News Digest

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

News Digest: May 14, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 14. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Hong Kong SFC Investigates Alibaba-ChinaVision (HKEx: 1060) Deal – Source (English article)
  • CCTV: WeChat Public Accounts Becoming Hotbed For Rumors, Fake Ads (Chinese article)
  • Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) To Buy Online Advertising Technology Firm MediaV (Chinese article)
  • Bank Of China (HKEx: 3988) Plans To Raise Up To $16 Bln In Capital (English article)
  • JD.com Begins Road Show, Points Out 3 Advantages (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 13, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 13. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • MIIT to Issue FDD-LTE Licenses on May 17 – Source (English article)
  • Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) Said To Take Steps To Open A China Sales Office (English article)
  • Home Inns (Nasdaq: HMIN) Reports Q1 Financial Results (PRNewswire)
  • Hunan Satellite TV, CCTV Fight Back Against Online Video Sites (Chinese article)
  • Return Rate For Alibaba’s Yu’ebao Falls Below 5 Pct (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 10-12, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 10-12. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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News Digest: May 9, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 9. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Cheetah Mobile (NYSE: CMCM) Gains in Trading Debut After $168 Million IPO (English article)
  • AgBank (HKEx: 1288) Plans to Raise $12.8 Bln In Capital (English article)
  • Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Says In Talks For Phone Recycling Program In China (Chinese article)
  • TCL (HKEx: 2618) Says Smartphone Sales Tripled To 8.83 Mln Units In Jan-April (Chinese article)
  • Yingli (NYSE: YGE) To Supply 30 MW PV Modules to Turkey’s Tekno Ray Solar (PRNewswire)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 8, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 8. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Reports Unaudited Q1 Financial Results (PRNewswire)
  • Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) Announces Selective Preliminary Q1 Results (PRNewswire)
  • Youku Tudou (NYSE: YOKU) To Simultaneously Release New Season Of “24” (Chinese article)
  • Alibaba, ShopRunner Plan To Launch Joint China Service (English article)
  • Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) Search Traffic Share Up Slightly in April – CNZZ (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 7, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 7. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba Files Prospectus For New York IPO (Chinese article)
  • Central Bank To Make Deposit Reserve Requirement For Yu’ebao – Source (Chinese article)
  • Weibo (Nasdaq: WB) Begins Independent Blogger Revenue Sharing (English article)
  • Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Video License Loss Puts NBA Live Broadcasts In Limbo (Chinese article)
  • Autohome (NYSE: ATHM) Announces Unaudited Q1 Results (PRNewswire)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 6, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 6. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Cheetah Mobile Makes Additional IPO Filing, Discloses Q1 Results (Chinese article)
  • Baosteel, Aurizon (Sydney: AZJ) Bid For Aquila In $1.3 Bln Iron Deal (English article)
  • Tencent Buys 11.28 Pct Of NavInfo (Shenzhen: 002405) For 1.1.7 Bln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Dianping Invests in Food Ordering Site Ele.me (English article)
  • YY (Nasdaq: YY) Reports Q1 Unaudited Financial Results (Globe Newswire)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: May 3-5, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on May 3-5. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Announces Preliminary Q1 Results (PRNewswire)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Says In Talks With 2 Rivals For Base Station JV (HKEx announcement)
  • Line, Wandoujia Partner On China Business (English article)
  • Microsoft, BesTV To Release Xbox In China In September, Priced At 4,999 Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Astra, Pfizer (NYSE: PFN) Deal Could Face Chinese Antitrust Hurdle (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

 

News Digest: April 30, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on April 30. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Chinese Pork Giant WH Group Pulls IPO Due To Weak Demand: Sources (English article)
  • ICBC (HKEx: 1398) Says To Buy 75 Pct Of Turkey’s Tekstilbank For $316 Mln (HKEx announcement)
  • Shanghai Disney (NYSE: DIS) Resort Accelerates Resort Expansion (Businesswire)
  • China’s Big 4 Banks’ Q1 Profits Surprise As Reforms Gather Pace (English article)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Conducts Major Clean-up Of P2P Lending Platform (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: April 29, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on April 29. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Youku Tudou (NYSE: YOKU) Announces $1.22 Bln Investment Led by Alibaba (PRNewswire)
  • Tuniu Cuts Fund Raising Target For New York IPO By 20 Pct (Chinese article)
  • LightInTheBox (NYSE: LITB) Announces New CFO, Senior Management Shuffle (PRNewswire)
  • Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Invests $200 Mln In Tongcheng Unit LY.com (PRNewswire)
  • Cheetah Mobile To Sell Up To $50 Mln IPO Shares To Baidu, Kingsoft, Xiaomi (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: April 26-28, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on April 26-28. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China Budget Airline Spring Plans $400m IPO In Shanghai (English article)
  • Cheetah Mobile Announces IPO Price Range, To Raise Up To $200 Mln (Chinese article)
  • Yingli (NYSE: YGE) Announces Pricing Of Offering of 25 Mln ADSs (PRNewswire)
  • Suning (Shenzhen: 002024) To Exhibit Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) Glass In China (English article)
  • Many Return To Work After Yue Yuen (HKEx: 551) Offer In China Strike (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)