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Forbes: How "Made in China" Became Cool
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Not sure about Dr. Ke P.'s new public bike policy in Taipei.
But here, it's free.
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It is great to provide ebike for free to public usage.
Where are they, my pal?
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Xiaomi grabs 26% of Chinese smartphone sales in April; Apple (8.2%) and Samsung (3.2%) trail
Posted: 30 May 2016, 09:44, by Alan F.
During the month of April, the latest month on record, Xiaomi was the top vendor of smartphones in China. The country remains the largest market in the world for intelligent phones, but is in the midst of a slow down. Almost everyone in the country with a desire to own a smartphone, has already purchased one.
The CEO of Chinese research firm Sino shared a chart with visitors to his Weibo page today, and it revealed that Xiaomi was responsible for a leading 26% of smartphone sales in the country last month. The Honor brand belonging to Huawei was next with a 15.7% slice of the Chinese smartphone pie. LeTV managed to take third place with a 10.5% share of the market.
Coming off a rough fiscal second quarter (January through March), a period that saw iPhone sales decline 26% in the Greater China region year-over-year, Apple had an 8.2% market share for April. The Greater China region includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and counts them as if they were one cohesive market.
Global leader Samsung managed to tally just a 3.2% share
, which puts the brand squarely on the bottom of the list. In between Apple and Samsung, Huawei had an 8% share with Meizu just one percentage point behind.
Graph from research firm Sino shows Xiaomi on top of the Chinese smartphone market during April
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Xiao...April-Apple-8.2-and-Samsung-3.2-trail_id81643
Posted: 30 May 2016, 09:44, by Alan F.
During the month of April, the latest month on record, Xiaomi was the top vendor of smartphones in China. The country remains the largest market in the world for intelligent phones, but is in the midst of a slow down. Almost everyone in the country with a desire to own a smartphone, has already purchased one.
The CEO of Chinese research firm Sino shared a chart with visitors to his Weibo page today, and it revealed that Xiaomi was responsible for a leading 26% of smartphone sales in the country last month. The Honor brand belonging to Huawei was next with a 15.7% slice of the Chinese smartphone pie. LeTV managed to take third place with a 10.5% share of the market.
Coming off a rough fiscal second quarter (January through March), a period that saw iPhone sales decline 26% in the Greater China region year-over-year, Apple had an 8.2% market share for April. The Greater China region includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and counts them as if they were one cohesive market.
Global leader Samsung managed to tally just a 3.2% share
, which puts the brand squarely on the bottom of the list. In between Apple and Samsung, Huawei had an 8% share with Meizu just one percentage point behind.
Graph from research firm Sino shows Xiaomi on top of the Chinese smartphone market during April
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Xiao...April-Apple-8.2-and-Samsung-3.2-trail_id81643
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UBike started before Dr. Ke, but, you are luckier, on this side of the strait, we have to pay for it. In Taipei city, first 30 min is for free, then, 10yuan per half hour.
Good. May the best phone brand win.
Looks like Xiaomi is not losing the glare at all, but Huawei appears to be a tough competitor.
The more locals squeeze the market for foreigners, the better.
Samsung should be doing better, especially with the FTA signed, but, perhaps, it will have little chance to catch on the youth ride.
apple also looks more and more like a dinosaur of yester-decade.
Going forward in the future, Chinese company should become more marketing-savvy and build more distribution channels for overseas customers. Don't forget there are 30 millions plus Chinese living in overseas, this customer base along can make any company succeed.
For instance recently I bought a Samsung smart TV because Chinese smart TV like Haiseng still lack of some functionalities. Chinese migrants here used to install costly satellite dish at home to watch Chinese TV channels. Nowadays we all use a tiny add-on box to the TV set to watch through the internet. My question is why can the Chinese TV makers explore this opportunity to build a TV set with this function embedded to appeal the overseas Chinese?
For instance recently I bought a Samsung smart TV because Chinese smart TV like Haiseng still lack of some functionalities. Chinese migrants here used to install costly satellite dish at home to watch Chinese TV channels. Nowadays we all use a tiny add-on box to the TV set to watch through the internet. My question is why can the Chinese TV makers explore this opportunity to build a TV set with this function embedded to appeal the overseas Chinese?
seems like Samsung and Apple will be kick out of China's phone market soon !
what a pity!!!
you can never imagine this great myth from all the third world and developed nations !
The next target would be automobiles !!!
what a pity!!!
you can never imagine this great myth from all the third world and developed nations !
The next target would be automobiles !!!
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Buses and batteries: a rising sector
31 May 2016
Lindsay Dodgson
The electric bus market has been singled out as a potential game changer for battery development, due to growing e-bus demand and the need for sizeable batteries to power them. A new report by Victoria Adesanya-Aworinde at IDTechEx Research highlights the future and prospects of this industry, as well as the significant role being played by China.
Battery technology has traditionally lagged behind the innovative ideas that surround it. However, the electric bus market could be changing this, as the demand for more effective and efficient batteries increases.
Lithium-ion batteries are often used in consumer electronics, such as smartphones, but there has been a big jump in the demand for higher capacity batteries thanks to the electric vehicle industry. IDTechEx technology analyst Victoria Adesanya-Aworinde says that the market has "grown remarkably well".
"In our forecasts we predict that by 2020, the lithium-ion battery market for electric buses is going to overtake consumer electronics," she says. "[This] is a large accessible market for lithium-ion batteries at the moment."
New niches power interest
Adesanya-Aworinde says that 2015 was a very good year for lithium-ion batteries, because new niche-driven markets are appearing, such as the electric buses and the hybridisation of marine vessels.
These vehicles require massive battery capacities compared to electronics. The energy needs vary a lot between buses, from smaller 50kWh to over 300kWh depending whether they are fast charging or slow charging, Adesanya-Aworinde says. Marine vessels even reach 1,000kWh per instalment.
"Because of this huge project, although they're not produced in mass volume, as one will compare to consumer electronics, the large capacity makes them a large accessible market for lithium-ion batteries," she says. "So at the moment it's doing extremely great. Now the question is, is it going to remain that way?"
"The battery market is doing great, but is it going to remain that way?"
Worldwide sales of e-buses have been growing at a rate of 20% a year. This mounting interest means that sizable batteries are needed to power them, to keep up with the electricity demand. This has created an emerging market for large sized batteries, and according to IDTechEx Research report, the market could grow to be worth $30bn by 2026.
"My general feeling is in the coming years there's going to be a shortage and that's just because they are new addressable markets," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "There's going to be a huge demand for lithium-ion batteries over the coming ten years."
China's electric vehicle rule
Currently, China dominates the electric bus and battery market, with 97% of e-buses and 75% of their batteries produced there. They manufacture the most common batteries, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP), while nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries are largely made elsewhere.
BYD, the $38bn Chinese conglomerate, owns a factory that manufactures e-buses which can travel 155 miles on one charge, and cost $800,000. They're powered by a 324kWh lithium-iron phosphate battery (LFP), which can also be used to store renewable energy from solar panels or wind turbines.
There's also a smaller battery pack version which powers an electronic SUV, giving it a range of 186 miles on a charge. In comparison, most electric cars currently get on the market get about 75 miles.
China is on course to be a massive game changer in the market, and currently has the biggest electric vehicle market in the world.
"To put this in context, in 2015 around 97% of all the electric buses were produced domestically in China," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "That is huge."
The success stems from China's desperate need to deal with its pollution. Last December there was a red alert in Beijing - the highest-level air pollution warning - because there was particulate matter everywhere.
"They had to shut down schools, factories and everything," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "They are one of the most polluted countries and they're taking measures."
China is keen to bring the entire electric bus value chain inside the country to stay on top of the sector. One of the most popular lithium-ion batteries, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP), is produced locally in China.
The report states that, if recent Chinese Government policy intervention in favour of LFPs is strictly applied, market dynamics will largely lean towards this technology. Either way, China will remain a major contender in the industry.
"Over the coming ten years the Chinese market is still going to dominate this new energy vehicle market" she says. "Places like Europe are just playing catch-up."
LFP vs NMC
LFP batteries are generally safer than NMC lithium-ion technologies, which is vital, especially for the large ones in electric buses. Bigger batteries cause bigger accidents and hefty ones inside e-buses could result in massive amounts of toxic, flammable leakage. Adesanya-Aworinde says that LFPs also tend to be cheaper, as NMCs contain expensive cobalt.
About 80% of electric car batteries are comprised of LFP, but if the safety of MNC technology improves, these batteries could account for almost half of the whole battery market. Adesanya-Aworinde estimates that this will probably happen by 2025, which could very much open up the market to the whole world and reduce China's hold.
"It's a wait-and-see situation in terms of where the technology goes in the next few years."
She says that NMCs are a good competitor to LFP batteries because of their better charging rates and higher energy density, but it's a wait-and-see situation in terms of where the technology goes in the next few years.
It's the big players who will benefit from the industry growth, companies such as BYD, LG Chem and Toshiba. Batteries are the reason electric cars are so pricy, attributing to 50% of the vehicles' cost. So if the industry giants are able to mass produce them in a much cheaper way, then they will play a huge role in the future of the market.
"The key players, the ones that have the production capacity, or the economic scale to actually reduce the size of these batteries, they are going to play a huge role," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "Because with the volume comes the reduction in price, and that would make it more accessible for customers to buy."
Charging the future
Going forward, manufacturers and engineers will be working on reducing the cost and improving the energy density and power density of batteries. One exciting innovation is a product that uses nano-materials in its batteries from developer A123 who have just been acquired by Wanxiang Group in China.
"We're also seeing a shift of companies researching poly-electrolytes, and that's important in terms of safety," Adesanya-Aworinde adds. "If you're using larger batteries like you do in electric buses, you have to put in place battery management systems at cell, modal and system levels.
"So using solid electrolytes or polymer which is a gel electrolyte also helps in terms of safety, flammability and also leakage. These are some of the innovations that are being done by companies."
http://www.power-technology.com/features/featurebuses-and-batteries-a-rising-sector-4904956/
31 May 2016
Lindsay Dodgson
The electric bus market has been singled out as a potential game changer for battery development, due to growing e-bus demand and the need for sizeable batteries to power them. A new report by Victoria Adesanya-Aworinde at IDTechEx Research highlights the future and prospects of this industry, as well as the significant role being played by China.
Battery technology has traditionally lagged behind the innovative ideas that surround it. However, the electric bus market could be changing this, as the demand for more effective and efficient batteries increases.
Lithium-ion batteries are often used in consumer electronics, such as smartphones, but there has been a big jump in the demand for higher capacity batteries thanks to the electric vehicle industry. IDTechEx technology analyst Victoria Adesanya-Aworinde says that the market has "grown remarkably well".
"In our forecasts we predict that by 2020, the lithium-ion battery market for electric buses is going to overtake consumer electronics," she says. "[This] is a large accessible market for lithium-ion batteries at the moment."
New niches power interest
Adesanya-Aworinde says that 2015 was a very good year for lithium-ion batteries, because new niche-driven markets are appearing, such as the electric buses and the hybridisation of marine vessels.
These vehicles require massive battery capacities compared to electronics. The energy needs vary a lot between buses, from smaller 50kWh to over 300kWh depending whether they are fast charging or slow charging, Adesanya-Aworinde says. Marine vessels even reach 1,000kWh per instalment.
"Because of this huge project, although they're not produced in mass volume, as one will compare to consumer electronics, the large capacity makes them a large accessible market for lithium-ion batteries," she says. "So at the moment it's doing extremely great. Now the question is, is it going to remain that way?"
"The battery market is doing great, but is it going to remain that way?"
Worldwide sales of e-buses have been growing at a rate of 20% a year. This mounting interest means that sizable batteries are needed to power them, to keep up with the electricity demand. This has created an emerging market for large sized batteries, and according to IDTechEx Research report, the market could grow to be worth $30bn by 2026.
"My general feeling is in the coming years there's going to be a shortage and that's just because they are new addressable markets," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "There's going to be a huge demand for lithium-ion batteries over the coming ten years."
China's electric vehicle rule
Currently, China dominates the electric bus and battery market, with 97% of e-buses and 75% of their batteries produced there. They manufacture the most common batteries, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP), while nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) batteries are largely made elsewhere.
BYD, the $38bn Chinese conglomerate, owns a factory that manufactures e-buses which can travel 155 miles on one charge, and cost $800,000. They're powered by a 324kWh lithium-iron phosphate battery (LFP), which can also be used to store renewable energy from solar panels or wind turbines.
There's also a smaller battery pack version which powers an electronic SUV, giving it a range of 186 miles on a charge. In comparison, most electric cars currently get on the market get about 75 miles.
China is on course to be a massive game changer in the market, and currently has the biggest electric vehicle market in the world.
"To put this in context, in 2015 around 97% of all the electric buses were produced domestically in China," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "That is huge."
The success stems from China's desperate need to deal with its pollution. Last December there was a red alert in Beijing - the highest-level air pollution warning - because there was particulate matter everywhere.
"They had to shut down schools, factories and everything," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "They are one of the most polluted countries and they're taking measures."
China is keen to bring the entire electric bus value chain inside the country to stay on top of the sector. One of the most popular lithium-ion batteries, lithium-iron phosphate (LFP), is produced locally in China.
The report states that, if recent Chinese Government policy intervention in favour of LFPs is strictly applied, market dynamics will largely lean towards this technology. Either way, China will remain a major contender in the industry.
"Over the coming ten years the Chinese market is still going to dominate this new energy vehicle market" she says. "Places like Europe are just playing catch-up."
LFP vs NMC
LFP batteries are generally safer than NMC lithium-ion technologies, which is vital, especially for the large ones in electric buses. Bigger batteries cause bigger accidents and hefty ones inside e-buses could result in massive amounts of toxic, flammable leakage. Adesanya-Aworinde says that LFPs also tend to be cheaper, as NMCs contain expensive cobalt.
About 80% of electric car batteries are comprised of LFP, but if the safety of MNC technology improves, these batteries could account for almost half of the whole battery market. Adesanya-Aworinde estimates that this will probably happen by 2025, which could very much open up the market to the whole world and reduce China's hold.
"It's a wait-and-see situation in terms of where the technology goes in the next few years."
She says that NMCs are a good competitor to LFP batteries because of their better charging rates and higher energy density, but it's a wait-and-see situation in terms of where the technology goes in the next few years.
It's the big players who will benefit from the industry growth, companies such as BYD, LG Chem and Toshiba. Batteries are the reason electric cars are so pricy, attributing to 50% of the vehicles' cost. So if the industry giants are able to mass produce them in a much cheaper way, then they will play a huge role in the future of the market.
"The key players, the ones that have the production capacity, or the economic scale to actually reduce the size of these batteries, they are going to play a huge role," says Adesanya-Aworinde. "Because with the volume comes the reduction in price, and that would make it more accessible for customers to buy."
Charging the future
Going forward, manufacturers and engineers will be working on reducing the cost and improving the energy density and power density of batteries. One exciting innovation is a product that uses nano-materials in its batteries from developer A123 who have just been acquired by Wanxiang Group in China.
"We're also seeing a shift of companies researching poly-electrolytes, and that's important in terms of safety," Adesanya-Aworinde adds. "If you're using larger batteries like you do in electric buses, you have to put in place battery management systems at cell, modal and system levels.
"So using solid electrolytes or polymer which is a gel electrolyte also helps in terms of safety, flammability and also leakage. These are some of the innovations that are being done by companies."
http://www.power-technology.com/features/featurebuses-and-batteries-a-rising-sector-4904956/
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Central China has quite significant presence in PDFYou can see in the picture..武汉(Wuhan)
I also live in Wuhan.
I like the blue.
Smart TV in China is more crazier than products abroad. And I know there are a lot of overseas Chinese from mainland having a on-top box at home for Chinese channels. But if you mean embed such function into a smart TV, then the copyright issue comes. I known a friend in Australia using such box which is designed for overseas Chinese to watch Chinese-subtitiled movies and shows. It's not very legal? They just have copyright in mainland China I think.
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Yes copy right maybe one of the concerns here. But most people would just want watching Mainland TV channels, most of those Western/Chinese movies and Korean/Chinese dramas are available online anyway, hence can be deleted from the box. It will be very market-savvy for a Chinese co. to manufacture a smart TV enabling viewers to watch Chinese TV channels for overseas market.Central China has quite significant presence in PDF
I like the blue.
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Smart TV in China is more crazier than products abroad. And I know there are a lot of overseas Chinese from mainland having a on-top box at home for Chinese channels. But if you mean embed such function into a smart TV, then the copyright issue comes. I known a friend in Australia using such box which is designed for overseas Chinese to watch Chinese-subtitiled movies and shows. It's not very legal? They just have copyright in mainland China I think.
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Another very cool Made in China....Th first such robot-attendant car park will be built in Nanjing in 2 months. wow...
I think you must love it @Chinese Bamboo
http://tv.sohu.com/upload/swf/20160...likeBtn=1&topBarFull=1&topBarNor=1&sogouBtn=0
A good watch, can you upload here?
I personally think this technology can be easily adopted to most existing car parks with minimal converting costs. Imagine how convenience for office workers to park and pick up their cars at the front of the car park at the time they want. I would suggest starting from all CBD car parks as a start.
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Very creative ...
a new shanzhai shopping street near Wanda Square in Shenyang
CHANEL vs. CNANEL
Hermès vs. Herwès
PRADA vs. PRΛDΛ
Cartier vs. Cairter
Ermenegildo Zegna vs. Ermanegildo Zegne;
TIFFANY vs. TIFEANY
Standard Chartered vs. Standard Chertered
Starbucks vs. Starbocks
According to a saleswoman at Shenyang Wanda, the entire property has just been put to use. The boutique shopping strip is developed by Wanda, and all the shops “are fakes for marketing purpose only.”
The strip mall, which is promoted as a “European-style pedestrian street”, is sold at RMB 44 thousand yuan per square meter. The shops are decorated as top-brand boutiques as a way of marketing to lure in more investments.
strange. The shops all look empty
