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China News Digest: Tuesday, August 2, 2016

The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on August 2. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Didi Chuxing Acquires Uber China Operation, Uber Founder to Enter Didi Board (Chinese article)
  • Fantasia (HKEx: 177) to Buy Wanda Commercial Property Management Arm for 2 Bln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Oppo Signs 3G/4G Chip Licensing Deal with Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) (Chinese article)
  • Sohu.com (Nasdaq: SOHU) Reports Q2 Unaudited Financial Results (PRNewswire)
  • Fosun (HKEx: 656) to Buy up to 30 Pct of Portugal’s Biggest Listed Bank (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

BUYOUTS: Wanda’s Offer, eLong’s Exit, Yongle’s Backdoor

Bottom line: Dalian Wanda’s de-listing plan from Hong Kong is likely to succeed, while eLong could re-list in China and become the travel services provider for WeChat following its New York privatization.

Dalian Wanda joins homeward migration

A trio of new headlines are part of the recent homeward migration of offshore-listed Chinese companies, led by a highly anticipated $4.4 billion offer to privatize property giant Dalian Wanda (HKEx: 3699). Also making news is faded online travel agent eLong (Nasdaq: LONG), whose shareholders have just approved a privatization that will soon end its 12-year-old listing in New York. Finally there’s film production house Yongle Film and Television, which would have been a strong New York IPO candidate in a earlier era but is now in the process of making a backdoor listing in Shenzhen. Read Full Post…

China News Digest: May 27, 2016

The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on May 27. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Wanda Commercial (HKEx: 3699) buyout offer delayed by regulator’s queries – sources
  • Lenovo (HKEx: 992) Announces Fiscal Q4, Full Fiscal Year Results (HKEx announcement)
  • Huawei Launches MateBook Notebook PC in China, Starting at 4,988 Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Ruled Guilty of Unfair Competition, to Pay Dianping 3.23 Mln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Telstra’s Autohome (NYSE: ATHM) Sale Faces Cayman Islands Court Action (English article)

News Digest: July 4-6, 2015

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on July 4-6. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Ant Financial Raises 13 Bln Yuan in First Funding, Valued at 180 Bln Yuan (Chinese article)
  • Alibaba-backed (NYSE: BABA) Meizu Sells 8.9 Mln Smartphones in H1, Up 540 Pct (Chinese article)
  • Wanda Commercial Plans 12 Bln Yuan IPO as Stocks Tumble (English article)
  • STMicro (NYSE: STM) Signs $500 Mln Supply Deal With China’s Huawei (English article)
  • China Internet Elder Lee Kai-fu Suffers Cancer Relapse (Chinese article)