China News Digest: April 16-18, 2016

The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on April 16-18. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Tencent (HKEx: 700) Said in Talks for Syndicated Loan Up to $2 Bln (English article)
• Alipay, Huawei Join in Fingerprint Verification Mobile Payments (Chinese article)
• JD.com (Nasdaq: JD) in $200 Mln Merger With Take-Out Dining Platform Dada (English article)
• Consortium Submits Preliminary Proposal to Acquire Autohome (NYSE: ATHM) (English article)
• China’s Jan-Mar 2016 Online Retail GMV Up 28 Pct YoY (English article)
• Latest calendar for Q1 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)