News Digest: July 8, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on July 8. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• 3 Telcos Ordered To Reduce Spending By 40 Bln Yuan In 3 Years (Chinese article)
• China Signs Deal To Purchase 123 Airbus Helicopters (English article)
• China Ousts Foreign Servers for Local Brand, People’s Daily Says (English article)
• Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) Invests USD 8-Digit Figure In Universal Education (English article)
• Ford (NYSE: F) China H1 Sales Accelerate Past Half-Million Mark, Up 35 Pct Y/Y (Businesswire)