News Digest: March 13, 2014

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 13. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• Half Of IBM (NYSE: IBM) Workers Quit At Shenzhen Plant, 20 Fired (Chinese article)
• Tencent (HKEx: 700) In Talks to Purchase Handset Manufacturer – Sources (English article)
• Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS) Prices $550 Mln Convertible Notes, 1.14 Mln ADSs (PRNewswire)
• Coke (NYSE: KU) Worries Over Draft Law On Bottled Water Labeling (Chinese article)
• Home Inns (Nasdaq: HMIN) Reports Q4, Full Year 2013 Results (PRNewswire)
• Latest calendar for Q4 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)