News & Reviews:   Chinese

In a significant trade policy shift, the U.S. government has halved additional tariffs on Chinese imports that heavily impact Apple and its supply chain. The extra duty, previously set at 20%, has been reduced to 10%, following high-level discussions between U.S. and Chinese officials.

In conjunction with Malaysia Day yesterday, Ryt Bank has rolled out Chinese language support in its mobile app, complementing its existing Bahasa Malaysia and English versions. This move underscores the bank’s mission of fostering unity and inclusivity in digital finance, ensuring more Malaysians can bank securely in their preferred language.

Just days after publicly demanding the immediate resignation of Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, President Donald Trump dramatically reversed course, praising Tan’s “amazing story” following a face-to-face meeting at the White House. The previously embattled executive is now set to collaborate with key Cabinet officials and may have laid the groundwork for renewed political and industry support.

Just last Friday, we reported that President Donald Trump demanded Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign due to alleged China ties. While nothing is concrete yet, Tan is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House this Monday to clear up some misunderstandings.

Intel’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, is under fire after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly called for his resignation, citing alleged conflicts of interest tied to Chinese investments. The move has sparked debate across the tech and policy spheres, with implications for national security, semiconductor strategy, and corporate governance.

Lazada Malaysia has officially announced that the Lazada app now comes with new Chinese-language interface support on both the iOS and Android, making it more accessible than ever before. If you’re interested in changing the interface language to Chinese, all you need to do is tap on the ‘Account’ button on the bottom right corner, select the ‘Gear’ icon, and select your preferred language.

Lazada has announced that they will be hosting the Lazada CNY Sale from 25 January until 27 January 2021, where you can get discounts of up to 90% on selected products from brands like TESCO, Senheng, Philips, and many more. But that’s not all, they will also be giving away daily “Ang Pow”, as well as more than RM888888 brand vouchers throughout the campaign.

Earlier today, Acer announced several new monitors to their Nitro and Predator lineup and more starting from the price of only RM699. These new monitors come with technologies such as FreeSync, Nvidia G-sync, as low as 0.1ms grey-to-grey response time as well as refresh rates of up to 165Hz.

In conjunction with the Lunar New Year celebrations, stand a chance to win RM30 Touch ‘n Go reload when you download any of Huawei’s Lunar New Year Theme for either your Huawei or Honor mobile phone.

The annual Chinese New Year festival is an occasion where family members, no matter near or far, would come together to celebrate. Maxis aims to bring together friends and family using mobile phones, thanks to a recent partnership with Dooit Live. Maxis will be hosting 16 live game sessions starting from 4 February 2019 until 19 February 2019 featuring 11 Chinese New Year themed questions, in which players have to answer within 10 seconds to be given a chance to win real prize money of up to RM188,000.