News Digest: August 15-17, 2015

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 15-17. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Soros Cuts Stakes in Internet Giants Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) (English article)
• App for Tencent’s (HKEx: 700) Private WeBank Goes Online (Chinese article)
• PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) Launches Oats-Based Dairy Drinks in China (English article)
• TCL (Shenzhen: 000100) to Set Up Financial Holding Company (Chinese article)
• China Eastern (HKEx: 670) to Buy 15 Airbus Jets for $3.6 Bln (English article)
• Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)