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News Digest, August 14

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All packaged foods on the mainland must carry labels listing their protein, fat, carbohydrate and sodium content and calorie count from January 1 as part of a national drive to promote a balanced diet and head off an explosion in diet-related lifestyle diseases.

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Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying declined to name a company linked to property giant DTZ in which he has a stake, or to say where it operated, but he will transfer the stake to a trust to avoid a conflict of interest.

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Targeted by short sellers, display advertising company Focus Media Holdings is planning to go private, making it the biggest Chinese company to delist from a US stock market. A consortium that includes the company's chief executive and Carlyle Group is offering US$3.49 billion.

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