China's wearable device shipments increase notably in Q1

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- China's shipments of wearable devices increased 36.2 percent year on year to reach 33.67 million units in the first quarter of this year, according to the latest industry report published by global market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

During the period, smartwatch shipments rose 54.1 percent year on year to 9.1 million units. In breakdown, shipments of smartwatc