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  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Wednesday Sep 4, 2013
    Xiaomi

    First Smart TV

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Wednesday Sep 4, 2013

    On 5 September 2013, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced plans to launch an Android-based 47-inch 3D-capable Smart TV, which will be assembled by Sony TV manufacturer Wistron Corporation of Taiwan. The company explained the choice to take advantage of Wistron's skill as a supplier of Sony.




  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013
    Xiaomi

    Mi 3 phone

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013

    In September 2013, Xiaomi announced its Mi 3 phone.




  • Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013
    Bank of America

    Bank of America sold its remaining stake in the China Construction Bank for as much as $1.5 billion

    Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013

    In September 2013, Bank of America sold its remaining stake in the China Construction Bank for as much as $1.5 billion, marking the firm's full exit from the country.




  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013
    Xiaomi

    China fifth-used smartphone

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013

    By October 2013 Xiaomi was the fifth-most-used smartphone brand in China.




  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Nov, 2013
    Xiaomi

    18.7 million smartphones

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Nov, 2013

    In 2013 it sold 18.7 million smartphones.




  • Beijing, China
    Thursday Dec 5, 2013
    Bitcoin

    People's Bank of China prohibited Chinese financial institutions from using bitcoins

    Beijing, China
    Thursday Dec 5, 2013

    On 5 December 2013, the People's Bank of China prohibited Chinese financial institutions from using bitcoins. After the announcement, the value of bitcoins dropped, and Baidu no longer accepted bitcoins for certain services. Buying real-world goods with any virtual currency had been illegal in China since at least 2009.




  • Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Dec 16, 2013
    OnePlus

    OnePlus gets founded

    Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Dec 16, 2013

    OnePlus was founded on 16 December 2013 by former Oppo vice-president Pete Lau and Carl Pei. According to Chinese public records, OnePlus' only institutional shareholder is Oppo Electronics. Lau denied that OnePlus was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppo and stated that Oppo Electronics and not Oppo Mobile (the phone manufacturer) is a major investor of OnePlus and that they are "in talks with other investors." The company's main goal was to design a smartphone that would balance high-end quality with a lower price than other phones in its class, believing that users would "Never Settle" for the lower-quality devices produced by other companies. Lau explained that "we will never be different just for the sake of being different. Everything done has to improve the actual user experience in day-to-day use." He also showed aspirations of being the "Muji of the tech industry", emphasizing its focus on high-quality products with simplistic, user-friendly designs. Continuing Lau's association with the platform from the Oppo N1, OnePlus entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Cyanogen Inc. to base its products' Android distribution upon a variant of the popular custom ROM CyanogenMod and use its trademarks outside of China.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    2013
    Xiaomi

    Xiaomi announced its expansion

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    2013

    In 2014 Xiaomi announced its expansion outside China, with its first international headquarters in Singapore. Future product launches and activities in the region will be set up there. Following Singapore, the company opened in Malaysia, Philippines, and India, and plans to enter Indonesia, Thailand, Russia, Turkey, Brazil and Mexico in the following months.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Wednesday Sep 4, 2013
    Xiaomi

    First Smart TV

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Wednesday Sep 4, 2013

    On 5 September 2013, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun announced plans to launch an Android-based 47-inch 3D-capable Smart TV, which will be assembled by Sony TV manufacturer Wistron Corporation of Taiwan. The company explained the choice to take advantage of Wistron's skill as a supplier of Sony.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013
    Xiaomi

    Mi 3 phone

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013

    In September 2013, Xiaomi announced its Mi 3 phone.


  • Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013
    Bank of America

    Bank of America sold its remaining stake in the China Construction Bank for as much as $1.5 billion

    Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013

    In September 2013, Bank of America sold its remaining stake in the China Construction Bank for as much as $1.5 billion, marking the firm's full exit from the country.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013
    Xiaomi

    China fifth-used smartphone

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Sep, 2013

    By October 2013 Xiaomi was the fifth-most-used smartphone brand in China.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Nov, 2013
    Xiaomi

    18.7 million smartphones

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    Nov, 2013

    In 2013 it sold 18.7 million smartphones.


  • Beijing, China
    Thursday Dec 5, 2013
    Bitcoin

    People's Bank of China prohibited Chinese financial institutions from using bitcoins

    Beijing, China
    Thursday Dec 5, 2013

    On 5 December 2013, the People's Bank of China prohibited Chinese financial institutions from using bitcoins. After the announcement, the value of bitcoins dropped, and Baidu no longer accepted bitcoins for certain services. Buying real-world goods with any virtual currency had been illegal in China since at least 2009.


  • Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Dec 16, 2013
    OnePlus

    OnePlus gets founded

    Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
    Monday Dec 16, 2013

    OnePlus was founded on 16 December 2013 by former Oppo vice-president Pete Lau and Carl Pei. According to Chinese public records, OnePlus' only institutional shareholder is Oppo Electronics. Lau denied that OnePlus was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oppo and stated that Oppo Electronics and not Oppo Mobile (the phone manufacturer) is a major investor of OnePlus and that they are "in talks with other investors." The company's main goal was to design a smartphone that would balance high-end quality with a lower price than other phones in its class, believing that users would "Never Settle" for the lower-quality devices produced by other companies. Lau explained that "we will never be different just for the sake of being different. Everything done has to improve the actual user experience in day-to-day use." He also showed aspirations of being the "Muji of the tech industry", emphasizing its focus on high-quality products with simplistic, user-friendly designs. Continuing Lau's association with the platform from the Oppo N1, OnePlus entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Cyanogen Inc. to base its products' Android distribution upon a variant of the popular custom ROM CyanogenMod and use its trademarks outside of China.


  • Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    2013
    Xiaomi

    Xiaomi announced its expansion

    Anningzhuang Rd, Haidian District, Beijing, China
    2013

    In 2014 Xiaomi announced its expansion outside China, with its first international headquarters in Singapore. Future product launches and activities in the region will be set up there. Following Singapore, the company opened in Malaysia, Philippines, and India, and plans to enter Indonesia, Thailand, Russia, Turkey, Brazil and Mexico in the following months.


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