‘Making the impossible possible’: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou lauds US-sanctioned firm’s 2024

‘Making the impossible possible’: Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou lauds US-sanctioned firm’s 2024

Over the past six years, Huawei “experienced countless moments of darkness, uncertainty and defeat”, but has also seen “one miracle after another, making the impossible possible”, Meng, daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, wrote in a message published by the Shenzhen-based firm. Meng, 52, thanked Huawei’s customers, supply chain partners and employees … Read more

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on back of rising smartphone sales

Huawei revenue surges nearly 30% in first 9 months on back of rising smartphone sales

The Shenzhen-based company reported a 29.5 per cent jump in revenue to 585.9 billion yuan (US$82.3 billion) in the first three quarters of 2024, up from 452.3 billion yuan in the same period last year, according to a filing to the Shanghai Clearing House, the sole central clearing counterparty in China’s interbank market. However, Huawei … Read more

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei: US tech is great, but we have to build our own

Huawei Technologies founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said he appreciates the “openness and inclusivity” of the US tech community, and yet the Chinese company “had no choice” but to build its own tools because of US sanctions. Ren, 80, said Huawei needs to learn from the receptive culture of the US, which has allowed the … Read more

Huawei staff arrive at new mega-campus, hub of China’s tech drive

Huawei staff arrive at new mega-campus, hub of China’s tech drive

Huawei Technologies has opened a massive campus in a suburb of Shanghai, which serves as a base to promote innovations for China’s technology self-sufficiency drive, as the company demonstrates its resilience under US sanctions. The Lianqiu Lake campus, which boasts a floor area more than 10 times larger than that of Alphabet’s Googleplex headquarters in … Read more

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next flagship smartphone launch

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next flagship smartphone launch

Meng, daughter of Huawei founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei, on Tuesday assumed the position of rotating and acting chairwoman at the company for a six-month tenure ending on March 31 next year, the Shenzhen-based firm said in a statement published on Monday. In her latest stint as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee … Read more

Huawei completes US$1.4 billion campus in Shanghai ‘with 100 cafes’ to lure foreign talent

Huawei completes US.4 billion campus in Shanghai ‘with 100 cafes’ to lure foreign talent

Located in Jinze, a town in Shanghai’s Qingpu district, Huawei gave its new campus the name Lianqiu Lake R&D Centre last Tuesday, according to an announcement on the municipal government’s website that cited official media Jiefang Daily. The campus comprises eight blocks and 104 buildings – making up a complex of laboratories, offices and leisure … Read more

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei seen with disgraced pianist Li Yundi, sparking speculation on Chinese social media

Huawei’s Ren Zhengfei seen with disgraced pianist Li Yundi, sparking speculation on Chinese social media

Ren, 79, accompanied Li on a tour of the European-themed campus – the Shenzhen-based company’s research and development base – according to photos and videos circulating on various Chinese social media platforms. Both wore casual attire during their visit. The photos and videos sparked discussion on Chinese social media, as netizens were puzzled about Ren’s … Read more

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei makes rare appearance at Sichuan University in search for talent

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei makes rare appearance at Sichuan University in search for talent

Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies is planning to work closely with domestic universities to boost basic research and draw in fresh talent, founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said during a visit to Sichuan University. Ren visited the university on June 5 in southwestern China, where he said that US-sanctioned Huawei is working closely with … Read more

Huawei’s Richard Yu said to make switch from CEO to chairman of Chinese tech giant’s consumer business group

Huawei’s Richard Yu said to make switch from CEO to chairman of Chinese tech giant’s consumer business group

Yu, 54, will be replaced as chief executive at Huawei’s consumer business group by He Gang, who is currently the unit’s chief operating officer, according to a report on Wednesday by Chinese digital news outlet The Paper. Huawei declined to comment. A review of Yu’s profile page on Huawei’s official website on Wednesday showed that … Read more

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei focuses on digital transformation, tech innovation in meeting with PetroChina chairman

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei focuses on digital transformation, tech innovation in meeting with PetroChina chairman

Ren on Thursday met Dai Houliang, chairman of both the state-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) and its listed arm PetroChina, in Shenzhen where they discussed “improving corporate governance, digital transformation and intelligent development, as well as scientific and technological innovation”, according to a report on Friday by China Petroleum Daily, the CNPC’s official newspaper. … Read more