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Anger inside the world's largest iPhone factory as Covid-19 spreads, China News
Workers at the world's largest iPhone factory, run by Foxconn Technology Group in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, have turned to social media for help amid strict pandemic control measures on campus that have been imposed since last week to curb a small Covid-19 outbreak. Workers shared texts, photos and videos of chaotic scenes and voiced their anger on... → Read More
World's largest iPhone factory in China hit by Covid-19, Foxconn confirms, China News
Foxconn Technology Group has confirmed that the world's largest iPhone factory, in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, is dealing with a small Covid-19 outbreak but said production remains "relatively stable". Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Technology Group, confirmed in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 26) that "small number of employees" on the campus have been affected by... → Read More
China puts world's biggest electronics wholesale market under Covid-19 lockdown, China News
China's southern technology hub of Shenzhen has shut down Huaqiangbei district, home to the world's largest electronics wholesale market, as local authorities strengthened measures to contain a fresh Covid-19 outbreak, causing fresh disruptions to local supply chains. Merchants in the district woke up on Monday (Aug 29) to the notice saying that the area will be closed through Thursday. All... → Read More
Why Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei's new memo has gone viral on China's internet, Digital News
A leaked internal memo by Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei Technologies Co., has gone viral on China’s social media, as his bleak outlook of the global economy strikes a chord in the country’s business and technology sectors. The memo, which was first reported by Chinese media outlet Yicai on Tuesday (Aug 23) painted a gloomy picture of a world heading... → Read More
Tencent shuts down another app meant to compete with ByteDance, Digital News
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings plans to shut down its content creation app Kandian next Monday (Aug 15), further consolidating its content business in a broad corporate shift to favour efficiency over expansion. Kandian will cease operations and shut down servers by the end of day on Aug 15 as part of “adjustments in business development strategy”, according to an... → Read More
Tencent cancels free meals to contract employees as part of cost-cutting drive, Digital News
Tencent Holdings, China's most valuable company, will cancel free breakfast and dinner perks for its contract personnel in line with efforts to cut costs, according to two such employees who received that internal notice. Those personnel, who are outsourced by third-party firms to work at Tencent for a predetermined period and sum of money, were told that they will have... → Read More
Alibaba's Jack Ma shows up at Dutch university as he keeps low profile, World News
Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma has visited a university in central Netherlands to learn how to sustainably improve food production, following a similar European tour last year to further his interest in agriculture. The 57-year-old retired tech billionaire on July 2 travelled to Wageningen University & Research (WUR), a public university in the Netherlands known for its agricultural… → Read More
WeChat tests function that could help users separate work from play, Digital News
WeChat, the all-purpose social media app operated by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, is pilot testing a function that allows users to register for an extra account under the same mobile number, a move that could help people manage use of the app in their personal and work lives. The secondary account, which requires a different ID and password to... → Read More
Jackie Chan attracts 130 million viewers on Chinese video site Kuaishou, Entertainment News
Hong Kong martial arts legend Jackie Chan’s debut live-stream session on Kuaishou, a short-video platform in China, attracted over 130 million users as the country’s video apps deploy star power to gain users amid fierce competition. The action movie star’s live-stream session on Saturday (June 25) evening lasted nearly three hours, drawing 130 million users at its peak, 220 million... → Read More
Top scientist at Chinese AI giant Megvii dead at 45, Digital News
Sun Jian, the 45-year-old chief scientist of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) firm Megvii Technology, died on Tuesday (June 14) of a sudden illness, which the company did not specify. “Dr Sun Jian has dedicated his whole life to scientific research. With his unfortunate passing, Megvii has lost a leader in the exploration of and innovation in the AI technology field,”... → Read More
Tencent shuts Twitch-like platform Penguin Esports amid regulatory pressure, Digital News
Tencent Holdings, which operates the biggest social media and gaming business in China, pulled the plug on its game streaming site Penguin Esports this week, another setback after antitrust regulators blocked the company’s plan to merge game streaming websites Douyu and Huya. The move comes at a time when the Chinese government is trying to reduce youths’ indulgence in gaming,... → Read More
Tencent makes it harder for employees to get pay rises, Digital News
Chinese social media and gaming giant Tencent Holdings, which reported flat revenue in the first quarter, has adjusted its salary policy to make it harder for employees to receive pay rises, according to an internal letter seen by the South China Morning Post. As part of the change, employees who receive a promotion are no longer entitled to an "immediate"... → Read More
Tencent’s short video weapon: Pop stars and millennial nostalgia, Digital News
Tencent Holdings, China's most valuable tech giant, has made significant inroads in its bid to attract a wider audience for short videos on its super app WeChat, as it seeks to challenge the dominance of TikTok's Chinese version, Douyin, and the country's second-largest player, Kuaishou. The Shenzhen-based company said in its latest quarterly report that the volume of videos and... → Read More
Xiaomi sharpens focus on high-end smartphones to challenge Apple, Digital News
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi Corp will ratchet up its challenge to Apple by focusing on the high-end segment of the global smartphone market, according to company founder and chief executive Lei Jun , as the mainland’s major handset makers rush to fill the void left by struggling Huawei Technologies Co. “[We aim to] fully benchmark against Apple in [terms of]... → Read More
Tencent promises better work-life balance after Chinese worker's 20-hour shift, Digital News
A Tencent Holdings employee sparked fresh debate online about the 996 overwork culture in China's tech industry after lambasting in a work group chat his team's plaudits of a colleague's recent 20-hour shift, pushing the company to respond that it would seek to improve work-life balance. In his own account of the event that took place on Tuesday (Jan 25)... → Read More
Move over Mickey Mouse: Disney’s hottest hit in China is a pink fox called LinaBell, China News
Around the world, the name Disney is usually associated with classic characters such as Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh, but in China, soft toys of LinaBell – a pink fox that did not exist until four months ago – have become the latest offerings from the “happiest place on Earth” to set off a mania among young consumers. Three... → Read More
In China's live-streaming hub, a celebrity tax crackdown has put an entire industry on edge, China News
From the outside, the five buildings that make up the Ali Centre industrial park in Hangzhou, capital of China’s eastern Zhejiang province, look similar and are simply named building No 1 through No 5. Occupying 10 floors of the first tower was the headquarters of China’s most successful live streaming star – until now. Viya , the top performer when... → Read More
How China's punishment of Viya has far-reaching consequences for live-streaming shopping, Digital News
China’s harsh punishment of Viya, one of the country’s leading live-streamers, by levying a record fine and erasing her online presence overnight will generate far-reaching consequences for Alibaba Group Holding and the new online shopping trend that has transformed e-commerce in the past few years, analysts say. The online store and social media accounts of Viya, whose real name is... → Read More
Oppo launches its first foldable phone as Huawei retreats, Digital News
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo debuted its first foldable handset on Wednesday (Dec 15) in its latest push into the high-end market where rivals are locked in a cutthroat competition to fill the void left by Huawei Technologies Co. The Find N unfolds to reveal a 7.1-inch display, offering 60 per cent more screen than a typical smartphone with a standard... → Read More
Tencent joins forces with Apple Music to bring Chinese artists to global listeners, Digital News
The music-streaming arm of Tencent Holdings will make a catalogue of Chinese songs available to subscribers of Apple’s music-streaming service in a global partnership with the US giant. The tie-up will allow record labels and artists who distribute their works through TME Music Cloud, a platform owned by Tencent Music Entertainment, to launch their content on Apple Music, said Tencent... → Read More