News Digest: January 19, 2012

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on January 19. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ China Said to Let Biggest Banks Boost Lending This Quarter to Spur Growth (English article)

◙ American Express (NYSE: AXP) Partners with Chinese Mobile Top-Up Provider Lianlian (Businesswire)

◙ CNOOC (HKEx: 883) Announces Its 2012 Business Strategy and Development Plan (PRNewswire)

◙ China Accounts for 32% of Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) Revenue (English article)

◙ Alibaba, Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) Talks Advance, Buyout Possible By Mid-Feb – Report (Chinese article)