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In the wake of anti-China sentiments, Xiaomi puts ‘Made in India’ banners to cover branding at stores
Other companies are keeping a watch on the situation.
Xiaomi readies $4.3 billion in share buybacks · TechNode
Xiaomi will roll out a more aggressive share buyback initiative following an earlier plan to repurchase up to HK$12 billion worth of stock.
China’s BYD nabs $113M to produce IGBTs, the ‘CPU of electric cars’
BYD Co., the Chinese auto giant backed by Warren Buffett, is rushing to make China self-sufficient in the production of electric vehicles. On Monday, the firm said in a filing it has secured 800 million yuan ($113 million) in a Series A+ round for its chipmaking arm, BYD Semiconductor. At stake is the race to make […]
As Chinese listings 'migrate' from U.S. to Hong Kong, it could attract more than $500 billion to the city
Currently, companies listed in the U.S. can have a secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. But, before the latest rule change, they could not be included in the benchmark HSI.
Chinese Apple rival Xiaomi gets first-quarter sales boost as smartphone demand rebounds
The company managed to boost sales despite the impact of the coronavirus, which rattled supply chains and dampened overall smartphone demand.
Hong Kong Opens Door for Alibaba in Index Overhaul
Alibaba Group Holding and other Chinese technology companies appear set to join Hong Kong’s main stock benchmark, after the compilers of the city’s flagship Hang Seng index revamped their inclusion rules.
Chinese cloud firm gears up for $3.8 billion US listing despite coronavirus uncertainty
Kingsoft Cloud's IPO comes amid a tough stock market environment due to the coronavirus pandemic and as scrutiny of Chinese listings in the U.S. intensifies following revelations of fraud at coffee chain Luckin Coffee.
Huawei's chip unit reportedly overtakes Qualcomm as China's top semiconductor player for the first time
Since being put on the U.S. blacklist, Huawei has focused more on China and increased its smartphone market share at the expense of rivals like Xiaomi and Oppo. That has hurt Qualcomm.
Senior Xiaomi exec jokes that new phone’s camera is great for creeping on girls
Also, great for looking up basketball shorts
China's Xiaomi seeks up to $1bn with first international bond
Smartphone maker takes advantage of revived market to raise expansion funds
iPhone to your door: Chinese firms test super-fast phone delivery as coronavirus caution remains
Even though infection numbers have declined sharply from the peak in China, analysts warned that consumers are still cautious about going outside and so quick deliveries could be a way to reach them.
I bought Xiaomi's $261 electric bike from China (and brought it back to the US)
Even though electric bicycle prices in the West are dropping, with many decent e-bikes found in the sub-$1,000 range, China is still king of the inexpensive e-bikes. So I wanted to see how one of these ultra-affordable e-bikes stood up to the types of e-bikes in the US and Europe. My goal: Find one of […]
Xiaomi wants to be exempted from an e-commerce ban in India
Chinese handset makers including Xiaomi and Realme are asking the Indian government to list smartphones as an essential commodity so that they can be sold
China will ship more smart speakers in 2020 despite coronavirus disruption
Alibaba, Baidu and Xiaomi lead China’s rapidly growing smart speaker market
China's Xiaomi launches online lending service in India
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp launched its online lending service in India on Tuesday, widening its offering of financial products in one of the world's biggest web services markets.
Xpeng brings in Xiaomi as strategic investor in $400 million Series C · TechNode
Xpeng’s hefty haul comes against a macro-industrial backdrop of falling sales after subsidies for electric vehicles were cut.
Apple should sue Xiaomi for its blatant copying — but it won’t
Xiaomi has a history of shamelessly ripping off bigger brands, and nine times out of …
Will more retail stores help Xiaomi compete with Huawei in China?
Amid the China-US tech war, Chinese smartphone makers are shifting their focus back to their home market
TikTok parent Bytedance is reportedly working on its own smartphone – TechCrunch
It’s been a busy couple of months for Bytedance, one of the world’s most valuable startups and the operator of globally popular video app TikTok. The Beijing-based company has continued to grow its list of apps to include the likes of work collaboration tool Lark, an instant messenger called Feiliao as well as a music streaming […]
Tencent’s latest investment is an app that teaches grannies in China to dance – TechCrunch
Besides churning out video games for China’s young generations, Tencent has also been attuned to the needs of silver-haired users: its latest bet is an app that teaches middle-age and elderly users, most of whom are female, how to dance. Called Tangdou, or “sugar beans” in Chinese, the app announced on Monday that it has […]
