News Digest

Follow the last news about technology, media and telecoms companies in China.

News Digest: November 5, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on November 5. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Announces September Quarter 2014 Results (Businesswire)
  • Nissan (Tokyo: 7201) Cuts Global Sales Outlook On China Slowdown (English article)
  • China’s PICC P&C (HKEx: 2328) Plans To Raise $1.2 Bln In Rights Offer (English article)
  • Qatar Investment Authority, Citic Group Set Up $10 Bln Investment Fund (Chinese article)
  • Former Sina (Nasdaq: SINA) Exec Chen Tong Joins Xiaomi Content Team (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: November 4, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on November 4. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Xiaomi Said To Seek Funding At Valuation Of About $50 Bln (English article)
  • Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) Reports Q3 Results, Changes at Changyou (Nasdaq: CYOU) (PRNewswire)
  • Lenovo (HKEx: 992) Set To Move Motorola Production To Wuhan (Chinese article)
  • E-cars: Market In Seach Of A Jolt (English article)
  • VNOs To Offer 4G After China Telecom, Unicom Get FDD-LTE Licenses (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: November 1-3, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on November 1-3. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Qatar Sells Down AgBank (HKEx: 1288) Stake To 17 Pct Of H-Shares From 22.5 Pct (HKEx announcement)
  • SouFun (NYSE: SFUN) Signs Investment, JV Agreements With Topspur (PRNewswire)
  • Xiaomi Poaches Spotify’s Donovan Sung To Lead Int’l Product Development (English article)
  • Tencent (HKEx: 700), Konka (Shenzhen: 000016) Partner on TV Gaming (English article)
  • Danone Bolsters China Presence With $550 Mln Yashili (HKEx: 1230) Milk Deal (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October 31, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 31. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), JD.com (Nasdaq: JD) Tussle Over “Singles Day” Trademark (Chinese article)
  • Virtual Network Operators Begin Offering 4G Mobile Service (Chinese article)
  • Lenovo (HKEx: 992) Closes Motorola Mobility Purchase From Google (HKEx announcement)
  • Hilton (NYSE: HLT) In Deal For Major Expansion of Hampton Hotels In China (Businesswire)
  • Bank Of China (HKEx: 3988) Announces Q3 Results (HKEx announcement)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October, 30, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 30. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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News Digest: October 29, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 29. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba’s (NYSE: AAPL) Ma Meets Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) Cook, Talk Cooperation (Chinese article)
  • Xiaomi Becomes World’s Third Largest Smartphone Maker In Q3 – iSuppli (Chinese article)
  • Shanda Games (Nasdaq: GAME) Announces Resignation Of CEO (PRNewswire)
  • Qihoo (NYSE: QIHU), Enlight Media To Launch Premium Video Site – Source (English article)
  • China Telecom (HKEx: 728) Announces Q3 Results (HKEx announcement)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October 28, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 28. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Smartisan Cuts Prices By 1,000 Yuan, Smartphones To Start At 1,980 Yuan (Chinese article)
  • China Telecom (HKEx: 728) 4G Coverage To Reach 100 Cities By Next Year (Chinese article)
  • ZTE (HKEx: 763) Mobile Devices Q3 2014 Revenue Up by 40 Pct Year-on-Year (Businesswire)
  • Mobile SNS App ‘Blink’ Completes $20 Mln Series A Funding (English article)
  • Youku (NYSE: YOKU) Looks To US For Videos To Stream To Chinese Users (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October 25-27, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 25-27. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Partner on Fetion – Source (English article)
  • HP (NYSE: HPQ) Said To Seek Buyer For Majority Stake Of Chinese H3C Unit (English article)
  • 9 Air Gets Flight Permission, Becomes China’s Newest Budget Airline (Chinese article)
  • MIIT Vice Minister Meets With Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) President Aberle (Chinese article)
  • Users For Alibaba’s (NYSE: BABA) Yu’ebao Rise 20 Pct In Q3 To 149 Mln (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October 24, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 24. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • 30 Pct Of Traditional Retail Stores To Close In Future – Suning VP (Chinese article)
  • Facebook’s (Nasdaq: FB) Zuckerberg Says To Start Hiring In China Next Year (Chinese article)
  • ZTE (HKEx: 763) Announces Q3 Results (HKEx announcement)
  • Alibaba’s (NYSE: BABA) Jack Ma Meets With Hollywood Execs, Seeks Content (Chinese article)
  • Xiaomi Passes Samsung (Seoul: 005930) In Q3 China Smartphone Sales – iSuppli (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October 23, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 24. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Facebook’s (Nasdaq: FB) Zuckerberg Visits Tsinghua University On China Trip (Chinese article)
  • Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Cook Visits Zhengzhou Foxconn Factory On China Trip (Chinese article)
  • Xiaomi Aims To Manufacture Smartphones In India (Chinese article)
  • Boeing (NYSE: BA) And Chinese Partner To Make Jet Fuel From ‘Gutter Oil’ (English article)
  • Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Invests In Israeli Carmel Ventures Fund (Chinese article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

News Digest: October 22, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 22. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China-Backed Hackers Target Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) iCloud Users: Blog (English article)
  • Renren (NYSE: RENN) To Sell 56.com To Sohu (Nasdaq: SOHU) – Source (English article)
  • Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) Invests $28 Mln In 5 China Tech Companies (Chinese article)
  • TAL Education (NYSE: XRS) Announces Q2 Results, Management Changes (PRNewswire)
  • LDK Files Bankruptcy In US Court On China Solar Glut (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q3 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)