Lei Jun (L), founder and chief executive officer of Xiaomi, and Hugo Barra, Xiaomi's vice president of international operations, display Mi 4i phones during its launch in New Delhi April 23, 2015. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee/File Photo
BEIJING/SEOUL: China's smartphone and accessory maker Xiaomi Inc is winning hearts and minds in North Korea with its wearable fitness band, Chinese state media said on Sept 8, a symbol of the isolated state's increasingly sophisticated consumer classes.
The Mi Band 2, selling for US$35 (RM141) in Pyongyang compared to the China price of 149 yuan (RM90), sold out at the North Korean capital's international trade exhibition, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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