News Digest: January 5, 2012

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 5. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ China Telecom (HKEx: 728) May Expand to France, Germany Following U.K. (English article)

◙ Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) iPhone 4S Arrives in China on January 13 (Businesswire)

◙ PetroChina (HKEx: 857) Announces Formation of Insurance Joint Venture (HK Stock Exchange)

◙ Spreadtrum (Nasdaq: SPRD) Makes 1GHz Low-Cost Platforms for TD-SCDMA & EDGE/WiFi (PRNewswire)

◙ Nokia (Helsinki: NOK1V) Says to Move Asia-Pacific President to Beijing From Singapore (Chinese article)