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China's Tencent WeChat owner takes a big stake in Snapchat

ChinesetechgiantTencenthastakenamajorstakeinSnap.TheparentcompanyofSnapchatsaidinaregulatoryfilingonWednesdaythatTencent(TCEHY)anditsaffiliateshavepurchasedover

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China's Tencent makes big bet on CICC

China'sInternetgiantTencentHoldingsLtdhascometoanagreementtobuyapproximately207.5millionnewHsharesfromChinaInternationalCapitalCorpLtd(CICC),theinvestmentbankan

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Tencent's Pony Ma, scholars underline tech-driven growth

ANobellaureate,adomestictechtycoonandseveraltopscholarsofdifferentdisciplinesgatheredataforumontheTsinghuacampusFriday,discussinghowtechnologywilldriveindustryd

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Shenzhen: Lodestar of China's economic reform

TheSpecialEconomicZones(SEZs)haveplayedacrucialroleinChina’sreformandopeningup,asmanyofthecountry’snewpoliciesandpracticeswerefirsttriedoutinthesepilotzones.She

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China's WeChat payment function joins Apple's App Store

DomesticInternetgiantTencentHoldingsonTuesdaylinkedtheWeChatpaymentfunctiontoAppStore,thecompanysaidinastatementsenttotheGlobalTimes.Thecooperationfollowedamove

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Alibaba and Tencent are carving up Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem

Twoglobaltechforcesareputtingtheirmark—andmoney—intoSoutheastAsia’snascentstartupecosystem,buttheymaynotbetheWesternnamesthatyouexpect.RatherthanGoogle,Facebook

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Honour of Kings: China's most vilified online game

AccesstoHonourofKingsisnowrestrictedtoonehouradayforchildrenagedunder12andtwohoursforchildrenbetween12and18.Thelimitswereputinplaceafterthegovernment-ownedPeopl

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China’s Tencent faces pressure over 'addictive game'

The share price of Tencent continued to slump on Friday after the People's Daily repeatedly criticized its most profitable game “Honor of Kings.”

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Tencent aims for switch from smartphone to living room

ChineseentertainmentgiantTencentsignedadealwiththecountry’sbiggesttelevisionmanufacturerTCLCorptofeatureitsvideocontentontheirsmartTVs,Reutersreported.Theaimist

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China's Tencent aims for switch from smartphone to living room

ChineseentertainmentgiantTencentsignedadealwiththecountry’sbiggesttelevisionmanufacturerTCLCorptofeatureitsvideocontentontheirsmartTVs,Reutersreported.Theaimist

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Tencent introduces limit to combat online gaming addiction

ChineseinternetgiantTencenthaslimitedthehoursthatchildrencanplayseveralofitsmostpopulargames.KingofGloryisamongTencent'stopgrossingonlinegamesItsaidthemeasures,

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Angry Birds maker Rovio says IPO possible in future

FinnishmobilegameandanimationstudioRovio,makeroftheAngryBirdsgame,saiditcouldlistonthestockexchangeinthefuture,whiledecliningcommentonamediareportthatChina'sTen

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China’s Tencent one of the world's top 10 most valuable brands

Chinanowhasoneoftheworld'smostvaluablebrands.TechgiantTencenthasjoinedtheworld'stop10mostvaluablebrands,while"thefearsomefive"fromtheUSoccupythefirstfivepositio

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China's Tencent is creating an entire town dedicated to esports

Tencent,China'slargestonlinegamesdeveloperamongotherthings,isbuildinganentiretowndedicatedtoesports.ThetownwillbelocatedinWuhu,eastChina,whereTencenthasjustsign

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Tencent reported to withdraw from meituan.com’s new round of financing

Accordingtoaninsiderofmeituan.com'sfinancingmove,thecompanyrecentlyinitiatedanewroundoffinancing,inwhichitsmajorshareholderTencentrefusedtotaketheleadandotherdo

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Tencent film unit aspires to make own blockbusters

Tencent Pictures, the film unit of China's biggest internet company, is looking for acquisitions that can accelerate plans to make its own blockbusters instead of just writing checks for them.

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China’s Tencent to ramp up cloud and payments businesses after reporting 43pc profit growth

Chinese internet powerhouse Tencent Holdings is looking to ramp up its cloud and payments businesses after reporting a lower-than-expected quarterly profit for the three months to September 30 as spending on content and marketing increased ahead of its 18th year anniversary.