Alibaba, Netease Picked in First Batch for US Audit Inspection.

A Deloitte spokeswoman said the firm doesn't comment on clients or on any specific company's matters. Keywords: 10182Z; 1710Z@SW; 3240627Z; 340949Z; 5091Z; BABA; BIDU; JD; NTES; YUMC; ALLTOP; ASIA; ASIATOP; BUSINESS; CHINA; CONS; CONSD; COS; GOV; HAR; HK; INDUSTRIES; INTERNET; MARKETS; NORTHAM; STK; SVC; TEC; TMT; TOP; US; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPAM; WWTOPAS EN 10182Z 1710Z@SW 3240627Z 340949Z 5091Z BABA BIDU JD NTES YUMC ALLTOP ASIA ASIATOP BUSINESS CHINA CONS CONSD COS GOV HAR HK INDUSTRIES INTERNET MARKETS NORTHAM STK SVC TEC TMT TOP US WORLD WWTOP WWTOPAM WWTOPAS US regulators have picked companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Netease Inc. in the first batch of inspections after reaching a deal with China to end a decades-long impasse over access to audit papers of Chinese firms listed in New York. The audit firms are summoning relevant staff back to Hong Kong, preparing top management, IT and internal control teams to greet the inspection team. [Extracted from the article]