News Digest: August 19, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on August 19. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Alibaba, China Grand Auto To Set Up Used Car E-commerce Platform – Source (Chinese article)
• Anti-Trust Probe Ends For 12 Automakers, Fines To Total More Than 1 Bln Yuan (Chinese article)
• Jumei (NYSE: JMEI) Reports Unaudited Q2 Financial Results (PRNewswire)
• Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Partners With UN To Tackle E-waste In China (English article)
• Bank Of China (HKEx: 3988) Applies To Issue 60 Bln Yuan In Preferred Shares (HKEx announcement)
• Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)