Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501 / NYSE:HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004) consolidated sales totaled 8,632.4 billion yen ($81.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com. 
 
     

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Asian Activities Report for January 9, 2012: Little Sheep Group (HKG:0968) Shareholders Approved Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Takeover Offer

🕔1/9/2012 1:00:25 PM 19590

Asian Activities Report for January 9, 2012 includes: Little Sheep Group Limited (HKG:0968) says that its shareholders have approved the proposed acquisition of Little Sheep Group by Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM); Sinopec Kantons Holdings Limited (HKG:0934) has signed agreements to acquire 50% interest in Fujairah Oil Terminal United Arab Emirates from Concord HK; Hitachi, Ltd (NYSE:HIT) (TYO:6510) says that it expects to close the transaction of transferring its hard disk drive business to Western Digital Corporation (NYSE:WDC) by March 2012; Japanese software developer Celartem Technology Inc. (JASDAQ:4330) has signed a contract to participate in a smart micro grid project at the Beijing New Energy Industry Base; Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TYO:4502) says that it will work with Osaka University to develop a platform for practical application and commercialization of nano-particle vaccines.

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Asian Activities Report for December 19, 2011: NTT Data (TYO:9613) to Commence a Demonstration Program in Beijing to Tackle Traffic Congestion

🕔12/19/2011 12:04:06 PM 11478

Asian Activities Report for December 19, 2011 includes: NTT Data Corporation (TYO:9613) is planning to commence a demonstration program in late January 2012 in Beijing, China; Hitachi (TYO:6501) and Founder Group (SHA:600601) have signed a cooperative agreement to provide SaaS cloud computing technology to the Chinese market; Electronics retailer Laox Co., Ltd. (TYO:8202), a subsidiary of Chinese home appliances retailer Suning (SHE:002024), will open its first store in China on 31 December 2011; China Internet Information Center (china.com.cn) and CMMB Vision Holdings Limited (HKG:0471) have signed an agreement to collaborate on multimedia services worldwide.

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Asian Activities Report for December 8, 2011: Hailiang Group (SHE:002203) to Invest RMB 2 Billion to Build the Largest Education Park in China

🕔12/8/2011 12:00:30 PM 11633

Asian Activities Report for December 8, 2011 includes: Hailiang Group (SHE:002203) is planning to invest RMB 2 billion to build a Education Park in Zhejiang Province, China; China Suntien Green Energy (HKG:0956) says that its Guyuan Dongxinying 199.5 megawatt wind power project has received UN approval and registered as a Clean Development Mechanism project under the Kyoto Protocol; Nintendo (TYO:7974) says that sales of Nintendo 3DS remains robust, with nearly 3 million units sold in Japan since it was launched in February 2011; Japan's leading global electronics company Hitachi, Ltd (TYO:6501) is scheduling to transfer its hard disk drive business to Western Digital Corporation (NYSE:WDC).

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The 3rd Annual China Smart Grid Forum Successfully Concluded on September 16th in Shanghai, China

🕔9/22/2011 3:39:03 PM 11229

Organized by China Decision Makers Consultancy, the 3rd Annual China Smart Grid Forum was held from September 14th to 16th in Shanghai, China.

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Tianjin Eco-City Makes "Truly Amazing" Progress

🕔5/4/2011 3:37:57 PM 14521

In April 2011, Singapore's Senior Minister (and former Prime Minister) Goh Chok Tong made an official visit to the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City and said that the progress of the project was "truly amazing" and it could be "a model that other cities in China can draw lessons from". Tianjin Eco-City will present at 10:00 am on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Global Green Building Conference at Renaissance Shanghai.

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Key Japanese Companies To Exhibit The Biggest Construction Equipment Expo in Australia

🕔1/20/2011 4:30:11 PM 12929

Australia's biggest construction equipment expo - The 7th Australian Construction Equipment Expo - ACE 2011 will be held from Thursday 24 to Saturday 26 February 2011 at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne.

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Australian Market Report of May 24, 2010: Eastern Star Gas (ASX:ESG) Signed MOU with Hitachi (TYO:6501)and Toyo Engineering (TYO:6330)

🕔5/24/2010 1:30:55 PM 17693

The Australian shares opened slightly higher today while bargain hunting Friday helped Wall Street snap the losing streak. Today both the S&P/ASX200 index and All Ordinaries index gained more than 0.8 per cent shortly after the market opened.

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Asian Markets Overview of November 16

🕔11/16/2009 5:20:54 PM 15281

Asian share markets broadly opened in positive territory. Japan's Nikkei was buoyed by the latest data showing that Japan's economy grew 1.2 per cent in July-September from the previous quarter, exceeding market expectations.

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Toyo Engineering (TYO:6330) and Hitachi (TYO:6501) Developing LNG Plant Business

🕔10/8/2009 4:48:41 PM 14394

Japan's Toyo Engineering Corp. (TYO:6330) and Hitachi Ltd. (TYO:6501) will join forces to make an entry into the global market for liquefied natural gas plants, targeting small, undeveloped gas fields mainly in Australia and Indonesia.

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Casio (TYO:6952), Hitachi (TYO:6501), NEC (TYO:6701) in Handset Businesses Merger Talks

🕔8/28/2009 4:26:34 PM 19722

Casio Computer Co. (TYO:6952), NEC Corp. (TYO:6701) and Hitachi Ltd. (TYO:6501) are in talks to consolidate their mobile phone operations as early as April 2010, industry sources said Friday.

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    Headquarters
  • 4-6, Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8010, JAPAN
  • Telephone
  • +81-3-3258-1111 
  • PresidentEtsuhiko Shoyama  Principal Sector
  • Infrastructure & Technology 
  • Principal Industry
  • Computers, IT & Internet 
  • Established
  • 1920 
  • Listed
  • 1949 
  • Sales
  • JPY 8,632.4 Bn (March 2004) 
  • Employees
  • 326,344  
  • Homepage
  • www.hitachi.com