Head of Research (PRNewswire)
  • BYD (HKEx: 1211), Bank Of Xi’an Form Car Financing Joint Venture (HKEx announcement)
  • Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) Reports Q1 Results (PRNewswire)
  • GSK (London: GSK) Case A ‘Warning’ To All Foreign Firms In China: Xinhua – English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 16, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Eyes Strategic Stake In China Chipmaker Rockchip (Chinese article)
  • JD.com Launches VNO Service, Includes Free E-commerce Data (Chinese article)
  • Qunar (Nasdaq: QUNR) Reports Q1 Financial Results (Globe Newswire)
  • Dianping Invests 50 Mln Yuan In Food Ordering App ‘Dazuiba’ (English article)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Sues Sogou For Unfair Competition, Seeks 1 Mln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 15, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 15. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Chinese Charge British Former Head Of GSK (London: GSK) China With Bribery (English article)
  • Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS) Reports Unaudited Q1 Financial Results (PRNewswire)
  • TAL Education (NYSE: XRS) Proposes Offer Of $200 Mln Convertible Notes (PRNewswire)
  • Citic Pacific (HKEx: 267) To Raise HK$30 Bln From Temasek, Others (Chinese article)
    Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Mulls Dianping, Meituan Investment (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)