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How do markets shape wealth creation? Study portfolio diversification, asset classes, and strategies balancing growth and risk.

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When do companies invite public investment? Understand listing criteria, underwriter roles, and regulatory steps defining initial offerings.

Why do firms join forces? Investigate synergy goals, valuation methods, and negotiations driving corporate consolidation.

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What happens after acquisitions close? Examine deal structures, operational improvements, and exit strategies molding corporate outcomes.

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Deals in brief: DailyCo acquires Waku to grow in Indonesia, Neufast raises pre-Series A funding, latest China investments, and more

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What lies beyond familiar frontiers? Investigate emerging tech—like quantum computing and AI—transforming traditional sectors.

Deep Tech

How does automation advance industry? Analyze robotic arms, drones, and AI-driven tools reshaping manufacturing and services.

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The global vacuum market is maturing, and China’s top brands are now betting on new categories.

Record sales, shrinking profits: China’s robot vacuum leaders face their next test

36Kr is China's most influential business and technology network, delivering high-quality content focused on China’s innovation and new economy trends since 2010. With its extensive traffic and network, 36Kr has built a comprehensive database and strong data analytics capabilities to provide insights into China’s technology landscape.

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China’s tech ecosystem serves as a driving force behind the world’s second largest economy, influencing global digital markets.

Explore East Asia’s thriving tech hubs, global electronics producers, and fast-evolving digital platforms shaping cross-border innovation.

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Xiaomi crafts affordable smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, appealing to users who seek innovation, quality, and budget-friendly tech.

Xiaomi

What powers tomorrow’s roads? Explore EV adoption, charging infrastructure, and battery advances sparking the shift toward sustainable transport.

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How is the way we move evolving? Explore developments in autonomous transportation, electric vehicles, and more efficient urban transit.

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How do goods and people flow worldwide? Examine transport networks, logistics innovations, and policies shaping global connectivity.

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Xiaomi says there’s no formal sales network in place, but the new facility appears to be part of a long-term Europe strategy.

Is Xiaomi’s new EV base in Germany a prelude to its European rollout?

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Xiaomi's phenomenal performance in Indonesia's smartphone sector.

China’s Xiaomi surges forward, becoming second only to Samsung in the Indonesian smartphone market

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What grounds digital progress in physical form? Analyze chipsets, sensors, and advanced components driving device performance.

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Xiaomi was reportedly mulling whether to buy the action camera maker GoPro.

Xiaomi to improve its smartphone cameras to best China’s top three smartphone makers

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Xiaochun Zhao

CK Hutchison Holdings Limited will sell Xiaomi products in its 17,700 stores.

Xiaomi smartphones to be available in the hand of wider swaths of European users

Plus, Mobile Credit Payment acquired iFashion Group. Spotify shares plunge after its first quarterly earnings report.

KrASIA Daily: Xiaomi likely to become China's #3 largest tech company after a HK IPO

KrASIA Daily: Xiaomi likely to become China&#8217;s #3 largest tech company after a HK IPO

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The upcoming Xiaomi floating on HKEX could be the world’s largest IPO this year and since 2014.

China’s Xiaomi files for what could be the world’s largest IPO since 2014

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Plus, Razer partners up with Telco Singtel. Big names in the auto industry mull to explore blockchain technologies. 

KrASIA Daily: Xiaomi reportedly filed for HK IPO on Wednesday, eyeing to raise $10 billion

Ant Financial, Didi Chuxing, Meituan-Dianping are also said to mull IPOs. 

Xiaomi reportedly to file for HK IPO next week, fetching a valuation of USD 110 billion

Plus, India's Jugnoo looks to replace Uber in Singapore. Uber said it's no longer interested in Grab-style deals. 

KrASIA Daily: Xiaomi sets cap on profit margin ahead of IPO

How does finance become frictionless? Examine digital banking, payment innovation, and lending platforms redefining financial access.

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Plus, Go-Jek seeks to expand into the Philippines. Bitcoin price increased as much as 4% on Friday.