News Digest: October 25, 2011

The following press releases and media reports about Chinese companies were carried on October 25. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.

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◙ US Watchdog Warns on China Audits (English article)

◙ Alibaba’s Alipay Suffers Mass Withdrawals, Service Outage (English article; Chinese article)

◙ 360Buy’s CEO Hints at Fraying Relations With Alibaba’s Etao Search Engine (Chinese article)

◙ China’s HNA Group Builds $6.3 Billion Warchest for Deals in Europe, U.S. (English article)

◙ China Lodging Group (Nasdaq: HTHT) Announces Management Change (PRNewswire)