News Digest: June 6, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on June 6. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• China Probes Baidu, Youku Tudou (NYSE: YOKU) Over Violent Shows -Xinhua (English article)
• SASAC Requires Telcos To Sharply Reduce Marketing Expenses – Reports (English article)
• Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL), Microsoft Targets Of Chinese Media In US Spat (English article)
• Alibaba Buys 50 Pct Of Evergrande Soccer Club For 1.2 Bln Yuan (Chinese article)
• Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) In Education Investments To Develop Future China Leaders (Businesswire)