Foldable smartphones are still the fastest-growing smartphone product category this year, with the strong growth defying current economic headwinds as the high-end phone market shows resilience and a steady demand, said the report.

报告称，可折叠智能手机仍然是今年增长最快的智能手机产品类别，强劲的增长克服了当前的经济逆风，因为高端手机市场表现出了韧性和稳定的需求。

The move is also the latest push by Vivo to defy a market decline to seek for growth in the holiday season and to stand out amid intensified competition.

此举也是维梧反抗市场下滑，在假期寻求增长，并在竞争加剧的情况下脱颖而出的最新举措。

Meanwhile, the company is ramping up its presence in the personal computer market after its smartphone shipments in China grew 290 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, defying an industry decline of 14 percent, according to data from market research company International Data Corp. Zhao Ming, CEO of Honor, said at an online product launch event on Monday that so far, Honor released smartphones including the Magic 4 Pro and midrange products in the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific, some European countries and Latin America.

与此同时，根据市场研究公司国际数据公司（International data Corp.）的数据，在第一季度智能手机在中国的出货量同比增长290%后，该公司正在加大在个人电脑市场的影响力。Honor首席执行官赵明周一在一次在线产品发布会上表示，到目前为止，Honor在中东、非洲、亚太、一些欧洲国家和拉丁美洲发布了包括Magic 4 Pro在内的智能手机和中端产品。

Defying almost five months of violent protests that have rocked Hong Kong and weighed on investor sentiment, Chinese mainland e-commerce behemoth Alibaba Group Holding is giving Asia's financial center a vote of confidence with its secondary listing that could raise up to $13.4 billion.

Alibaba follows in the footsteps of brewer AB InBev , which also chose to defy the political turmoil with a listing.

The large-scale property developer operates according to a high-end luxury development based model, and Wei said that with the significant holdings of the company in Australia, it would defy logic to suggest that they are under any kind of financial stress.

But the China market grew 1.7 percent in Q1, defying the global slowdown.

Defying market concerns that China could enter a deflationary period, Morgan Stanley expects the headline consumer price index to rise to 1.3 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter.

But, displaying resilience and imagination, they are defying physical realm constraints and even chartering flights to travel to all parts of the globe, in order to attend trade shows, build rapport with overseas buyers, retain existing clients and win new business orders.

But he did, defying the trend among most small and medium-sized enterprises, which have been having a tough time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defying the economic headwinds brought by the pandemic, Hainan FTP has forged ahead with a steady inflow of investment.

Defying the economic headwinds brought by the raging pandemic, the Hainan FTP has forged ahead with a steady inpour of investments.

It is commonly believed that as long as the cost gap continues to widen with foreign rivals, it is impossible for any external force to defy economic laws and let manufacturing businesses flow out.

The highly globalized nature of the semiconductor industry has prompted concerns over any actions that defy market principles and disrupt the global semiconductor market, said He Yadong, a spokesman for the ministry, at a media conference.

Defying the complex and challenging external situation, China's industrial sector has been recovering steadily this year, with improved production, optimized structure and strengthened confidence, according to the official.

Boosted by higher coal prices and defying higher transportation costs, more coal was sent to other regions outside Xinjiang.

"We should bear in mind that the epidemic would not defy the fundamentals of the Chinese economy which is growing sustainably.

Foldable smartphones are still the fastest-growing smartphone product category this year, with the strong growth defying the overall market slowdown, as the high-end phone segment shows resilience and steady demand, experts said.

The S17 series is also the latest push by Vivo to defy a market decline to seek for growth in the upcoming summer holiday season.

Premium brands from BMW to Lexus have maintained growth momentum in China, defying the overall downward trend dominating China's passenger car market for the past 14 months.

The company's innovative US product lineup will help to defy the odds and herald its emergence as a global enterprise, said Yu Jun, president of GAC.

Major carmakers on Thursday announced slowing 2018 sales in the United States even though the industry maintained close to its total from 2017, defying expectations.

"The right channel strategies, effective marketing and good value-for-money products across all price bands helped Realme defy the market decline.

As a result, the key is that chip suppliers around the world should stand up and defy Washington's latest ban on Huawei.

They commented as US consumer prices increased more than forecast in August, defying expectations that the US Federal Reserve may slow down its tightening pace upon softer inflationary pressure.

The country has also given full play to the "drip irrigation" function of the structural monetary policy tools, as part of efforts to defy headwinds from the lingering COVID-19 pandemic.

A race to the bottom refers to a competitive situation where a company, state or nation attempts to undercut the competition's prices by sacrificing quality standards or worker safety (often defying regulation), or reducing labor costs.

The Chinese currency might continue to rise, defying predictions of a downtrend.

Those who intentionally defy Party discipline must be punished severely, the communique said, adding that investigations and punishments will be stepped up for recurrent and stubborn problems, old problems that take on new forms, and disguised forms of misconduct.