News Digest

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

News Digest: March 28, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月28日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 28. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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China Life (HKEx: 2628) Plans to Complete $6 Billion Sub-debt Sale in 2012 (English article)

Apple (Nasdaq: APPL) CEO in China Mission to Clear Up Problems (English article)

Geely (HKEx: 175) Targets to Become China’s Largest Exporter of Cars (English article)

Huawei Willing to Reveal Source Code to Enter Australia Network Bidding (Chinese article)

Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Merges YouA into Leho (English article)

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News Digest: March 27, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月27日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 27. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ Australia Bans China’s Huawei From Working on Internet Network Amid Security Worries (English article)

AsiaInfo-Linkage (Nasdaq: ASIA) Committee to Consider More “Going Private” Proposals (PRNewswire)

Qantas (Sydney: QAN), China Eastern (HKEx: 670) to Set Up HK Budget Airline (English article)

China Auto Accelerates IPO Plan Amid Spending Boom, Annual Losses (Chinese article)

Minsheng (HKEx: 1988) Said to Price Shares at HK$6.79 Each in Offering (English article)

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News Digest: March 24-26, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月24-26日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 24-26. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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Vipshop (Nasdaq: VIPS) Falls 15.38 Pct on Trading Debut (Chinese article)

◙ China’s ZTE (HKEx: 763) to “Curtail” Business in Iran (English article)

360Buy to Go Global (English article)

Camelot Information Systems (NYSE: CIS) Announces Unaudited Q4 and Full-Year Results (PRNewswire)

Ming Yang (NYSE: MY) Announces Preliminary Results for Q4 and Full Year 2011 (PRNewswire)

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News Digest: March 23, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月23日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 23. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Formally Announces Wang Jianzhou’s Retirement As Chairman (Chinese article)

Dangdang (NYSE: DANG) Plans Strategic Pull-back (English article)

China Unicom (HKEx: 762) Announces 2011 Annual Results (HKEx announcement)

Agricultural Bank of China (HKEx: 1288) Announces 2011 Annual Results (HKEx announcement)

◙ China’s Geely (HKEx: 175) Hopes to Get Volvo JV Approval in H1 (English article)

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News Digest: March 22, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月22日

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

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China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Chairman Wang Jianzhou to Retire Tomorrow (Chinese article)

Blizzard (Nasdaq: ATVI), NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES) Renew World of Warcraft License in China (Businesswire)

SMG’s BesTV, Bank of China (HKEx: 3988) Launch TV Banking Service (English article)

Lenovo (HKEx: 992) to Shift Business PC Production to Japan – Report (English article)

Jaguar Land Rover seals JV with China’s Chery (English article)

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News Digest: March 21, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月21日

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

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◙ U.S. Sets Duties as High as 4.73% on China Solar Equipment (English article)

Yahoo, Alibaba Restart High-Level Discussions – Source (Chinese article)

China Telecom (HKEx: 728) Profit up 10.5 Pct on Mobile Growth (English article)

Citigroup (NYSE: C) Sells Pudong Bank Stake, Generates $349 Million (English article)

QVC Forming TV Retailing Joint Venture in China (English article)

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News Digest: March 20, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月20日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 20. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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Google’s (Nasdaq: GOOG) Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) Buy Still Awaits China Approval (Chinese article)

◙ China Increases Fuel Prices for Second Time in Two Months After Crude Gain (English article)

NEC (HKEx: 6701) Releases Smartphone, Tablets in China (English article)

Vancl CFO Resigns, IPO Shelved for at Least 2 Years – Source (Chinese article)

LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK) Revises Q4 Guidance, Announces Q4 Reporting Date, 2012 Outlook (PRNewswire)

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News Digest: March 17-19, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月17-19日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 17-19. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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EBay’s (Nasdaq: EBAY) PayPal Aims to Challenge Alibaba With China Payments (English article)

Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Microblogging Users Ignore Real-Name Requirement (English article)

UBS, StanChart Buy China Cinda Stake Ahead of IPO (English article)

◙ Vietnam Says CNOOC’s (HKEx: 883) South China Sea Bids Violate Territory (English article)

SMIC (HKEx: 981; NYSE: SMI) Secures US$600 Million Syndicated Loan (HKEx announcement)

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News Digest: March 16, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月16日

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

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◙ China’s BoCom (HKEx: 3328) Raises $8.9 Billion in Private Placement (English article)

China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Announces Annual Financial Results (HKEx announcement)

McDonalds (NYSE: MCD), Carrefour (Paris: CA) Targets of China Consumer Campaign (English article)

Perfect World (Nasdaq: PWRD) Announces Q4 and Fiscal Year 2011 Results (PRNewswire)

Phoenix Satellite Television (HKEx: 2008) Announces Annual Financial Results (HKEx announcement)

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News Digest: March 15, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月15日

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

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Tencent (HKEx: 700) Announces Full-Year Results for 2011, Dividend (HKEx announcement)

Vipshop to List on NY Stock Exchange on March 23 – Source (Chinese article)

ICBC (HKEx: 1398) Appears to Back Away From Pakistan-Iran Gas Pipeline (English article)

Spreadtrum (Nasdaq: SPRD), Micromax Partner on Handsets in India, Emergings Mkt (PRNewswire)

Tudou’s (Nasdaq: TUDO) Wang Says Pay Hikes, No Cuts After Youku (NYSE: YOKU) Merger (Chinese article)

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News Digest: March 14, 2012 报摘: 2012年3月14日

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 14. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Weibo Says Real Name Registration Complete for 60% of Users (Chinese article)

◙ Jeremy Lin Said to Be in Talks to Endorse Geely’s (HKEx: 175) Volvo in China (English article)

Lenovo (HKEx: 992), SugarSync Open Cloud Service to Consumers Worldwide (Businesswire)

◙ China’s Cable Broadband Households Reach 6 Mln (English article)

Louvre Hotels Banks on Chinese Partner Jin Jiang (Shanghai: 600754) for Expansion (English article)

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