East Asia

Steady price hikes have moved Xiaomi from budget disruptor to high-end challenger, with its latest release positioned squarely against the iPhone 17.

The five-seat electric SUV is generating demand in showrooms, winning buyers who might otherwise choose Tesla’s Model Y or Xiaomi’s YU7.

The rollout enables real-time satellite communications for 20 million users, while signaling a bigger step in China’s space ambitions.

The company says it wants to become “the Android of the LLM era.”

The world’s top drone maker shows why its grip on the market remains difficult to shake.

Beijing, long accused of a lax attitude toward counterfeits, has seen its soft power grow.

High-nickel packs offer higher energy density and lighter weight, but thermal stability and cost remain hurdles.

Ocean Engine has been folded into Douyin E-commerce as part of the move.