The HTC U11+ is up for preorders in Malaysia at RM3,099

By Hitech Century | January 19, 2018 |

The new year is already here and with it comes the usual deluge of new phones from all the usual players in the game. Phone distributor Brightstar is hopping onto the bandwagon of new product launches ahead of Chinese New Year as they’ve just announced that they’ll be shipping in the HTC U11+ phablet to…

Wang with Shopee gives out prizes worth more than RM1 million for Chinese New Year

By Hitech Century | January 16, 2018 |

One of Malaysia’s largest e-commerce platforms today announced its massive Wang with Shopee campaign to kick off the coming Chinese New Year with bargains galore and more than RM1 million worth in prizes up for grabs. Taking place over the course of six weeks from 15 January to 25 February, Shopee’s Wang with Shopee shopping extravaganza…

Shopee and Facebook team up to beef up ecommerce in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | December 19, 2017 |

Shopee, one of Malaysia’s leading ecommerce platforms has teamed up with Facebook to host a one-day Shopee University workshop in Malaysia. The Shopee University workshop, serendipitously enough, was held at Taylor’s Lakeside University, and involved representatives from over 200 renowned international and domestic brands across the range that are household names including MR. DIY, Hush Puppies,…

Shopee’s new online mall guarantees authentic merchandise and free shipping nationwide

By Hitech Century | October 8, 2017 |

If you’re stressed out about the usual perils of shopping online, such as having to wonder if what you bought is a dud or worse, a knock-off and having to worry about paying an arm and a leg for shipping, you may well find Shopee’s new online mall a life saver. The new Shopee Mall…

The Shopee app has been downloaded over 3 million times

By Hitech Century | June 9, 2017 |

In a recent event, online e-commerce platform Shopee shared a number of milestones that the brand achieved recently. To date, they achieved over USD 3 billion in annualised Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) across the Southeast Asia and Taiwan region in the first half of 2017. The app has also earned the notable achievement of being…

Upcoming Cahaya Raya bersame Shopee campaign offers fun and prizes galore

By Hitech Century | May 5, 2017 |

Online marketplace Shopee today announced their Cahaya Raya bersame Shopee campaign that will run from 15 May to 30 June. The campaign will feature up to 90% discounts for 25,000 products across ten huge categories on the platform, contests with up to RM50,000 worth of prizes including cash up for grabs and will feature even…

Online marketplace Shopee fetes entrepreneurs with Shopee Seller Awards 2017

By Hitech Century | March 31, 2017 |

Online mobile-first marketplace Shopee has grown from strength to strength and has proven to be the platform of choice for a growing number of entrepreneurs in Malaysia and elsewhere in the region. Today, Shopee feted its most successful entrepreneurs in Malaysia in a grand gala dinner at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel in Kuala…

Shopee turns one with 12 days of crazy sales

By Hitech Century | November 22, 2016 |

Shopee the mobile e-tailer has just turned one today. The company, which is owned by Garena and begun operations in December 2015, shared insights of their growth, chief among them that they achieved USD 1.8 billion in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) with 43% month-on-month growth over the past one year. At present, they have over…