News Digest: August 1, 2013

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 1. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Alibaba On Cusp Of PPTV Stake Acqusition (Chinese article)
• Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Announces Pricing of $1 Bln Notes Offering (PRNewswire)
• Telstra (Sydney: TLS) To Acquire Pacific Online (HKEx: 543) – Sources (English article)
• Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Reports Q2 Financial Results (PRNewswire)
• Xiaomi Announces Hongmi Low-End Smartphone, To Sell For 799 Yuan (Chinese article)
• Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)