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Xiaomi

Xiaomi designs and sells smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, and apps. Since its launch in Beijing in 2010, the company has gone on to become one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, challenging Apple and Samsung for market share, particularly in China and Southeast Asia.

Chairman / President

Lei Jun

CEO / Managing Director

Lei Jun

CFO / Finance Director

Lam Sai Wai (Alain)

Industry

Electronics

Website

xiaomi.com

Headquarters address

Xiaomi Campus. Anningzhuang Road. Haidian District. Beijing, China

Stock Code

SEHK:1810

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Xiaomi unveiled its flagship Xring O3 3-nanometre AI processor for smartphones on Monday. Photo: Weibo

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Apple poised to unveil most expensive iPhone yet, fuelled by memory price surge

TrendForce says 20 per cent increase is “moderate”, with memory costs for 256-gigabyte iPhone 18 Pro model up nearly 400 per cent in a year.

China’s Xiaomi to start selling electric cars in Europe next year

Chinese investors scramble for 1-in-4,000 odds in Enflame’s red-hot IPO

Mainland Chinese investors buy Hong Kong AI stocks, sell financials

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.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | India’s conflicted stance on China is unlikely to bear economic fruit

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Huawei pours a quarter of revenue into research amid US-China chip war

Revenue in first half rose 9.55 per cent to 467.8 billion yuan, bolstered by a strong rebound in smartphones and demand for AI chips.

Chinese authorities tell carmakers to focus on quality, not tech offerings

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Fuelling future growth: China targets hi-tech pillars by 2030 to beat headwinds

Beijing bets on next-generation manufacturing – and stricter industrial oversight – to secure its economic strategy.

Huawei, HP settle disputes with multi-year Wi-fi patent cross-licensing deal

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Why is Xiaomi doubling down on in-house chips amid a profit slump?

Chinese tech giant’s Xring O3 3nm AI processor scheduled to debut aboard folding smartphone in September.

Tesla forced to recall record 3 million cars in China over door-handle issue

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Domestic EV sales are on track for their first full-year decline since 2020 amid reductions in government subsidies and a drop in consumer spending.

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The push for cooperation comes as Chinese carmakers seek to validate their driverless technology in European markets.

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Aggressive comparative pricing for SkyNomad series linked to Xiaomi’s 550,000-unit sales target this year, Deutsche Bank says.

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Washington’s expanding trade crackdown targets household electronics, focusing crosshairs on overseas firms supplying American homes.

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Rising raw material costs hit Chinese carmakers’ profit margins, price war plans

Net earnings from the sale of a 100,000 yuan car now stand at just 1,500 yuan, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.

Surging memory chip prices make profitable budget phones ‘impossible’

Major smartphone vendors will try to abandon the money-losing segment despite strong consumer demand, and pivot to more value-added products.

Xiaomi’s focus on new SUVs, BYD’s 15,000km-driving range cars: 7 EV reads

From CATL shares forecast to grow 50 per cent to the effects of China’s EV tax break ending, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

China approves Apple Intelligence for iPhones, with Alibaba, Baidu as partners

After a two-year delay, the iPhone maker is cleared to deploy AI tools on its smartphones by tapping Alibaba and Baidu’s capabilities.

Rail and road: the benefits of China’s full-system transport makeovers

China is getting transport networks right by building complete systems all at once.

China’s CXMT valued at US$85 billion in record Shanghai IPO

Chinese DRAM maker is set to raise 57.9 billion yuan (US$8.5 billion), nearly twice the amount earmarked for its investment projects.

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