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China Acquires 'Golden Shares' in Two Alibaba Units in Bid to Strengthen Control Over Online Content
China has purchased 'golden shares', or minority stakes with special rights, in two of Alibaba's domestic units. Golden shares grant government-backed funds or companies board representation and/or veto rights for key business decisions. Beijing is looking to extend a campaign to strengthen control over online content, and Alibaba has been one of t...
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Tencent Updates Games Speed Booster App to Block Access to Foreign, Unapproved Apps
Tencent has updated its Games Speed Booster mobile and desktop apps to block access to unapproved foreign games. The update comes as Chinese regulators more closely scrutinise the gaming industry.
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Tencent's Shares Dive After Report Calls Online Games "Spiritual Opium"
China's Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would curb minors' access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as "spiritual opium".
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China Restarts Video Game Approvals After Months-Long Freeze, Tencent Missing From List
China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online video games after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year, but the titles did not include games from industry leader Tencent Holdings.
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Tencent's Ad Revenue in Focus as Games Business Slows on China Crackdown
Tencent Holdings is expected to report a small rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, with a steady gain in advertising revenue.
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WeChat Plans to Resurrect Tipping Button After Agreement With Apple
WeChat plans to resurrect its "tipping" feature used to send cash to content creators, after removing it from Apple's iOS devices last year.
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Tencent Sees Video Games, More Ads in Snapchat's Future
Tencent Holdings said on Thursday it could help Snapchat owner Snap publish video games and improve ad sales after acquiring a 12 percent stake in the US firm.
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Tencent Takes 12 Percent Stake in Snap as Shares Plunge
Snap said on Wednesday that Chinese tech and media investment firm Tencent Holdings had taken a 12 percent stake in the company.
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Ola Just Raised $1.1 Billion In Funding With Tencent's Help
Ola and Uber are locked in an intense battle for leadership in the Indian market and have pumped in millions of dollars in driver incentives and discounted rides for customers.
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Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Buys 5 Percent Stake In Tesla
Tesla Inc, the California-based electric carmaker, said Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd acquired a 5 percent stake for $1.78 billion.
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Inside The Cannibalistic Culture Of China's Most Valuable Company
Success inside China's most-valuable public company sometimes requires a bit of cannibalization.
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Alibaba Signs Digital Distribution Deal With Music Rights Group BMG
Alibaba has set its eyes on becoming an online-media powerhouse, with music, film and television.
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Ford Looking to Tie-Up With Chatting App WeChat
Ford envisages drivers syncing their phone to the car's software system and controlling specific WeChat functions, chosen by Tencent and then certified by Ford as safe, through voice commands or limited use of buttons.
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Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Holdings tap cheap global credit
Chinese search engine company Baidu paid a lower interest rate than Google when it sold $750 million in 10-year bonds last month.
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Microsoft to fight piracy in China with Surface
Microsoft chose Shanghai as its first global site for what it called a "pre-launch" of Windows 8.
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China Acquires 'Golden Shares' in Two Alibaba Units in Bid to Strengthen Control Over Online Content
China has purchased 'golden shares', or minority stakes with special rights, in two of Alibaba's domestic units. Golden shares grant government-backed funds or companies board representation and/or veto rights for key business decisions. Beijing is looking to extend a campaign to strengthen control over online content, and Alibaba has been one of t...
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Tencent Updates Games Speed Booster App to Block Access to Foreign, Unapproved Apps
Tencent has updated its Games Speed Booster mobile and desktop apps to block access to unapproved foreign games. The update comes as Chinese regulators more closely scrutinise the gaming industry.
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Tencent's Shares Dive After Report Calls Online Games "Spiritual Opium"
China's Tencent Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would curb minors' access to its flagship video game, hours after its shares were battered by a state media article that described online games as "spiritual opium".
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China Restarts Video Game Approvals After Months-Long Freeze, Tencent Missing From List
China on Saturday approved the release of 80 online video games after a freeze on such approvals for most of the year, but the titles did not include games from industry leader Tencent Holdings.
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Tencent's Ad Revenue in Focus as Games Business Slows on China Crackdown
Tencent Holdings is expected to report a small rise in quarterly net profit on Wednesday, with a steady gain in advertising revenue.
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WeChat Plans to Resurrect Tipping Button After Agreement With Apple
WeChat plans to resurrect its "tipping" feature used to send cash to content creators, after removing it from Apple's iOS devices last year.
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Tencent Sees Video Games, More Ads in Snapchat's Future
Tencent Holdings said on Thursday it could help Snapchat owner Snap publish video games and improve ad sales after acquiring a 12 percent stake in the US firm.
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Tencent Takes 12 Percent Stake in Snap as Shares Plunge
Snap said on Wednesday that Chinese tech and media investment firm Tencent Holdings had taken a 12 percent stake in the company.
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Ola Just Raised $1.1 Billion In Funding With Tencent's Help
Ola and Uber are locked in an intense battle for leadership in the Indian market and have pumped in millions of dollars in driver incentives and discounted rides for customers.
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Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Buys 5 Percent Stake In Tesla
Tesla Inc, the California-based electric carmaker, said Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd acquired a 5 percent stake for $1.78 billion.
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Inside The Cannibalistic Culture Of China's Most Valuable Company
Success inside China's most-valuable public company sometimes requires a bit of cannibalization.
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Alibaba Signs Digital Distribution Deal With Music Rights Group BMG
Alibaba has set its eyes on becoming an online-media powerhouse, with music, film and television.
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Ford Looking to Tie-Up With Chatting App WeChat
Ford envisages drivers syncing their phone to the car's software system and controlling specific WeChat functions, chosen by Tencent and then certified by Ford as safe, through voice commands or limited use of buttons.
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Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent Holdings tap cheap global credit
Chinese search engine company Baidu paid a lower interest rate than Google when it sold $750 million in 10-year bonds last month.
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Microsoft to fight piracy in China with Surface
Microsoft chose Shanghai as its first global site for what it called a "pre-launch" of Windows 8.
