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China Mobile

(中国移动有限公司)

China Mobile

中国移动有限公司

China Mobile Ltd is a state-owned telecom providing mobile voice and multimedia services through a nationwide mobile network. It is listed in New York and Hong Kong.

Chairman / President

Yang Jie

CFO / Finance Director

Dong Xin

Industry

Telecommunications

Website

chinamobileltd.com

Headquarters Address

60 Xuanwumen West Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China

Stock Code

SEHK: 0941
NYSE: CHL

Year Founded

1997

The Federal Communications Commission headquarters in Washington. Photo: Reuters

US-China relations

Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks

The FCC move is the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing over efforts to prevent robocalls.

9 Dec 2025 - 3:28AM

Robotics

Shenzhen robotics start-up Daimon secures China Mobile backing for AI push

3 Dec 2025 - 8:00PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Residents of sole block spared in Hong Kong fire return home to collect essentials

3 Dec 2025 - 8:24PMvideocam

China Future Tech briefing

Robotics | China’s humanoid robots enter workforce as Tesla wait goes on

Xpeng, Unitree and other Chinese robot makers are nearing mass production of humanoid units as problems including hands delay Elon Musk’s plans.

21 Nov 2025 - 5:40PM

China’s humanoid robots enter workforce as Tesla wait goes on

China Future Tech briefing

AI | China races towards 6G networks’ near-limitless, instant data

Next-generation cellular networking promises speeds 100 times faster than 5G, enabling holograms in meetings and real-time digital twins.

3 Nov 2025 - 11:54AM

HKEX

HKEX to roll out new weekly options, biotech futures amid trading boom

Exchange expands derivatives lineup to meet investor hedging demand after record turnover this year.

3 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Science

China’s atomic quantum computer reports first sales with orders worth US$5.6 million

The Hanyuan-1 is delivered to China Mobile subsidiary while Pakistan also places order, according to media.

2 Nov 2025 - 9:00PMvideocam

China’s Hanyuan-1 is one of the few machines in the emerging field of atomic quantum computing to achieve mass production and delivery worldwide. Photo: Handout

Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s e-HKD better suited to wholesale use than retail, HKMA says

After latest trials, de facto central bank decides to focus development of the digital currency on applications for financial institutions.

29 Oct 2025 - 9:38AM

Robotics

Jurassic spark: Dobot revives feathered dinosaur to take robotics beyond the factory floor

China’s Dobot has unveiled a lifelike robotic dinosaur powered by AI and motion control, as it seeks to extend its robotics technology.

28 Oct 2025 - 2:29PM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes AI system launch in China after iPhone Air release

‘Cook has leveraged his personal brand to transform Apple’ into an ‘engaged participant attuned to local sentiments’, consultancy M360 says.

20 Oct 2025 - 9:00PM

Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a selfie with photographer Trunk Xu and Vogue China editorial director Rocco Liu in Beijing. Photo: Weibo

Smartphones

How iPhone Air’s eSIM debut reshapes China’s telecoms landscape

The nation’s three major mobile carriers – China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom – are adopting different approaches.

20 Oct 2025 - 9:00AM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Cook acknowledges the support of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the iPhone Air launches next week.

15 Oct 2025 - 8:00PM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

According to Apple, iPhone Air pre-orders on the mainland start at 9am on Friday, while shipments begin next Wednesday.

14 Oct 2025 - 8:30PM

Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhone Air to release in China next week

China Unicom receives government approval to start commercial trials for the eSIM function on smartphones, such as the iPhone Air.

13 Oct 2025 - 10:43PM

Labubu creator Kasing Lung (left), Apple CEO Tim Cook and Pop Mart CEO Wang Ning meet at a Labubu exhibition in Shanghai on Monday. Photo: Handout

Made in China 2025

China Mobile aims to triple AI computing power using homegrown chips

Accelerating AI infrastructure buildout is expected to be a major theme in China’s 15th five-year plan in 2026.

13 Oct 2025 - 10:02PMvideocam

China Mobile chairman Yang Jie outlined the ambitious target at the China Mobile Global Partners Conference in Guangzhou on Saturday. Photo: Shutterstock

Apple

Apple postpones iPhone Air in China as Beijing keeps tight grip on eSIM approval

Apple says all three state-owned telecoms network operators would provide eSIM support ‘subject to regulatory approval’.

12 Sep 2025 - 4:00PM

Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police hunt for suspect in HK$2 million iPhone theft

Telecoms shop manager allegedly stole 200 iPhone 16 devices, prompting China Mobile regional director to report incident to police.

11 Sep 2025 - 9:46PM

Artificial intelligence

China eyes nationwide AI computing network as tech race with US heats up

China’s data centre builders say they are finding innovative ways to boost computing performance and share best practices.

11 Sep 2025 - 7:00PM

Beijing’s ‘AI Plus’ plan unveiled last month included a policy aimed at strengthening coordination and supply of computing resources. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Apple

New iPhones spark lively debate among Chinese fans amid eSIM limits, AI delay

On Wednesday morning, three of the top 10 trending topics on microblogging site Weibo were iPhone-related, two of which focused on pricing.

10 Sep 2025 - 6:04PM

Apple

Apple’s new iPhone Air, with eSIM, faces support limitation in China

Uptake may be limited in China in the near term, as only one of its three main cellular service providers supports the technology so far.

10 Sep 2025 - 7:31AMvideocam

Aerospace: Geopolitics

China races to roll out low-orbit satellite internet to rival Musk’s Starlink

China is preparing to commercialise its satellite internet networks as it strives to develop equivalents to the SpaceX system.

28 Aug 2025 - 5:46PMvideocam

A rocket carrying seven satellites blasts off from a commercial launch site in northwest China on August 19. China has been stepping up launches of low-orbit satellites in recent months as it races to develop alternatives to SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network. Photo Xinhua

Artificial intelligence

Baidu unveils AI computing platform powered by Chinese-designed chips

The Baige 5.0 infrastructure platform aims to raise the efficiency of DeepSeek’s open-source AI models.

28 Aug 2025 - 4:56PM

Baidu’s Baige 5.0 AI infrastructure platform delivers enhanced model training and inferencing capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock

Artificial intelligence

China Telecom unit says AI wave drives steady growth in digital services market

China Communication Services sees the proliferation of AI projects accelerating digital transformation across thousands of industries.

21 Aug 2025 - 7:41PM

Robotics

Foxconn unit invests US$30 million in Hong Kong-based Robocore

The capital injection is expected to help Robocore accelerate growth and expand into new markets.

21 Aug 2025 - 8:00AM

Robotics

China’s AgiBot lands deal to deploy robots at car parts factories

The A2-W robots can meet the monthly manufacturing target of a production line in a single shift, the company says.

11 Aug 2025 - 7:00PM

Employees work on a humanoid-robot production line at the AgiBot factory in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

Robotics

Unitree founder: ChatGPT moment in robotics could come within 2 years

AI could propel advances in embodied intelligence to allow autonomous robots to function in unfamiliar environments, Wang Xingxing says.

10 Aug 2025 - 3:02PM

A Unitree Robotics robot gives a combat performance at the 2025 World Robot Conference in Beijing on August 8, 2025. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks tread water as traders await China data, interim results

China due to release July data on foreign trade on Thursday and statistics on consumer and producer inflation over the weekend.

6 Aug 2025 - 4:27PM

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks rise as rate-cut expectations fuel global risk appetite

Major Asian markets all rise after dip buying helped US stocks recover most of the losses from weak labour market data on Friday.

5 Aug 2025 - 4:24PM

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(中国移动有限公司)

Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks

The FCC move is the latest in a series of actions Washington has taken against Beijing over efforts to prevent robocalls.

Shenzhen robotics start-up Daimon secures China Mobile backing for AI push

Residents of sole block spared in Hong Kong fire return home to collect essentials

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Robotics | China’s humanoid robots enter workforce as Tesla wait goes on

Xpeng, Unitree and other Chinese robot makers are nearing mass production of humanoid units as problems including hands delay Elon Musk’s plans.

AI | China races towards 6G networks’ near-limitless, instant data

Next-generation cellular networking promises speeds 100 times faster than 5G, enabling holograms in meetings and real-time digital twins.

HKEX to roll out new weekly options, biotech futures amid trading boom

Exchange expands derivatives lineup to meet investor hedging demand after record turnover this year.

China’s atomic quantum computer reports first sales with orders worth US$5.6 million

The Hanyuan-1 is delivered to China Mobile subsidiary while Pakistan also places order, according to media.

Hong Kong’s e-HKD better suited to wholesale use than retail, HKMA says

After latest trials, de facto central bank decides to focus development of the digital currency on applications for financial institutions.

Jurassic spark: Dobot revives feathered dinosaur to take robotics beyond the factory floor

China’s Dobot has unveiled a lifelike robotic dinosaur powered by AI and motion control, as it seeks to extend its robotics technology.

Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes AI system launch in China after iPhone Air release

‘Cook has leveraged his personal brand to transform Apple’ into an ‘engaged participant attuned to local sentiments’, consultancy M360 says.

How iPhone Air’s eSIM debut reshapes China’s telecoms landscape

The nation’s three major mobile carriers – China Unicom, China Mobile and China Telecom – are adopting different approaches.

Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges increased investment in China in meeting with MIIT

Cook acknowledges the support of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, as the iPhone Air launches next week.

Apple CEO Tim Cook’s latest China visit boosts promotion for the iPhone Air

According to Apple, iPhone Air pre-orders on the mainland start at 9am on Friday, while shipments begin next Wednesday.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says iPhone Air to release in China next week

China Unicom receives government approval to start commercial trials for the eSIM function on smartphones, such as the iPhone Air.

China Mobile aims to triple AI computing power using homegrown chips

Accelerating AI infrastructure buildout is expected to be a major theme in China’s 15th five-year plan in 2026.

Apple postpones iPhone Air in China as Beijing keeps tight grip on eSIM approval

Apple says all three state-owned telecoms network operators would provide eSIM support ‘subject to regulatory approval’.

Hong Kong police hunt for suspect in HK$2 million iPhone theft

Telecoms shop manager allegedly stole 200 iPhone 16 devices, prompting China Mobile regional director to report incident to police.

China eyes nationwide AI computing network as tech race with US heats up

China’s data centre builders say they are finding innovative ways to boost computing performance and share best practices.

New iPhones spark lively debate among Chinese fans amid eSIM limits, AI delay

On Wednesday morning, three of the top 10 trending topics on microblogging site Weibo were iPhone-related, two of which focused on pricing.

Apple’s new iPhone Air, with eSIM, faces support limitation in China

Uptake may be limited in China in the near term, as only one of its three main cellular service providers supports the technology so far.

China races to roll out low-orbit satellite internet to rival Musk’s Starlink

China is preparing to commercialise its satellite internet networks as it strives to develop equivalents to the SpaceX system.

Baidu unveils AI computing platform powered by Chinese-designed chips

The Baige 5.0 infrastructure platform aims to raise the efficiency of DeepSeek’s open-source AI models.

China Telecom unit says AI wave drives steady growth in digital services market

China Communication Services sees the proliferation of AI projects accelerating digital transformation across thousands of industries.

Foxconn unit invests US$30 million in Hong Kong-based Robocore

The capital injection is expected to help Robocore accelerate growth and expand into new markets.

China’s AgiBot lands deal to deploy robots at car parts factories

The A2-W robots can meet the monthly manufacturing target of a production line in a single shift, the company says.

Unitree founder: ChatGPT moment in robotics could come within 2 years

AI could propel advances in embodied intelligence to allow autonomous robots to function in unfamiliar environments, Wang Xingxing says.

Hong Kong stocks tread water as traders await China data, interim results

China due to release July data on foreign trade on Thursday and statistics on consumer and producer inflation over the weekend.

Hong Kong stocks rise as rate-cut expectations fuel global risk appetite

Major Asian markets all rise after dip buying helped US stocks recover most of the losses from weak labour market data on Friday.

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