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NIO (Chinese: 蔚来; pinyin: Wèilái) is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, specializing in designing and developing electric autonomous vehicles. The company is also involved in the FIA Formula E Championship, the first single-seater, all-electric racing series.

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The Onvo sub-brand expands Nio's electric vehicle lineup beyond its focus on premium consumers.

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Nio launches the Onvo L60 SUV, throwing down gauntlet to Tesla’s Model Y

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LVMH and other groups see sales slip in the region as consumers turn thrifty.

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China&#8217;s shoppers still want luxury, but they are okay with secondhand goods

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The number of monthly active users WeChat reached 1.098 billion at the end of 2018, up 11% from 988.6 million users in 2017, Tencent said at its earnings

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With 23% annual revenue growth, Tencent-backed China Literature wants to be the next Marvel

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Most of them have served Tencent for more than a decade.

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Tencent is firing 200 mid-level executives, making space for younger employees to move up

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Shenzhen's metro, taxis, and airport trains are now integrated with an electronic invoicing blockchain built by Tencent and available within the WeChat

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Shenzhen&#8217;s public transit now has a blockchain e-invoicing system built by Tencent

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Downloads of Tencent game Honour of Kings down 55% in February

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ByteDance accuses Tencent of escalating interference to stifle Duoshan

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Tencent augments its retail arm with investment in neighbourhood fresh-food stores

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Tencent Live tests live-streaming in WeChat

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Sending and receiving electric red envelopes posed the biggest pressure to the clearinghouse, followed by shopping and dining.

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