TENCENT FIRES WECHAT MANAGER AFTER 7-FIGURE BONUS LEAKS ONLINE, SPARKS UPROAR
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WHAT HAPPENED
Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has fired a manager at its WeChat division after details of his multimillion-yuan bonus package leaked online, sparking animated discussion across social media. The employee, surnamed Ye, was dismissed for passing sensitive corporate information to external parties, which caused a “severe negative impact both inside and outside the company”, according to an internal company…
According to News - South China Morning Post, Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has fired a manager at its WeChat division after details of his multimillion-yuan bonus package leaked online, sparking animated discussion across social media.
The available RSS description adds: The employee, surnamed Ye, was dismissed for passing sensitive corporate information to external parties, which caused a “severe negative impact both inside and outside the company”, according to an internal company…
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- News - South China Morning Post: Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings has fired a manager at its WeChat division after details of his multimillion-yuan bonus package leaked online, sparking animated discussion across social media.
- News - South China Morning Post: The employee, surnamed Ye, was dismissed for passing sensitive corporate information to external parties, which caused a “severe negative impact both inside and outside the company”, according to an internal company…
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STORY TIMELINE
- 24/07/2026, 12:18 PRIMARY FEED TENCENT FIRES WECHAT MANAGER AFTER 7-FIGURE BONUS LEAKS ONLINE, SPARKS UPROAR (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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