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  • Baidu reportedly plans secondary listing in Hong Kong by year-end

    Chinese search engine giant Baidu plans to complete a secondary listing in Hong Kong by the end of this year, Tencent Tech reported on Wednesday, adding that it will be another star tech company familiar to retail investors after Ant Group's IPO in early November.

  • Didi permanently bans female passenger who sexually harassed male driver

    Chinese ride-sharing giant Didi Chuxing said on Wednesday that it has permanently banned a female passenger who was drunk and sexually harassed a male driver while riding with Didi, which has been widely reported in recent days.

  • Xiaomi pledges to reduce plastic packaging by 60%

    Xiaomi tweeted on Tuesday that it's committed to reducing the plastic used in its packaging by 60 percent starting in Europe, with the Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite expected to be the first to take that step.

  • Chinese phone makers won't follow Apple with small-screen Android phones

    In Apple's iPhone 12 series models released this month, the iPhone 12 mini became a reason for excitement for users who prefer smaller screen phones. However, in the Android camp, there seems to be no sign of manufacturers following suit.

  • NIO plans to develop its own self-driving chip, report says

    Chinese EV maker NIO (NYSE: NIO) is planning to develop its own computing chip for self-driving, Chinese tech website 36kr.com said, citing industry sources, adding that the program is still in its early stages and is being driven primarily by NIO chairman and CEO William Li Bin.

  • China Mobile reaches 114 million 5G subscribers

    As of September 30, 2020, China Mobile's total mobile customers stood at about 946 million, including 770 million for 4G and 114 million for 5G packages, according to the company's unaudited operating figures for the first three quarters released on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on October 20.

  • Vivo enters six European countries to accelerate globalization

    Chinese smartphone maker Vivo on Tuesday announced its entry into six European countries including Poland, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom , and released a series of smartphones and two wireless headphones to European consumers including the X51 5G.

  • ByteDance's smartphone making arm releases its first 5G phone

    At tonight's Nut 2020 launch event, ByteDance's smartphone making arm unveiled the Nut R2 phone, bringing with it a curved full screen, 100 million pixel lens and 5G network support.

  • DJI releases Pocket 2 camera, prices start at around $374

    Chinese drone-maker DJI today announced the new Pocket Smart Camera DJI Pocket 2, priced from 2499 RMB ($374).

  • NIO shorts rushing to cover their positions in past week, data show

    NIO shorts have been covering in size during the recent continuation of its rally, with 14 million shares covered over the last month worth $394 million, according to data from S3 Partners.