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Xiaomi’s affordable smartphone Pocophone F1 is arriving in Korea next month. The Pocophone F1, the first smartphone from Xiaomi’s sub-brand Poco Global, was first unveiled in early August. The F1 will cost 429,000 won ($376) here, around one-third of the…
Chinese electronics brand Xiaomi has opened its largest Mi Home store in Wuhan. The new location, launched shortly after the firm reached its target of 100 Mi Home stores in China, features a smart home demo zone that showcases a range of its products in a…
The JD Thai JV with Central Group has been formally launched this week under the brand JD Central. “Our partnership with Central Group – a one-of-a-kind union between China’s biggest retailer and Thailand’s strongest retail player – will provide Thai…
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 5 became the Chinese electronics giant’s first mobile phone to officially sell through Korean mobile carriers on Monday. The cost-effective phone, priced at 299,000 won ($265), is the first Xiaomi device launched nationwide through Korean…
Xiaomi, the first company to raise capital under Hong Kong’s overhauled listing rules for pre-revenue start-ups or companies with multiple classes of stock, sputtered during its trading debut on the city’s exchange when investors spooked by the US-China trade…
Xiaomi’s highly-anticipated initial public offering in Hong Kong drew nearly ten times more applications for share purchases than what it made available for retail investors, after the Chinese tech giant priced at the bottom end of its target range. The…
Singapore’s VivoCity mall has opened a new 3000sqm basement extension housing 10 fashion, athleisure and lifestyle brands. Mapletree Commercial Property Management VP for marketing communications Gwen Au said the new extension will allow shoppers to discover…
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp, which is planning to raise US$10 billion in a Hong Kong public listing, says it has launched sales in France and will enter the Italian market tomorrow. In France, Xiaomi is selling through its first Mi Store in Paris,…
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi has filed documents for an IPO on the Hong Kong stock exchange that could see the company raise at least $10 billion in the biggest public offer since 2014. The IPO is expected to value the company at between $80 billion and…
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison has entered an agreement with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi covering distribution of Xiaomi smartphones. Under the agreement, CK Hutchison will bring Xiaomi smartphones, as well as IoT and lifestyle products, to its vast…
Global online retailer LightInTheBox Holding has signed a strategic distribution agreement with Xiaomi to sell its technology products in North America. It is Xiaomi’s first cross-border e-commerce distribution partnership in the region, and customers buying…
China’s Xiaomi said it wants its global smartphone component makers to set up base in India, in what is likely to bring as much as US$2.5 billion of investment to the South Asian nation while also creating up to 50,000 jobs. Xiaomi’s push could boost Prime…
China’s Xiaomi has partnered with Shopee Thailand to provide its smartphones on the online platform. And the company also plans to open 20 authorised shops and 50 Xiaomi zones for its products in stores and shopping centres in Thailand this year. Xiaomi…
Xiaomi will be launching a new smartphone in India on March 14. Manu Kumar Jain, Xiaomi global vice president, made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, hinting at a phone that is “compact” and “powerhouse”. The phone featured in the promo photo…
Xiaomi relied a lot on online sales in its first years, selling competitively-equipped smartphones at cost. With that strategy, Xiaomi managed to rise to the top of the smartphone charts in China and India within four years of its establishment, becoming the…
The first authorised Philippine Mi Store is set to open on February 17 at Ayala’s TriNoma Mall in Quezon City. Chinese electronics and appliances maker Xiaomi will showcase its three new Redmi 5 smartphone models in the first quarter this year: the Redmi 5A,…
