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Tencent Appoints He Yijin as New Head of News Division

Tencent issued an internal document on Monday in which it appointed He Yijin as head of Tencent News and editor-in-chief of QQ.com. He Yijin will report to Tencent's Vice President, Zeng Yu.

NetEase Founder Steps down as Director of Media Subsidiary

According to Tianyancha's app, William Ding, founder of tech giant NetEase, withdrew from his position as legal representative, general manager and director of Beijing NetEase Media Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of NetEase.

ByteDance Appoints Lawyer Julie Gao as New Chief Financial Officer

TikTok-owner ByteDance has appointed Julie Gao from international law firm Skadden as its new chief financial officer (CFO), according to an internal memo sent by ByteDance chief executive Liang Rubo on Monday.

China Merchants Bank Plunges 7.35% After Major Change of Senior Executives

China Merchants Bank announced during a meeting on Monday afternoon that it had decided to remove Tian Huiyu from the post of president and director of the bank and make another appointment for the position.

President of Alibaba Cloud China Resigns

Alibaba Cloud, a cloud computing and artificial intelligence tech firm owned by Alibaba, is undergoing a new round of organizational restructuring. Ren Geng, president of Alibaba Cloud China, has resigned.

Core Executive of Faraday Future Jerry Wang Quits

Jerry Wang, one of the core executives and Vice President of Global Capital Markets at California-based EV startup Faraday Future, updated his personal LinkedIn page on Tuesday, indicating that he had left the firm.

NIO’s Autonomous Driving Executive Zhang Jianyong Reportedly to Leave Firm

Zhang Jianyong, NIO's Associate Vice President (AVP) of autonomous driving, will leave in the near future after working at the firm for seven years.

JD.com’s Richard Liu Steps Down as CEO

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com announced Thursday that company president Xu Lei has been appointed as the new CEO, succeeding Richard Liu, who will remain as the chairman of the board.

Genki Forest’s Senior Executive Liu Zhen Leaves Company

News emerged on Thursday that Liu Zhen, who has in charge of Genki Forest's overseas business, had left the company in early March. Genki Forest has confirmed that the news is true.

Former Co-CEO of Game Developer Perfect World Dies Suddenly

Perfect World announced on Monday that Lian Jie has submitted a request to resign as co-CEO of the company due to physical reasons. Unfortunately, Lian passed away in the United States on Monday night.

Alibaba Enlarges Share Repurchase Plan, Appoints New Independent Director to Board

Alibaba Group announced Tuesday that the company’s board has authorized the raising of its share repurchase program to $25 billion from the previous level of $15 billion.

Alibaba’s Office Communications Software DingTalk Appoints New COO

Ku Wei, general manager of the IoT business unit within Alibaba Cloud, has taken up the post of COO of DingTalk, an office software product owned by Alibaba Group.

Wave of iQIYI Business Executives Resign

Many business executives responsible for content have reportedly left Chinese streaming platform iQIYI following an organizational restructuring at the end of 2021.

Zack Resigns as Head of Kuaishou’s Southeast Asian Market

"Zack," the former head of Kuaishou's Southeast Asian market, resigned in February this year. The employee joined Kuaishou in August 2019.

CEO of TME: Staff Departure Is for Organizational Adjustment

Before the Spring Festival this year, QQ Music held an internal annual meeting. Liang Zhu, CEO of Tencent Music Group, said that staff departure was the requirement of organizational adjustment.

Alibaba Cloud May Introduce Former Huawei Executive as Senior VP

Alibaba Cloud is reportedly planning to introduce Cai Yinghua, former President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group (EBG) China, as Senior Vice President of Alibaba Group.

Cofounder of Chinese Hot Pot Chain Haidilao Resigns as CEO

Chinese hot pot restaurant chain Haidilao announced on Tuesday that its Deputy CEO and COO Yang Lijuan has now been named the new CEO.

Two Xiaomi Executives Leave

On Friday, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi announced in an internal email that two executives left the company for personal reasons.

iQIYI Announces New Chief Financial Officer

On Tuesday, iQiyi, an online entertainment service provider in China, appointed Jun Wang as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Tencent Music Entertainment Reshuffles, Involving QQ Music and WeSing

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) issued an announcement on Thursday to adjust the organizational structure of two of its business units, QQ Music and WeSing.

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