Chinese Internet payment platform Alipay will launch a travel value-added tax refund service in ten countries in Europe to allow …
Alipay's Travel Tax Refund Service Arrives In Ten European Countries
04 May 2017
Understanding UK and China Taxes: An Important Event For Cross-Border Business
03 October 2016
Beijing, China, October 3, 2016 /ChinaNewswire.com/ – LehmanBrown, the China-focused accounting, taxation and business advisory firm, is holding its next tax event in association with the British Chamber of Commerce in China on October 17, 2016. This free event headlines two top speakers ready to engage and introduce the audience to important information for UK… Read More
Hutchison Whampoa To Sell 33% UK Telecom Assets For GBP3.1 Billion
14 May 2015
Hong Kong's Hutchison Whampoa Limited, which just finished its acquisition of UK carrier O2 and integrated its UK telecom assets, announced that the company has entered into agreements with multiple investors who will acquire stakes totaling 33% in the combined businesses of Three and O2 UK for a total consideration of GBP3.1 billion. According to […]
China Telecom Opens Subsidiary In France
31 October 2013
China Telecom revealed to Chinese local media that the company has set up a subsidiary in France. At the same time, this Chinese telecom operator formally launched its international mobile virtual service CTExcelbiz in the country. CTExcelbiz is a mobile virtual communication service specially designed for Chinese people in foreign countries. They can subscribe this […]
China's Huawei Plans To Invest EUR100 Million In Romania Over Next Five Years
22 July 2013
With security and spying concerns breathing down its neck in other parts of the world, Chinese telecom device maker Huawei plans to invest EUR100 million in Romania over the next five years. Huawei has been operating businesses in Romania for over ten years and it currently has about 800 employees in this country. Its facilities […]
China Telecom Lowers International Roaming Fees
08 May 2013
China Telecom has just lowered international roaming fees in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Egypt, and South Africa. With the new policy, users will pay no more than CNY2.99 per minute for calling from these countries and regions to mainland China, or receiving calls in these countries and regions, representing an […]
Huawei's JV Gains USD1.3 Billion European Contract
23 April 2013
Italian telecom operator Wind Telecommunicazioni announced that Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei will lead a joint venture to provide the latest LTE mobile broadband technologies to Wind. An Italian local technology company named Sirti will participate in this joint venture. Wind, a telecom operator subsidiary of Russia's VimpelCom, will provide a network upgrade contract with […]
China Mobile Decreases International Roaming Fee In Five Countries
07 November 2012
Great news for travelers as China Mobile announced that it began lowering international roaming fees in five countries at the start of November 2012. These countries are the U.S., Indonesia, Philippines, Austria, and Sweden; and the average decreased rate is about 52.35%. For example, the roaming fee for dialing from Indonesia is reduced from CNY29.99 […]
AsiaInfo-Linkage To Establish European Headquarters In United Kingdom
21 May 2012
AsiaInfo-Linkage, a provider of telecommunications software solutions and related services in China, has announced plans to establish its European headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom, as part of an ongoing initiative to expand its operations across international markets. AsiaInfo-Linkage has a leading position in China with a greater than 50% share of the telecommunications billing, CRM, […]
China Telecom Will Launch Mobile Services In UK
11 January 2012
China Telecom is reportedly inking a deal with Britain's Everything Everywhere to launch mobile services in the country. Everything Everywhere is a UK mobile operator jointly invested by France's Orange and Germany's T-Mobile. According to the agreement, China Telecom (Europe), China Telecom's wholly-owned subsidiary for the EMEA region, will launch an MVNO on the network […]
China's ZTE Forms R&D Partnership With BT
14 June 2011
Chinese telecommunications equipment and network solutions provider ZTE Corporation and British Telecom have jointly announced that the two parties have formed a new research and development partnership to explore the next generation of fixed-line, wireless and mobile telecommunications services. This is reportedly the first time for the two companies to establish such cooperation, with which […]
Apple To Start Selling iPad 2 In Hong Kong From April 2011
28 March 2011
Apple Inc. has announced that it plans to start selling iPad 2, the second-generation of its tablet computer product, in 25 countries and regions from March 25, 2011, and the new product will be available in Hong Kong from April. According to the official press release of Apple, iPad 2 will first enter the markets […]
Apple Starts To Sell Wi-Fi iPad On Chinese Mainland Today
17 September 2010
Sales of Apple's tablet computer product iPad with the Wi-Fi function will start sales in the Chinese mainland market from September 17, 2010. Starting at 10:00, the Wi-Fi version iPad will be available in Apple's specialty stores and its authorized retailers on the Chinese mainland, including Best Buy's seven stores in Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. […]
China Mobile, University Of Cambridge Sign Cooperation Memorandum
20 October 2009
Chinese telecom operator China Mobile and the University of Cambridge have signed a cooperation memorandum to jointly establish a research and development entity.
This is the first time for China Mobile to implement an R&D communication and cooperation with a British university.
The memorandum confirms the two parties' intension to enhance exchanges in the next three years. […]
European Tour Adds To Huawei's Gains
23 March 2009
Germany's Infineon Technologies AG has signed a letter of intent for a framework purchase agreement amounting to USD68 million with China's Huawei Technologies.
This deal, as an important part of the recent European procurement tour of the Chinese business delegation, is intended to supply end-to-end chip solutions to Huawei's wireline and wireless communication systems. Infineon will […]
China Mobile Opens Europe, Middle East & Africa Branch
25 February 2008
China Mobile will open a Europe, Middle East and Africa headquarters in London to provide service to overseas Chinese. In addition, the company also plans to build virtual mobile networks in Europe.