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2025.01.20

11:12

Tencent withdraws WeChat Blue Packet trademark applications

In December last year, Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. applied to register multiple "WeChat Blue Packet" and "Blue Packet" trademarks, with international classifications of scientific instruments, advertising sales, financial property management, etc.

2025.01.13

16:07

Pony Ma hopes outsiders won't over-hype WeChat's "gift-giving" feature

Tencent Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pony Ma mentioned on Monday afternoon that in recent times, WeChat Store launched the "Send Gift" function, some people call it "WeChat Blue Packet" and compare it with WeChat Red Packet.

15:32

Pony Ma expects to make Tencent Hunyuan's end-to-end voice interaction landing

Tencent CEO Pony Ma said at the annual staff meeting on Monday afternoon that he expects to make end-to-end voice interaction landing of Tencent Hunyuan large models.

15:29

Tencent's Pony Ma emphasizes focus on main business, cost reduction at annual staff meeting

Tencent Holdings Chief Executive Officer Pony Ma emphasized focusing on the main business and reducing costs and increasing efficiency at its annual staff meeting in Shenzhen on Monday afternoon.

2022.01.12

04:01

Pony Ma says Tencent is just an ordinary company and can be replaced at any time

Asian Tech Press (Jan 12) -- Tencent is just an ordinary company and can be replaced at any time, founder and CEO Pony Ma Huateng said at a 2021 end-of-year staff meeting, according to Chinese media reports.

2021.09.27

09:53

Founders of Chinese tech trio absent again from Wuzhen Summit

Asian Tech Press (Sep 27) -- Founders of Chinese tech trio was once again absent from the Wuzhen Summit.

2021.03.05

04:33

Tecent's Ma Huateng makes first public appearance after two years

On the morning of March 4, Ma Huateng, CEO of Tencent, appeared at the discussion site of the Guangdong delegation at China’s Two Sessions, as a deputy to the National People’s Congress (NPC). This is also his first appearance after disappearing from the public eye for nearly 2 years due to a recurrence of his back injury.

2021.02.12

02:17

Tencent's Ma Huateng hasn't appeared in public for almost 2 years

According to public records, Ma Huateng(Pony Ma)'s last public appearance in mainland China was in August 2019, when he attended the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAI) in Shanghai.

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