News Digest: July 16-18, 2011

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on July 16-18. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ SMIC (HKEx: 981; NYSE: SMI) Appoints Zhang Wenyi as Chairman, Acting CEO (English article)

◙ Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) Boosts China’s Yunnan Coffee Project with New Partnership (English article)

◙ Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Wins Initial ITC Ruling on HTC (Taipei: 2498) Phone (English article)

◙ Mindray Medical (NYSE: MR) Provides Mid-Year Update on Product Development (PRNewswire)

◙ Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) Picks Locations, Prepares to Open 2 Stores in Chengdu – Source (Chinese article)