China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
News and overview for China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited
China Unicom Announces Share Repurchase From SK Telecom [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 55 days 6 hours 44 minutes ago
BEIJING, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited ("China Unicom" or "the Company") announced that the Company received a conditional irrevocable offer from...
China Unicom and Telefonica Enter into a Broad Strategic Alliance and a Mutual Investment Agreement [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 76 days 17 hours 14 minutes ago
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Baidu to Provide Wireless Search for China Unicom's 3G Subscribers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 33 days 22 hours 16 minutes ago
BEIJING, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Baidu, Inc.
iPhone's slow start in China is no worry Outside the Box - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 9 days 22 hours 8 minutes ago
Even the typically bullish, and usually correct, Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray called this "a disappointment" and lowered his China 2010 iPhone sales forecast from a range of 1 million to 2 million to 550,000.
Reportlinker Adds China Telecom Industry Forecast to 2012 Report [Press Release]
Business Wire | 40 days 19 hours 17 minutes ago
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.
RIM to Promote BlackBerry in China, Rivaling iPhone
Investor's Business Daily | 19 days 16 hours 55 minutes ago
BEIJING, Nov 02, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- Research In Motion Limited (Nasdaq: RIMM and RIM) is looking to popularize its global-acclaimed BlackBerry smartphone in China in an attempt to challenge iPhone, the newcomer in the country's bourgeoning smartphone market.
Hong Kong, Shanghai shares rise, but telecoms weak - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 10 days 2 hours 47 minutes ago
China central bank hints at change to yuan policy
China Mobile still in talks with Apple on China iPhone launch - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 23 hours 35 minutes ago
The company's rival, China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., began selling iPhones last month.
China telecoms get glum reviews from most analysts - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 22 hours 9 minutes ago
"We are still cautious on the Chinese telecos as we anticipate an increase in competition in the fourth quarter," Citigroup analyst Michael Meng said in a note Tuesday.
Asia stocks mixed, equity issuances drag on Tokyo - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 18 hours 23 minutes ago
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average of 225 companies closed down 0.6% at 9,676.80 and South Korea's Kospi rose 1.1%.
Rolls-Royce cut to equal weight at Morgan Stanley - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 19 hours 49 minutes ago
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Autodesk, Salesforce lead tech-sector losses - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 13 hours 52 minutes ago
Autodesk said its earnings and revenue both fell from the same period a year ago, and the company also gave a fourth-quarter outlook that could miss analysts' current sales forecasts
Treasurys edge down after inflation, housing data - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 14 hours 50 minutes ago
The slight decline is also a giveback after a two-day rally that sent 2-year yields to the lowest since January.
RIM cut to 'market perform' by BMO Capital - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 14 hours 50 minutes ago
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Broad losses hit tech stocks early - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 3 days 14 hours 30 minutes ago
Drug stocks mixed; Vivus jumps on study
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Company Overview
| Company: | China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Wireless Network Operators |
| Website: | http://www.chinaunicom.com.hk |
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited has brought competition to the world's largest telecommunications market. The Chinese government set up China Unicom in 1994 as the first competitor to China Telecommunications. The state-controlled company provides long-distance, broadband data, and mobile communications services in 31 provinces, cities, and other regions throughout China. It is the country's #2 mobile phone operator behind former monopoly China Mobile Communications. Subsidiary China Netcom is China's #2 provider of fixed-line communications carrier behind China Telecom. It operates primarily in the northern provinces; major cities served include Beijing and Tianjin.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 21,725.4 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 59.7 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 4,947.9 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 289.2 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 204,615 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 259.5 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |