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Xiaomi is looking overseas for growth as competition intensifies and the economy cools at home.

The company has drawn on features popular in Chinese social apps, such as a community aspect that lets users discuss podcast episodes in a comments section.

Beijing tells southern technology centre to use ‘best modern governance practices that promote high quality and sustainable development’.

Established in 2002, the NOC program today has expanded to include other technology hubs including Shanghai, Beijing, Stockholm, and Israel.

On average, a Hongkonger uses a digital wallet two or three times a week, but only one-third in city are classified as heavy users at four to six times a week.

The Solow Paradox was used to understand the slowdown in productivity growth in the US in the 1970s and 80s despite rapid IT development over the same period.

Only 5% of China’s online education businesses for pre-college students are profitable, according to one estimate.

More than 200,000 brands will be taking part in the shopping extravaganza and over 1 million new products will be on sale.