News Digest: August 1, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 1. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Alibaba in Talks To Invest In Snapchat (English article)
• Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU) Announces Offering of $900 Mln Convertible Senior Notes (PRNewswire)
• Mango TV To Acquire Renren’s (NYSE: RENN) 56.com – Source (English article)
• Fosun (HKEx: 656), Shanghai Film Set Up Fund To Invest In Movie Theater Assets (Chinese article)
• New Oriental (NYSE: EDU), Tencent (HKEx: 700) In Online Eduction JV (Chinese article)
• Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)