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Alibaba confirms place in self-driving tech race with Tencent, Baidu

ThecompetitionbetweenChina’sbiggesttechcompaniesissettomovetoahighergear,afterAlibabaGroupconfirmeditwasworkingonautonomousvehicles,daysafterTencentmadeasimilar

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South Africa’s Naspers raises $9.8 billion from Tencent stake sale

SouthAfrica’sNaspershasraised$9.8billionfromthesaleofa2percentstakeinChineseinvestmentTencenttostrengthenitsbalancesheetandfundgrowthinitse-commercebusinesses,i

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China's Internet giant Tencent increases investment in livestreaming

InternetgiantTencentHoldingsLtdislookingtoestablishaclearleadoverrivalsinChina'slivestreamingmarketwithanewroundofinvestments,addinguptoover1billionUSdollars,in

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Tencent increases investment in livestreaming<br>

InternetgiantTencentHoldingsLtdislookingtoestablishaclearleadoverrivalsinChina'slivestreamingmarketwithanewroundofinvestments,addinguptoover1billionUSdollars,in

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Alibaba moves to gobble up China-based food delivery startup Ele.me

Alibaba’s2018investmentspreelookssettocontinueafteritmadeapushtobuyEle.me,thefooddeliverystartupfromChinathatithasinvestedin,infull.Bloombergreportedyesterdayth

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Tencent to back Carrefour China in retail partnership

FrenchmultinationalretailerCarrefour’sChinaunitsaidonTuesdaythatInternetgiantTencent,alongwithlocalretailerYonghuiSuperstores,haveagreedtotakeastakeinthecompany

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Tencent, Google sign long-term patent cross-licensing agreement

ChinesetechgiantTencentannouncedFridayithassignedalong-termpatentcross-licensingagreementwithGoogle,coveringabroadrangeofproductsandtechnologies.Bothcompaniesar

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Geely chief complains about lack of privacy on WeChat

ThefirstdebateinthenewyearwasbetweentwoChinesetycoonswhohaverarelycrossedwordswitheachotheroverInternetprivacy.GeelyAutomobileHoldingchairmanLiShufufiredtheopen

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China's Tencent gains license to distribute third-party mutual funds

ChinesetechgiantTencenthaspushedtoobtainlicencestobuildfinancialserviceplatformstocompeteagainstrivalsAlibabaGroupandBaidu,andrecentlysecuredalicensetosellthird

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Chinese tech giant aims to digitize World Heritage site along Silk Road

ThetechgiantTencentisdippingitstoesintotherichpoolofChinesecultureinitslatestprojecttodigitizetheMogaoCaves,aUNESCOWorldHeritagesitealongtheancientSilkRoad.Tenc

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Tencent denies storing WeChat records

TencentHoldings,whoseWeChatmessagingapphasmorethan1billionusersworldwide,saiditdoesnotstoreanyuserchathistories,afterChineseautomotiveindustrytycoonLiShufurepor

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China's Tencent, JD.com invest $863 million in online retailer Vipshop

ChineseinternetgiantTencentHoldingsLtd(0700.HK)saidonMondayitwouldleadan$863millioninvestmentinapparelplatformVipshopHoldingsLtd(VIPS.N),uppingitsrivalryinretai

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China’s Internet firms eye electric car market

China’stop-rankedInternetcompanies,includingBaidu,AlibabaandTencent,alsoknownasBAT,arebusyparkingtheirmoneyintheelectriccarindustry,inordertogainaccesstosmartca

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China's Tencent plans retail push with Yonghui Superstores stake

ChinesetechgiantTencentHoldingsLtd.planstobuyafivepercentstakeinYonghuiSuperstoresCoLtd,thedepartmentstoreoperatorsaidonMonday,inthelatestpushbyChina’sInternetg

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AI "national team" to boost technology development in China

‍Ealierthismonth,China’sMinistryofScienceandTechnologyidentifiedfourdomestictechcompanies,Baidu,Alibaba,TencentandiFlyTek,asthe“nationalteam”toboostthedevelopme

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China's tech giants reach global elite with gamers, shoppers

PoweredbyChinesesmartphoneuserssplurgingbillionsonmobilegamesandonlineshopping,China'stechgiantsTencentandAlibabaareracinguptheeliteleagueoftheworld'smostvaluab

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Video games could be next for Snapchat, China's Tencent says

ChinesegamingandsocialmediacompanyTencentHoldingsLtd,whichhasraiseditsstakeinSnapchat,hassignaleditsdesiretoworkwiththeUScompanyinvideogamesandadsales.Snapchato