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China Mobile latest Business & Financial news from Doug Young, the Expert on Chinese Companies, (former Journalist and Chief editor at Reuters in Asia)

TELECOMS: China Mobile, Alibaba Take Hit in Phone Fraud Fight

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Bottom line: China Mobile and its peers could take a big hit to their voice call revenues as they roll-out anti-fraud systems to counter negative publicity, while Alibaba could suffer similar but smaller impact to its pre-paid phone card business.

China Mobile cracks down on phone conmen

The same week it officially lost its crown as China’s most valuable listed company, China Mobile (HKEx: 941; NYSE: CHL) is back in the headlines with more bad news related to a swell of publicity involving the nation’s rampant phone fraud. Normally I might dismiss this story, since phone fraud has been common in China for years and is really nothing new. But another similar case this year ended up becoming a huge headache Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU), and cost the online search giant huge sums in both market value and lost revenue. Read Full Post…

China News Digest: September 8, 2016

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The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on September 8. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Oppo Becomes Major Southeast Asia Smartphone Player, Xiaomi Enters India Top 3 (Chinese article)
  • SocGen (Paris: SOGN ) in Talks to Sell 49 Pct of China Asset Manager to Warburg (English article)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) Installs Phone Scam Warning System in Inner Mongolia (Chinese article)
  • Ctrip (Nasdaq: CTRP) Announces Pricing of Offering of ADSs (PRNewswire)
  • iDreamSky (Nasdaq: DSKY) Completes Going Private Transaction (GlobeNewswire)
  • Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

China News Digest: September 6, 2016

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The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on September 6. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) Starts Selling Down Meituan-Dianping Stake (Chinese article)
  • Tencent (HKEx: 700) Passes China Mobile to Become Asia’s Most Valuable Firm (Chinese article)
  • LeEco (Shenzhen: 300104) Says Car Unit to Reach Volume Production in 3 Years (Chinese article)
  • O2O Grocery Platform Huimin Secures 1.3 Bln Yuan Series B Funding (English article)
  • Phoenix Satellite TV (HKEx: 2008) Reports Interim Results (HKEx announcement)
  • Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

TELECOMS: China Mobile Charts End to Roaming Fees

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China Mobile charts roaming fee phase-out

Following signs earlier this year that they were resisting a call to end to domestic roaming fees, China’s big 3 wireless carriers are finally reversing course and bowing to pressure from the telecoms regulator to follow a practice already common in much of the world. But leading telco China Mobile (HKEx: 941; NYSE: CHL) is taking its time making the transition, saying it will gradually phase out such fees over the next 2 years. Smaller rival China Telecom (HKEx: 728; NYSE: CHA) appears to be moving more quickly, while the perpetually befuddled China Unicom (HKEx: 762; NYSE: CHU) has yet to state its policy on the issue. Read Full Post…

China News Digest: August 13-15, 2016

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The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on August 13-15. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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  • China Film (Shanghai: 600977) Jumps 91 Pct in 1st Week After Record Entertainment IPO (English article)
  • McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) to Stop Using Antibiotic Food in US, No Word on China (Chinese article)
  • E-House (NYSE: EJ) Announces Completion of Merger (PRNewswire)
  • China Mobile (HKEx: 941) to Eliminate Domestic Roaming Fees by Year End (Chinese article)
  • AC Milan’s Chinese Buyers Name Club’s Future CEO (English article)
  • Latest calendar for Q2 earnings reports (Earnings calendar)

TELECOMS: China Mobile Profit Zooms on 4G Growth

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Bottom line: China Mobile’s strong profit growth shows the company has executed well on its 4G strategy, including strong promotion of data services that have rapidly become its single largest revenue source.

China Mobile notches strong Q2 profit growth

After a bumpy period over the last 2 years as it rolled out its new 4G network, leading wireless carrier China Mobile (HKEx: 941; NYSE: CHL) is finally reaping strong results from its efforts with some of the best profit growth I’ve seen in a long time. The company has just reported its interim results, which show that its profit jumped an impressive 9.2 percent in the second quarter, as it took advantage of its early entry to 4G to consolidate its place as the nation’s leading telco. Read Full Post…

China News Digest: August 11, 2016

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The following press releases and news reports about China companies were carried on August 11. To view a full article or story, click on the link next to the headline.
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TELECOMS: China Telecom Shows Signs of Life Under New Chief

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Bottom line: China Telecom’s cancellation of roaming fees and focus on the Internet of Things signal it wants to become a leader and aggressively roll out new services under its new chairman Yang Jie.

China Telecom to end roaming fees

Just days after receiving a vote of confidence by a major global investor, China’s smallest mobile carrier China Telecom (HKEx: 728; NYSE: CHL) is showing new signs of life that make it look a potential company to watch among the nation’s stodgy big 3 teclos. Those signs are coming in one of the first major speeches from China Telecom’s new chief, who says the telco will become China’s first to eliminate domestic roaming fees, a move that was long overdue but has been strongly resisted by the sector. At the same time, Yang Jie is saying China Telecom will place strong emphasis on Internet of Things services, which many believe are the wave of the future. Read Full Post…

TELECOMS: Singapore Likes China Telecom, But Does Anyone Else?

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Bottom line: GIC’s investment in China Telecom represents a vote of confidence in the company over the next 2 years, as it makes strong gains in 4G and data services and could become more aggressive under new leadership.

GIC bets on China Telecom

China’s smallest wireless carrier China Telecom (HKEx: 728; NYSE: CHA) has just received a vote of confidence from one of the world’s better-known global investors, with the new disclosure that Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC has purchased 5 percent of the telco’s Hong Kong-listed shares. That decision comes amid mixed signals coming from China Telecom, which has just received new leadership after its former chairman was booted out for corruption. On a more positive note, China Telecom has been posting strong growth in its year-old 4G business, though the foundation for that growth was largely laid by yet another previous leader who left the company about a year ago. Read Full Post…

TELECOMS: Telefonica Nears Divorce with China Unicom

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Bottom line: Telefonica is likely to finalize its divorce with Unicom in the next 2 years, following the latest halving of its holdings in its Chinese partner to 1 percent as part of a sell-down of non-core assets.

Telefonica dumps more Unicom shares

For some reason that’s not completely clear to me, Spanish telco Telefonica (Madrid: TELF) doesn’t want to admit that its decade-long marriage with China Unicom (HKEx: 763; NYSE: CHU) was a dud and is headed for divorce. That’s my latest assessment, following reports that the Spanish carrier has further sold down its stake in its Chinese partner, leaving it with a miniscule 1 percent of Unicom’s shares. This particular sale was probably driven mostly by a need for cash. But I really don’t understand why Telefonica didn’t just completely dump the rest of its shares and finally end this marriage that never produced anything useful for either side. Read Full Post…

TELECOMS: Telcos Fight Enterprise Voice Rivals, Regulator Resists

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Bottom line: The MIIT should be commended for resisting pressure by China’s 3 telcos to ban free private voice services for enterprise customers, but should move quickly to show it will license such service providers like DingTalk and WeChat.

DingTalk halts free enterprise voice service

The ongoing battle between China’s big 3 state-run telecoms carriers and an emerging field of private sector challengers was in the headlines last week, when rumors emerged that the regulator was set to stop private firms from offering free voice services for business customers. The move looked set to potentially shut down popular services provided by Internet giants Tencent (HKEx: 700), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) and others, before the regulator clarified that licenses were needed for companies to provide such voice services. (Chinese article) Read Full Post…