HONG KONG, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At Tencent Cloud Day Hong Kong, Tencent Cloud, the cloud business of Tencent, announced its partnership with UXSoft Global Limited (UXSoft), a retail solutions provider specialized in digital transformation, to deliver a large-scale smart retail transformation for Hung Fook Tong, one of Hong Kong's leading Chinese herbal product retailers. The collaboration has successfully migrated the wellness brand's mission-critical point-of-sale (POS) systems across more than 100 retail outlets to Tencent Cloud. The migration creates a secure, highly available infrastructure integrated with UXSoft's advanced POS solutions, laying the groundwork for smarter operations and future AI-powered innovation.
Founded in 1986, Hung Fook Tong has evolved from a traditional herbal tea shop into a modern wellness enterprise listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Today, the brand operates more than 100 self-owned stores across Hong Kong and maintains a wholesale and distribution network globally. To sustain this growth and support its diverse portfolio of herbal drinks, soups, and wellness products, the company identified the need for a more agile technological backbone to strengthen its Hong Kong operations while enabling international expansion.
Building Smarter Retail Operations with Cloud Infrastructure
Hung Fook Tong's transformation centered on three priorities: achieving real-time inventory visibility, deploying a flexible promotional engine, and strengthening its membership ecosystem. Tencent Cloud provided the secure, scalable foundation for these ambitions, delivering a resilient architecture that spans Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Short Message Service (SMS), networking, and security services. Together with UXSoft's advanced POS solution and retail expertise, the partnership created a unified management hub that streamlines daily operations and opens the door to AI-powered innovation.
Powered by UXSoft's engine on Tencent Cloud, Hung Fook Tong now optimizes inventory rotation for fresh products such as herbal drinks and soups—helping ensure timely availability and consistent quality for customers. The company's new AI-driven membership system further deepens customer loyalty across its retail network, while Tencent Cloud's scalability provides the agility to expand wholesale operations across Hong Kong, mainland China, and international markets.
Steven Choi, General Manager of Tencent Cloud Hong Kong & Macau, said, "We are proud to support Hung Fook Tong's digital transformation journey alongside UXSoft. Together, we are delivering a secure and scalable cloud foundation that integrates advanced retail solutions, enabling smarter operations and preparing the brand for the next wave of AI-enabled innovation. This partnership reflects our commitment to empowering retailers with the tools they need to drive efficiency and enhance customer engagement."
Boris Lo, Chief Operation Officer of UXSoft Global Limited, said, "This partnership underscores the synergy between cloud infrastructure and professional retail solutions. Beyond leveraging Tencent Cloud as the foundational framework, UXSoft proactively upgrades UXRetail with AI-powered functionalities for Hung Fook Tong Group. Our integrated Retail Management system built on Tencent Cloud delivers a flexible, responsive business ecosystem, empowering the brand to efficiently handle intricate retail operations and sustain premium, uniform customer service experiences."
Donald Tse, Chairman and Executive Director of Hung Fook Tong Group Holdings Limited, said, "Partnering with Tencent Cloud and UXSoft marks a significant milestone in our journey toward smarter retail. By integrating advanced technology with our motto of 'Naturally Made, Wholeheartedly Good,' we are enhancing operational efficiency while staying focused on our customers' wellness. This digital foundation will be key as we continue to grow and innovate in the health-focused retail sector."
About Tencent Cloud:
Tencent Cloud, one of the world's leading cloud companies, is committed to creating innovative solutions to resolve real-world issues and enabling digital transformation for smart industries. Through our extensive global infrastructure, Tencent Cloud provides businesses across the globe with stable and secure industry-leading cloud products and services, leveraging technological advancements such as cloud computing, Big Data analytics, AI, IoT, and network security. It is our constant mission to meet the needs of industries across the board, including the fields of gaming, media and entertainment, finance, healthcare, property, retail, travel, and transportation.
About UXSoft Global Limited:
UXSoft is a leading provider of retail digitalization solutions, with a service network spanning over 10 countries and regions worldwide. Its clients include number of reputable retail enterprises. With a mission to "drive retail evolution through technology," the company is committed to helping retailers transform efficiency and elevate customer experiences through innovative products.
About Hung Fook Tong Group Holdings Limited:
Established in 1986 and listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited in July 2014, Hung Fook Tong is a modern wellness concept food and beverage enterprise, offering a wide range of additive-free healthy food products for 40 years. Currently, it has over 100 retail shops in Hong Kong, thus it is the top retailer of Chinese herbal products in Hong Kong in terms of the number of retail shops. To capture the growth potential of the huge consumer market in Mainland China, the Group's long shelf-life drinks and fresh drinks are sold to third party retailers and distributors covering multiple cities across Chinese Mainland and international markets.
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Tencent Cloud Partners with UXSoft to Build Smarter Retail Operations for Hung Fook Tong, Hong Kong's Largest Herbal Product Retailer
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PALO ALTO, Calif., June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford University Libraries are excited to announce two new members to its leadership team effective June 1. Sarah Sussman will join as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in the Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences, and Alma Parada will serve as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in Sciences and Engineering.
"Both Sarah and Alma will be wonderful additions to the Libraries' leadership team known as the Library Executive Group," says Michael A. Keller, the Ida M. Green University Librarian. "As AULs for Collections and Public Services, they will oversee one of the largest areas in the Libraries covering collections management and public services across twenty libraries and centers. Their incredible talents, skills, and contributions to the Libraries over the years are attestments to the leadership they will bring to their new roles. I am thrilled to welcome such remarkable leaders to our Library Executive Group."
Sarah Sussman: Leading Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences
Sussman started at the Libraries in 2002 as Curator of the French and Italian Collections soon after finishing her PhD in History at Stanford. During her tenure, she developed both the general and special collections in French and Italian focusing on women in France and Italy, history of science and exploration, 18th century French literature and history, and the French empire. Notably, in 2020, she led the acquisition of the Roxane Debuisson Collection on Paris History, a unique and extensive collection documenting the history of Paris through its infrastructure and commerce. The Debuisson Collection is widely used by Stanford faculty today.
James P. Daughton, Professor of History, praises Sussman's role in bringing the collection to Stanford, "Without her determination and leadership, Stanford would not have been able to acquire what is one of the finest private collections in the history of France. In addition to [being] a formidable researcher, she has curated a collection of primary sources that has made Stanford an internationally recognized center for its collections related to French history, culture, and society."
Adds Keith Baker, the J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor of the Humanities, "Sarah Sussman is a superb librarian – knowledgeable, curious, resourceful, generous in support of student and faculty research, and deeply committed to strengthening the collections under her care."
In 2011, Sussman became the head of the International and Area Studies Resource Group, later reconfigured as the Humanities and Area Studies Resource Group (HASRG) in 2017. Leading the HASRG has provided Sussman a natural step forward to her AUL role. "I am excited to build on my curatorial and management experience in a more strategic role as AUL for Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences Collections and Services," shares Sussman. "Guiding my vision is the belief that research and teaching in the global humanities and social sciences are more critical than ever in today's complicated world. I look forward to working with colleagues across the libraries to address the challenges that new technologies and research methodologies offer Stanford's amazing subject librarians and collections in these fields."
Sussman's colleagues are equally excited for her new role. Benjamin Stone, Curator for American and British History, remarks, "Sarah has excelled at building, maintaining, and exposing unique collections at SUL, including rare books and manuscripts, while at the same time staying abreast of technological developments and innovation. At a national and international level, Sarah's long engagement and leadership in the European Studies Section of ACRL exemplifies her commitment to building collaborative relationships with libraries far and wide. The Libraries and the broader Stanford community are highly fortunate to have Sarah's leadership as incoming AUL for Humanities and Social Sciences."
Alma Parada: Leading Sciences and Engineering
Parada's journey to the Libraries echoes that of Sussman's, coming to Stanford in 2016 as a postdoctoral scholar in Marine Biology after receiving her PhD in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography from the University of Southern California in 2015. She started as the Earth and Environmental Sciences Librarian in 2021, a role she retained when she became Head Librarian for the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections in 2024.
In her dual roles, Parada managed one of the most comprehensive libraries in the Earth Sciences with its vast holdings in geophysics, energy, climate, and geology, along with its renowned map collections and the GeoSpatial Map Center housed in Branner Library. In 2022, she skillfully navigated Branner Library during the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences' transformation to the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, continuing Branner Library's support of faculty and students in these new departments.
Faculty and colleagues from across the Doerr School have praised Parada's role in leading Branner Library and welcome her appointment as AUL. Stephan Graham, the Welton Joseph and Maude L'Anphere Crook Professor in Applied Earth Sciences, states, "Dr. Parada has fully met my expectations as Branner Head Librarian. Her background as a Ph.D. holder in Biological Sciences has given her a fundamental understanding of what a nationally recognized Earth library needs to maintain and advance its quality."
Simon Klemperer, Professor of Geophysics, notes Parada's enthusiastic work with students in particular. "Every year," he recounts, "I teach our capstone Senior Seminar to Geophysics and EPS (formerly Geology) students [and have…] found great value in bringing Alma into my classroom to teach the undergraduates how to take advantage of our library system, how to find and properly utilize resources in their own research."
While both acknowledge the loss Parada's departure will be for Branner Library and the Doerr School, they are pleased that she will not be too far away in her AUL role. "The silver lining to Alma's promotion is that she will still be responsible for Branner, and that, as a faculty member, I can be reassured that she will mentor her successor and keep a watchful eye over her former branch library," adds Klemperer.
Parada will bring her extensive research background into this next chapter with the Libraries, "I am delighted to continue my journey at Stanford in this new leadership role and look forward to working with my colleagues to continue evolving our support of science and engineering research and scholarship in partnership with the entire team across the Libraries," says Parada.
Amanda Whitmire, Head Librarian for Hopkins Marine Library, concurs, "Alma has shown consistent growth and development as Head of Branner Library, and I am confident in her leadership. I look forward to collaborating with her in this new role."
As AUL in their respective areas, both Sussman and Parada will oversee collections development and public services including reference, instruction, and research consultations across multiple libraries and centers. They will also retain some aspects of their current roles. Sussman will continue to develop the Libraries' holdings of French rarities and unicae for the Department of Special Collections while Parada will consider and oversee the addition of digital items, collections, and licensing for Stanford's researchers in the sciences, engineering, and sustainability.
Together, they will lead teams of subject specialist librarians and staff who serve faculty and students across Stanford's schools and departments. In their AUL roles, they will shape strategic priorities for building world-class collections in both digital and analog formats, developing innovative services, and fostering partnerships with academic departments to advance Stanford's teaching and research missions.
These appointments reflect Stanford University Libraries' commitment to supporting research across all disciplines while responding to the evolving needs of scholarship in the 21st century. With combined expertise spanning humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields, Sussman and Parada are well-positioned to lead Stanford University Libraries in these areas to support the research and teaching needs at Stanford.
About Stanford University Libraries
The Stanford University Libraries are a dynamic network of libraries, librarians, information technology specialists, and a vast collection of academic resources that are dedicated to supporting research, teaching, and learning at Stanford. The Libraries hold over fifteen million items in various genres and formats, including e-resources, fifty subject specialists, twenty campus libraries and centers, and a broad spectrum of services. The Libraries' archival collections span 96,000 linear feet of materials, 329,781 rare books and manuscripts, and 300 terabytes from hundreds of local and distant collections. The holdings include a large and growing collection of artistic photographs as well as photographs and documents about the history of civil rights in the Mexican American, African American, and Asian American communities, such as the documentary photographic collections of Bob Fitch and David Bacon. There are also political papers of both local and state politicians, such as the recently acquired papers of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein; historical maps featured in the David Rumsey Map Collection; and the incredibly diverse history covered in the Silicon Valley Archives. These archival collections and more are available at the Libraries in the Department of Special Collections and in the Stanford Digital Repository. Finding aids to the Libraries' archival collections are accessible in the Online Archive of California. The Libraries' physical and digital spaces are designed to promote freedom and discovery, making knowledge-seeking more meaningful, more personal, and more connected than ever. The opportunities for contributing to and transforming the commonwealth of knowledge are wide and deep at Stanford University Libraries.
Contact
Stanford University Libraries, Assistant University Librarian for External Relations Anh Ly anhly@stanford.edu
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanford University Libraries are excited to announce two new members to its leadership team effective June 1. Sarah Sussman will join as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in the Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences, and Alma Parada will serve as the Assistant University Librarian for Collections and Public Services in Sciences and Engineering.
"Both Sarah and Alma will be wonderful additions to the Libraries' leadership team known as the Library Executive Group," says Michael A. Keller, the Ida M. Green University Librarian. "As AULs for Collections and Public Services, they will oversee one of the largest areas in the Libraries covering collections management and public services across twenty libraries and centers. Their incredible talents, skills, and contributions to the Libraries over the years are attestments to the leadership they will bring to their new roles. I am thrilled to welcome such remarkable leaders to our Library Executive Group."
Sarah Sussman: Leading Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences
Sussman started at the Libraries in 2002 as Curator of the French and Italian Collections soon after finishing her PhD in History at Stanford. During her tenure, she developed both the general and special collections in French and Italian focusing on women in France and Italy, history of science and exploration, 18th century French literature and history, and the French empire. Notably, in 2020, she led the acquisition of the Roxane Debuisson Collection on Paris History, a unique and extensive collection documenting the history of Paris through its infrastructure and commerce. The Debuisson Collection is widely used by Stanford faculty today.
James P. Daughton, Professor of History, praises Sussman's role in bringing the collection to Stanford, "Without her determination and leadership, Stanford would not have been able to acquire what is one of the finest private collections in the history of France. In addition to [being] a formidable researcher, she has curated a collection of primary sources that has made Stanford an internationally recognized center for its collections related to French history, culture, and society."
Adds Keith Baker, the J. E. Wallace Sterling Professor of the Humanities, "Sarah Sussman is a superb librarian – knowledgeable, curious, resourceful, generous in support of student and faculty research, and deeply committed to strengthening the collections under her care."
In 2011, Sussman became the head of the International and Area Studies Resource Group, later reconfigured as the Humanities and Area Studies Resource Group (HASRG) in 2017. Leading the HASRG has provided Sussman a natural step forward to her AUL role. "I am excited to build on my curatorial and management experience in a more strategic role as AUL for Humanities, Area Studies, and Social Sciences Collections and Services," shares Sussman. "Guiding my vision is the belief that research and teaching in the global humanities and social sciences are more critical than ever in today's complicated world. I look forward to working with colleagues across the libraries to address the challenges that new technologies and research methodologies offer Stanford's amazing subject librarians and collections in these fields."
Sussman's colleagues are equally excited for her new role. Benjamin Stone, Curator for American and British History, remarks, "Sarah has excelled at building, maintaining, and exposing unique collections at SUL, including rare books and manuscripts, while at the same time staying abreast of technological developments and innovation. At a national and international level, Sarah's long engagement and leadership in the European Studies Section of ACRL exemplifies her commitment to building collaborative relationships with libraries far and wide. The Libraries and the broader Stanford community are highly fortunate to have Sarah's leadership as incoming AUL for Humanities and Social Sciences."
Alma Parada: Leading Sciences and Engineering
Parada's journey to the Libraries echoes that of Sussman's, coming to Stanford in 2016 as a postdoctoral scholar in Marine Biology after receiving her PhD in Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography from the University of Southern California in 2015. She started as the Earth and Environmental Sciences Librarian in 2021, a role she retained when she became Head Librarian for the Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections in 2024.
In her dual roles, Parada managed one of the most comprehensive libraries in the Earth Sciences with its vast holdings in geophysics, energy, climate, and geology, along with its renowned map collections and the GeoSpatial Map Center housed in Branner Library. In 2022, she skillfully navigated Branner Library during the School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences' transformation to the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, continuing Branner Library's support of faculty and students in these new departments.
Faculty and colleagues from across the Doerr School have praised Parada's role in leading Branner Library and welcome her appointment as AUL. Stephan Graham, the Welton Joseph and Maude L'Anphere Crook Professor in Applied Earth Sciences, states, "Dr. Parada has fully met my expectations as Branner Head Librarian. Her background as a Ph.D. holder in Biological Sciences has given her a fundamental understanding of what a nationally recognized Earth library needs to maintain and advance its quality."
Simon Klemperer, Professor of Geophysics, notes Parada's enthusiastic work with students in particular. "Every year," he recounts, "I teach our capstone Senior Seminar to Geophysics and EPS (formerly Geology) students [and have…] found great value in bringing Alma into my classroom to teach the undergraduates how to take advantage of our library system, how to find and properly utilize resources in their own research."
While both acknowledge the loss Parada's departure will be for Branner Library and the Doerr School, they are pleased that she will not be too far away in her AUL role. "The silver lining to Alma's promotion is that she will still be responsible for Branner, and that, as a faculty member, I can be reassured that she will mentor her successor and keep a watchful eye over her former branch library," adds Klemperer.
Parada will bring her extensive research background into this next chapter with the Libraries, "I am delighted to continue my journey at Stanford in this new leadership role and look forward to working with my colleagues to continue evolving our support of science and engineering research and scholarship in partnership with the entire team across the Libraries," says Parada.
Amanda Whitmire, Head Librarian for Hopkins Marine Library, concurs, "Alma has shown consistent growth and development as Head of Branner Library, and I am confident in her leadership. I look forward to collaborating with her in this new role."
As AUL in their respective areas, both Sussman and Parada will oversee collections development and public services including reference, instruction, and research consultations across multiple libraries and centers. They will also retain some aspects of their current roles. Sussman will continue to develop the Libraries' holdings of French rarities and unicae for the Department of Special Collections while Parada will consider and oversee the addition of digital items, collections, and licensing for Stanford's researchers in the sciences, engineering, and sustainability.
Together, they will lead teams of subject specialist librarians and staff who serve faculty and students across Stanford's schools and departments. In their AUL roles, they will shape strategic priorities for building world-class collections in both digital and analog formats, developing innovative services, and fostering partnerships with academic departments to advance Stanford's teaching and research missions.
These appointments reflect Stanford University Libraries' commitment to supporting research across all disciplines while responding to the evolving needs of scholarship in the 21st century. With combined expertise spanning humanities, social sciences, and STEM fields, Sussman and Parada are well-positioned to lead Stanford University Libraries in these areas to support the research and teaching needs at Stanford.
About Stanford University Libraries
The Stanford University Libraries are a dynamic network of libraries, librarians, information technology specialists, and a vast collection of academic resources that are dedicated to supporting research, teaching, and learning at Stanford. The Libraries hold over fifteen million items in various genres and formats, including e-resources, fifty subject specialists, twenty campus libraries and centers, and a broad spectrum of services. The Libraries' archival collections span 96,000 linear feet of materials, 329,781 rare books and manuscripts, and 300 terabytes from hundreds of local and distant collections. The holdings include a large and growing collection of artistic photographs as well as photographs and documents about the history of civil rights in the Mexican American, African American, and Asian American communities, such as the documentary photographic collections of Bob Fitch and David Bacon. There are also political papers of both local and state politicians, such as the recently acquired papers of the late Senator Dianne Feinstein; historical maps featured in the David Rumsey Map Collection; and the incredibly diverse history covered in the Silicon Valley Archives. These archival collections and more are available at the Libraries in the Department of Special Collections and in the Stanford Digital Repository. Finding aids to the Libraries' archival collections are accessible in the Online Archive of California. The Libraries' physical and digital spaces are designed to promote freedom and discovery, making knowledge-seeking more meaningful, more personal, and more connected than ever. The opportunities for contributing to and transforming the commonwealth of knowledge are wide and deep at Stanford University Libraries.
Contact
Stanford University Libraries, Assistant University Librarian for External Relations Anh Ly anhly@stanford.edu
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Stanford University Libraries Welcome Two New Assistant University Librarians
Stanford University Libraries Welcome Two New Assistant University Librarians
