Liu accepts his award; image via Sina Finance
Each year, CCTV — China’s state-owned television conglomerate — announces awards honoring successful businessmen and economic contributors for their achievements over the past year. It should be no surprise, then, that there are some tech companies in the mix.
Officially on this years list are HTC’s Wang Xuehong and 360Buy’s Liu Qiangdong. The former has enjoyed a year in which smartphones became more popular than ever in China, and the latter has seen a year of impressive expansion and now ranks among China’s biggest e-commerce outlets.
Other awardees came from other industries, but Vancl CEO Chen Nian did turn up on the “nominated” list. We can’t be totally sure why he didn’t make the final cut, but we’re guessing it has to do with this (and maybe this, too).
Congratulations to the winners!
[via Sina Tech]