News Digest

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

News Digest: February 2-4 报摘:2013年2月2-4日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on February 2-4. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Daimler (Frankfurt: DAIGn) Buys Stake In Chinese Automaker BAIC Motor (English article)
  • Geely (HKEx: 175) Buys Manganese Bronze For 11 Mln British Pounds (English article)
  • Unilever (London: ULVR) Completes Global Skippy Sale Outside of China (Businesswire)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Finds New Ways To Freeze Out Qihoo (NYSE: QIHU) Browser (Chinese article)
  • China Approves HSBC (HKEx: 5) Sale Of Remaining $7.4 Bln Ping An Stake (English article)

News Digest: February 1 报摘:2013年2月1日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on February 1. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Awarding Of 4G Licenses In 2013 A Foregone Conclusions – Source (Chinese article)
  • Huawei CFO Linked To Firm That Offered HP (NYSE: HP) Gear To Iran (English article)
  • China Telecom’s (HKEx: 728) Video Subsidiary Aims for Domestic Listing (English article)
  • LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Provides Update on China Development Bank Financing (PRNewswire)
  • Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Reports Unaudited Q4 And Full Year Financial Results (PRNewswire)

News Digest: January 31 报摘:2013年1月31日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 31. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Ruth’s Chris Steak House (Nasdaq: RUTH) Expands Global Presence to China (Businesswire)
  • EU Requests Huawei, ZTE (HKEx: 763) To Raise Exported Product Prices 29 Pct (English article)

News Digest: January 30 报摘:2013年1月30日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 30. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Chinese Firm Wins Bankrupt A123 Despite US Tech Transfer Fears (English article)
  • Suning.com (Shenzhen: 002024) To Adjust Structure After Chinese New Year (Chinese article)
  • China’s 2012 Group Buy Transaction Value Grows 61 Pct in 2012 (English article)
  • People.cn (Shanghai: 603000) Says 2012 Profit Up More Than 50 Pct (Chinese article)
  • New Oriental (NYSE: EDU) Announces Results For Quarter Ended Nov 30 (PRNewswire)

News Digest: January 29 报摘:2013年1月29日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 29. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Goldman (NYSE: GS) Launches ICBC (HKEx: 1398) Selldown Of About $1 Bln (English article)
  • Ban On Games Consoles May Be Lifted, Suggests Culture Ministry Source (English article)
  • Huawei Enters Global Top 3 For Smartphones, Profitability Low (Chinese article)

News Digest: January 26-28 报摘:2013年1月22-28日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 26-28. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Lenovo (HKEx: 992) Considers Research In Motion (Toronto: RIM) Acquisition – CFO (English article)
  • Volkswagen (Frankfurt: VOWG) Says May Enter Low-Cost Market With China-Built Car (English article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Starts Macro Investment Analysis of 5 Countries (English article)
  • Truck Maker Volvo To Take Minority Stake in Dongfeng Motor (HKEx: 489) (English article)
  • Gome (HKEx: 493) Confirms To Cut 200 Workers From Online Division (Chinese article)

News Digest: January 18 报摘:2013年1月18日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 18. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Sharp (Tokyo: 6753), Lenovo (HKEx: 992) In TV Joint Venture Talks – Report (English article)
  • Suning.com (Shenzhen: 002024) Misses 2012 Sales Target By Big Margin (English article)
  • Group Buying Transaction Volume Reaches 21.4 Bln Yuan in 2012, Up 93 Pct (Chinese article)
  • Iron Man Joins China’s TCL (HKEx: 2618) to Challenge Apple Smartphones (English article)

News Digest: January 17 报摘:2013年1月17日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 17. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba Group Said to Hire Credit Suisse, Goldman (NYSE: GS) for IPO (English article)
  • Tencent (HKEx: 700 Apologizes For Blocking Sensitive Content On WeChat (Chinese article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) President In Taiwan, Promotes TD 3G/4G Integration (Chinese article)
  • China MediaExpress a Fraud, Hong Kong Arbitration Rules (English article)

News Digest: January 16 报摘:2013年1月16日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 16. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba’s Jack Ma To Stand Down As CEO, Move To Chairman Role (English article)
  • Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Hopes To Set Up Beijing R&D Center (Chinese article)
  • Trina (NYSE: TSL) Obtains Rights to Develop 50 MW Solar Project in Gansu (PRNewswire)
  • Wi-Fi + Cellular Models of iPad Mini & 4th Generation iPad Available in China On Friday (Businesswire)
  • BYD (HKEx: 1211) Delivers 500 Electric e6 Police Cars to Shenzhen PSB (Businesswire)

News Digest: January 15 报摘:2013年1月15日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 15. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Xinhua Slams Yum (NYSE: YUM), VW (Frankfurt: VOWG) For Business Practices (English article)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) in Talks to Invest in Kingsoft (HKEx: 3888) – Blogs (English article)
  • Guangzhou Automobile (HKEx: 2238) Looks Outside China For Growth (English article)
  • Suntech (NYSE: STP) Regains Compliance With NYSE Share Price Requirement (PRNewswire)
  • Suning (Shenzhen: 002024) Enters Telecoms in Bid For Virtual Network License (Chinese article)

News Digest: January 12-14 报摘:2013年1月12-14日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 12-14. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Sina (Nasdaq: SINA), Netease Youdao Partner on Microblog Translation (English article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Says Apple’s CEO Cook Discussed Cooperation Issues (Chinese article)
  • Citic Telecom (HKEx: 1883) Buys 79 Pct of Macau Phone Operator (English article)
  • Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) Announces Changyou (Nasdaq: CYOU) Mgmt Changes (PRNewswire)
  • Robin Li Takes Direct Oversight of Baidu’s (Nasdaq: BIDU) Mobile Division (Chinese article)