China News Digest: October 20, 2016

The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on October 20. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• LeEco Launches in US With Phones, TVs and Paid Video Streaming Service (English article)
• Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) Targets 5,000 Stores in Mainland China by 2021 (Businesswire)
• Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), Suning in 1 Bln Yuan E-Commerce JV (Chinese article)
• B2B Wine E-commerce Platform E Jiupi Wins $100 Mln Series C Funding (English article)
• Qunar (Nasdaq: QUNR) Enters Into Definitive Agreement for Going Private (GlobeNewswire)
• Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)