News Digest: January 16-18, 2016

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 16-18. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• China’s Haier to Buy GE’s (NYSE: GE) Appliance Unit for $5.4 Bln (English article)
• Huawei Says to Launch Notebook PCs in February with Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) (Chinese article)
• Regulator Orders Removal of False Claims Posts on Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Tieba Service (Chinese article)
• Xiaomi Misses Smartphone Sales Target by 10 Pct on China Slowdown (English article)
• JD.com (Nasdaq: JD) Finance Arm Raises 6.65 Bln Yuan, Valued at 46.7 Bln Yuan