News Digest: March 1-3, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 1-3. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU), Tencent (HKEx: 700) Plan Video Business Merger – Source (English article)
• JD.com Suffers Data Breach, Says Scale Not Large (Chinese article)
• Gap’s (NYSE: GPS) Old Navy Chain Opens First Store in Mainland China (Businesswire)
• SMIC (HKEx: 981) Sets Up 500 Mln Yuan Investment Fund (HKEx announcement)
• An Independent Suntech (OTC: STPFQ) Sets its Sights On The UK Solar Market (PRNewswire)
• Latest calendar for Q4 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)