Hyundai Motor Co reported profits exceeding analysts' estimates as it benefited from anti-Japan protests in China and the i10 mini-car helped the company buck a slump in Europe.
ZTE Corp, China's second-largest maker of telephone equipment, posted a third-quarter loss as delays in closing overseas deals fueled a cut in revenue.
Bank of China Ltd, the nation's fourth-largest lender by assets, posted a better-than-expected 17 percent increase in third-quarter profit as its lending margin improved.
Bank of China, the country's fourth-largest State-owned bank, said its net profits rose 10.37 percent to 106.36 billion yuan (about $16.9 billion) in the first three quarters of the year.
China Unicom, the country's second-largest mobile operator, said Thursday that its net profits in the first three quarters rose 30.2 percent year on year to 5.41 billion yuan ($858.7 million).