China News Digest: June 17, 2016

The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on June 17. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) Rejects Investment Proposal From CEO, Seeks Other Options (PRNewswire)
• Japan’s Rakuten (Tokyo: 4755), NetEase (Nasdaq: NTES) in E-Commerce Tie-Up (Chinese article)
• 21Vianet (Nasda: VNET) Announces Addition To Board, Gets $388 Mln Investment (GlobeNewswire)
• China Life (HKEx: 2628) to Challenge Yunfeng in Bidding for iKang (Nasdaq: KANG) (Chinese article)

• Berlin Approves Midea (Shenzhen: 000333) Bid for Kuka (Frankfurt: KU2) (English article)