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Zen Soo
Reporter, Technology
Zen Soo worked at the Post from 2015 until 2019. She covered China technology, in particular e-commerce, online to offline and mobile payments. She also wrote about Southeast Asian tech companies.
Burnishing its cybersecurity credentials has become more crucial for Huawei in Europe, which represents the company’s biggest overseas market and home of its major 5G mobile network equipment rivals Ericsson and Nokia.
Over the past two years the relationship between Chinese tech champion Huawei and the US has only worsened but why did the relationship sour in the first place?
Alibaba’s latest quarterly earnings were boosted by its record haul from the annual Singles’ Day shopping festival held on November 11, when the e-commerce giant tallied US$38.4 billion in sales.
The annual MWC Barcelona event was decimated by the pull-out of major exhibitors, including telecoms gear suppliers Nokia and Ericsson, as well as mobile network operators Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom, AT&T, BT, Orange and NTT Docomo.
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Huawei alleges that its patented technology is being used in Verizon’s technologies and services, including infrastructure that facilitates communications through Verizon’s networks.
Huawei and Oppo are among the world’s largest Android smartphone vendors that have scaled back the size of staff taking part in this year’s edition of MWC Barcelona amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Analysts say suspension of factory operations could lead to snags in manufacturing processes and even supply shortages in China.
Qihoo 360’s AI-supported platform uses verified public data to identify travellers who have contracted the new coronavirus
Chinese tech giants including Baidu, Meituan and Alibaba pledge funding and other support in the fight against the Wuhan coronavirus
The Post’s Zen Soo took a hike with Quek Siu Rui, co-founder of Singapore-based start-up Carousell, as part of a series where our journalists interact with tech CEOs over an activity of their choice.
Chinese e-commerce giants such as Alibaba and Pinduoduo are increasingly targeting rural farmers and merchants, as the government makes eradicating poverty by this year a national priority.
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, still on a US trade blacklist, hopes to raise US$2 billion through loans and bond sales outside China, says report
Huawei says 2020 will be a ‘difficult year’ due to ongoing US pressure but expects to see 18 per cent growth in 2019 revenue to US$121.6 billion
Since it was established in 2015, Shopee has become the most visited e-commerce site in the Southeast Asia region. Its mobile-first approach has much to do with its success.
With e-commerce the most popular way to shop in China, new groups of buyers – from Gen Z to ‘silver hairs’ – are driving trends in the changing consumer landscape
After relying on foreign software and imported chips for decades, Beijing wants to create a road to self-sufficiency, even if this means a certain amount of ‘reinventing the wheel’.
Alibaba and Ant Financial typically restructure on an annual basis as the companies adjust their strategies. This is seen as a way to groom the next batch of leaders and distribute responsibility as well as new business opportunities.
Xiaomi’s new Wuhan facility will eventually employ 10,000 and focus on investments in AI, IoT and big data, helping the company diversify away from smartphones
China has had success with private sector AI, but when it comes to social issues such as education, health care and agriculture, there is still some way to go to reach its goals.
Hongkonger Caecilia Chu was inspired to launch fintech start-up YouTrip in Singapore after frequently forking out foreign transaction fees on her credit card when travelling.
Chinese social commerce platform Xiaohongshu will launch live-streaming features early next year. It is the latest e-commerce platform introducing the feature to better engage with consumers.
Food and financial services now make up more than 50 per cent of gross merchandise volume for Grab, which started out as a taxi-hailing company.
Invisalign has been the de facto treatment for straightening teeth without using braces, but now Singapore start-up Zenyum is offering a similar solution at one third the cost.
Singles’ Day in China and the weekend from Black Friday to Cyber Monday in the US are watched closely as barometers of consumption in their respective markets. We look at some of the most interesting trends among online shoppers.
Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou reflects on a year under Canadian house arrest in a letter penned to company employees and supporters.
Dependence on US frameworks for deep learning seen as significant gap in China’s AI ecosystem, potentially hampering efforts to close the AI tech gap with the US by 2030.
Mobile classifieds company Carousell will be valued at over US$850 million after merging with 701Search, months after a deal with another platform, OLX Philippines.
Alibaba said that Juhuasuan, its e-commerce platform that targets smaller cities, had 7,000 items that hit over a million orders.
This year analysts will be watching the headline sales data very closely to see if the world’s second-biggest economy is feeling the strain.
China’s western cities are pulling in more tech talent, helped by a better quality of life, a flow of STEM graduates and a range of government incentives.
