XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) once soared to $58.7 yesterday (27th), setting a new listing high. Chinese media estimated that Lei Jun's total wealth will reach RMB440 billion, surpassing Zhong Shanshan, Founder of NONGFU SPRING (09633.

Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker that has made a successful charge into electric vehicles (EVs), entered the luxury segment of that market on Thursday with the official launch of the SU7 Ultra, its most premium model so far.

Some of China's prominent business leaders, including the heads of carmakers BYD and Xiaomi , said they would resist external pressure and keep innovating, following a rare meeting between President Xi Jinping and the private sector.

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei, BYD’s Wang Chuanfu, and Xiaomi’s Lei Jun were among the leading tech executives who met with Xi Jinping on Monday.

Xiaomi cut the price of its luxury electric sedan SU7 Ultra by 35% to 529,900 yuan ($72,932) from 814,900 yuan ($111,842).

China's Xiaomi on Thursday slashed its initial sticker price for its luxury electric sedan SU7 Ultra by over a third to 529,900 yuan ($72,931.72), mounting a bigger challenge to the likes of Tesla and Porsche in the world's largest auto market.

China's leading technology entrepreneurs, including Huawei Technologies founder Ren Zhengfei and Xiaomi founder Lei Jun, voiced their confidence in the country's development prospects at a ...

In a move that reverberated throughout the Chinese business world, President Xi Jinping presided over a meeting with Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and other prominent entrepreneurs on Monday, offering a strong indication of Beijing’s support for the long-marginalized private sector.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping hosted Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and the country’s top tech executives in Beijing on Monday, in a meeting that signals officials could be steering the country in a more business-friendly direction after a yearslong regulatory crackdown.

Chinese President Xi Jinping convened a symposium with top business leaders to discuss bolstering the private sector amid economic challenges and growing U.S.-China tensions. The meeting aimed at boosting private-sector confidence and promoting business expansion domestically and abroad,