Oct 2 (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc said on Thursday it would buy the Van Tuyl Group auto dealership, in what the billionaire hinted could be the first of many such purchases as…

(Updates with interview with Chinese envoy, pro-Beijing supporters, People’s Daily editorial, paragraphs 1-6, 16, 17, 21, 22)

Oct 1 (Reuters) – U.S. apartment vacancy rate rose by 10 basis points in the third quarter, while new construction accelerated to its second-highest quarterly rise since the fourth quarter of 2002,…