News Digest

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

News Digest: January 7, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 7. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • WhiteWave Foods (NYSE: WWAV) To Form JV With Mengniu (HKEx: 2319) (Businesswire)
  • Unicom (HKEx: 762) Vice President Li Gang Resigns To Join VNO Licensee (Chinese article)
  • LightInTheBox (NYSE: LITB) Acquires Ador Inc (Businesswire)
  • ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) Panels Power 420MW Solar Project in Japan (PRNewswire)
  • Tencent (HKEx: 700) WeChat Adds Didi Dache Taxi Booking (English article)

News Digest: January 3, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 3. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Ren Zhengfei: Huawei To Gradually Abandon Centralized Management Structure (Chinese article)
  • ZTE (HKEx: 763) Announces Organizational Changes (Businesswire)
  • SolarWorld (Frankfurt: SWV) Petitions US To Close Loophole In China Anti-Dumping Tariffs (Businesswire)
  • Alibaba’s Yu’E Bao Reaches 185.3 Bln Yuan, Gives Yields Of 1.79 Bln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Yingli (NYSE: YGE) Announces Joint Venture with Datong Coal Mine Group (PRNewswire)

News Digest: December 31, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 31. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Removes All Pirated Material From Yingyin Video Platform (Chinese article)
  • Trina (NYSE: TSL) Signs Framework Agreement For 1GW Solar Project in Xinjiang (PRNewswire)
  • Vanke (Shenzhen: 000002) CEO, Fearing Changes In Real Estate, Learns From Alibaba, Tencent (Chinese article)
  • Kingsoft (HKEx: 3888) Inks Partnerships with Tencent (HKEx: 700), Xiaomi (English article)
  • China Postal Express Withdraws Application For Domestic IPO (Chinese article)

News Digest: December 27, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 27. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • MIIT Issues First Batch of Virtual Network Operator (VNO) Licenses (Chinese article)
  • Didi Dache Wins $100 Mln Funding from Tencent (HKEx: 700), Citic – Source (English article)
  • Japan Car Makers Brace For China Backlash To Shrine Visit (English article)
  • China’s Zoomlion (HKEx: 1157) Acquires German Dry Mortar Producer
  • US IPO Window To Reopen foF Chinese Companies in 2014: Report (English article)

News Digest: December 21-23

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 21-23. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China Mobile To Launch iPhone On 4G & 3G Networks on January 17 (PRNewswire)
  • Everbright Bank (HKEx: 6818) Slides In HK debut Amid China Cash Crunch Fears (English article)
  • Alibaba Slashes Cloud Computing Prices Up to 50 Pct (English article)
  • Cofco Becomes Second Largest Stakeholder In Spirits Maker Guizhou Xijiu (Chinese article)
  • Linktone (Nasdaq: LTON) To Reduce Costs Through Voluntary Delisting (PRNewswire)
  • Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Leads Over $100 Mln Investment In eHi Auto Services (PRNewswire)

News Digest: December 20, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 20. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Hershey (NYSE: HSY) To Buy Majority Of Shanghai Golden Monkey Food Co (Businesswire)
  • AsiaInfo-Linkage (Nasdaq: ASIA) Stockholders Approve of Merger Agreement (PRNewswire)
  • Alibaba, Wanda Group Team Up On Movie Ticket Payments On Alipay (Chinese article)
  • Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Invests in Online Car Rental Firm Yongche (English article)
  • Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) Starts Offering Cars In China With No Chinese Name (English article)

News Digest: December 19, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 19. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) Cloud Services Challenges Alibaba, Microsoft, IBM (Chinese article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Submits List of 17 Potential VNO Partners (Chinese article)
  • China Luxury Products Enter Winter, Watches See Biggest Impact (Chinese article)
  • India Court Grants Injunction Against ZTE (HKEx: 763) In Vringo Patent Case (English article)
  • Saab Bets On Electric Cars And China For Revival (English article)

News Digest: December 18, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 18. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) Cloud Web Services Enters China In New Tie-Up (Chinese article)
  • Baidu’s (Nasdaq: BIDU): iQiyi Prepares 2014 IPO – Banking Source (English article)
  • Chief Accountant Wen Qingshan Assists in PetroChina (HKEx: 857) Probe (Chinese article)
  • Huawei Spins off Honor, As Youthful Smartphone Brand (English article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Signs Up 90 Mln Users For Revamped Fetion (Chinese article)

News Digest: December 17, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 17. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Renault (Paris: RENA) Signs $1.3 Bln JV Deal with Dongfeng (HKEx: 489) (English article)
  • Geely (HKEx: 175), BNP (Paris: BNP) Form Vehicle Finance JV (HKEx announcement)
  • Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Joins Hands With Donghai Securities (Chinese article)
  • Huijin Buys More Shares In ICBC (HKEx: 1398) (HKEx announcement)
  • LightInTheBox (NYSE: LITB) Announces Share Repurchase Program (PRNewswire)

News Digest: December 14-16, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 14-16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Tesla (Nasdaq: TSLA) Launches China Website, Sets Deposits At 250,000 Yuan (Chinese article)
  • EU To Probe Chinese Nuclear Power Investments In Britain – Report (Chinese article)
  • China Unicom (HKEx: 762) To Focus On FDD-LTE Network (English article)
  • Alibaba Accuses Tencent’s (HKEx: 700) WeChat of IPR Infringement (English article)
  • Mindray Medical (NYSE: MR) Responds To Short Seller Accounting Fraud Report (PRNewswire)

News Digest: December 13, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on December 13. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Peugeot Takes Writedown, Gets GM’s Backing For Dongfeng (HKEx: 489) Deal (English article)
  • Canadian Solar (Nasdaq: CSIQ) In 100MW Supply Deal With Zhenfa New Energy (PRNewswire)
  • E-House (NYSE: EJ) Prices Offering of $135 Mln Convertible Senior Notes (PRNewswire)
  • China Telecom (HKEx: 728) to Launch Large Scale 4G Trials in 40 Cities – Source (English article)
  • China Has Evidence On Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Price Fixing – NDRC (English article)