News Digest: March 3, 2015

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on March 3. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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• 58.com (NYSE: WUBA) Buys Real Estate Sales Site Anjuke For $267 Mln (Chinese article)
• Britain’s Marks & Spencer (London: MKS) To Close 5 Shanghai Stores (English article)
• Home Furnishings and Decoration E-tailer Jia.com Wins $160 Mln Series D Funding (English article)
• New China Life Ends Plan For Strategic Stake Sale To Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) (Chinese article)
• 38 Online Lottery Ticket Sellers Suspend Sales, No Word On Resumption (Chinese article)
• Latest calendar for Q4 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)