China Postal Express & Logistics Company Limited announced that they have reached a full strategic cooperation with the Chinese Internet …
EMS Links Its Courier Network To Tencent's Messaging Services
31 October 2016
Tencent's New Quarterly Results Show Strong Growth In Cloud Computing
18 August 2016
Tencent Holdings recorded gross revenue of RMB35.691 billion (US$5.382 billion) during the second quarter, a 52% increase over the same …
Tencent Grabs More Of Your Headspace In China
19 July 2016
China Music Corporation and Tencent Group joint announced that they have reached an agreement to implement a digital music business …
Tencent's QQ Browser Rife With Privacy Problems
30 March 2016
Unfortunately it would be more of a surprise that a Chinese Internet company did not have a security hole, but …
Cheetah Mobile Appoints Tencent's Li Zhaohui As Director
23 November 2015
Chinese Internet and mobile Internet security company Cheetah Mobile announced that the company has appointed Li Zhaohui as a new director of the company; meanwhile, former director Peng Zhijian resigned his position, effective immediately. Li is currently an executive partner of Tencent Investment and general manager of Tencent Mergers & Acquisitions. He focuses on Tencent's […]
Tencent Takes Aim Against Mobile Viruses
24 September 2015
With news this week of malware infesting Apple mobile apps and a new mobile virus infecting Chinese users' smartphones, more scrutiny is being placed on Chinese technology firms to help protect netizens. Tencent has taken the lead with the announcement of its Thunder Action. This is the company's special initiative against Internet phishing, pornography, and […]
China's Tencent Invests In Another American Mobile Game Firm
18 May 2015
Tencent reportedly invested USD60 million in the acquisition of a 20% stake in Pocket Gems, a start-up mobile game company in America. Tencent will gain one position on the board of directors at Pocket Gems, according to reports in foreign media. Founded in 2009, Pocket Gems is headquartered in San Francisco and the company is […]
Is China Mobile Now Competing With Whatsapp And Wechat?
13 January 2015
Chinese information technology solutions provider Ultrapower's wholly-owned subsidiary is helping China's biggest mobile provider compete with instant messaging apps like Facebook's Whatsapp, Tencent's Wechat, and Apple's iMessage.
Xbox One Starts China Sales Via JD.com's Social Media Channels
28 July 2014
With a newly-minted IPO under its belt, Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. announced today that is now taking pre-orders for Microsoft's Xbox One gaming console. As part of an agreement between the companies, JD.com will have the exclusive right to accept pre-orders for Xbox One in China from July 28-30, 2014, through JD.com's Mobile QQ […]
Tencent Appoints New VP For E-commerce Business
09 August 2013
Chinese Internet company Tencent sent an internal email to announce that Bu Guangqi, chief executive officer of Yixun.com, has been appointed new vice president of Tencent. Bu will report to Wu Xiaoguang, chief executive officer of Tencent E-Commerce Holding Company. Bu's goal will be to lead the building and development of Tencent's e-commerce self-branded business. […]
Tencent Cuts Staff In North American Game Studio
16 May 2013
Chinese Internet company Tencent recently completed its staff layout in its North American office, and about 20 employees were dismissed during this adjustment, accounting for 40% of its total employees in North America. According to reports in Chinese local media, this layoff reportedly focused on the product department, which is the game studio of Tencent […]
China's Tencent Invests CNY400 Million In South Korean Mobile Chat Application
28 May 2012
Chinese Internet company Tencent revealed in its financial report for the first quarter of 2012 that the company acquired a 13.84% stake in KakaoTalk, a South Korean mobile communication application, for CNY403 million. According to Tencent, this overseas investment was completed in April 2012. By investing CNY403 million in cash, the Chinese company gained 3.6 […]
Tencent's New Chinese E-commerce Platform Will Launch Soon
25 August 2011
Chinese Internet company Tencent has announced at its e-commerce annual meeting that the company plans to launch a B2B2C platform in the fourth quarter of 2011. The new platform is currently under development. It will adopt a new brand logo and will be operated synchronously with Tencent's existing C2C website, Paipai.com. Wu Xiaoguang, senior executive […]
China's Tencent Enters Mobile Market With 3G Smartphones
16 June 2011
Chinese Internet giant Tencent has announced that it is cooperating with China Telecom and five mobile phone manufacturers in the launch of six smartphone products, which have the embedded QQ-service platforms. These six smartphone products are made by five Chinese mobile phone makers, including Huawei, ZTE, Coolpad, K-Touch, and Hisense. Based on China Telecom's CDMA […]
Tencent Shows Internet Boom In China Continues
11 May 2011
Chinese online and mobile company Tencent Holdings Limited today announced its unaudited consolidated results for the year's first quarter ended March 31, 2011. Tencent, which uses the International Financial Reporting Standards and is listed in Hong Kong, says its total revenues were USD966.8 million, an increase of 14.7% over the fourth quarter of 2010 or […]
Tencent, Intel, Razer Form Strategic Partnership For Handheld Devices In China
19 April 2011
Chinese Internet company Tencent has formed a strategic alliance with Intel and Razer to develop a new RazerSwitchblade handheld device with Tencent's games. The concept product of RazerSwitchblade adopts the Windows 7 operating system and Intel Atom processor. It has a 7-inch multi-touch screen and tactile dynamic keyboard. It also pre-installs some gaming products of […]
China's Tencent, Huawei Form Strategic Mobile Phone Partnership
27 December 2010
Huawei Device, a subsidiary of the telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies, and the Internet company Tencent have reached strategic cooperation; and the first project jointly developed by the two parties — HiQQ smartphone — has been officially launched. By embedding Tencent's newly-launched mobile phone application platform QQ Service, the Huawei-made HiQQ smartphone has access to […]
Tencent Develops Chinese Mobile Security Sector With Kaspersky
15 December 2010
Chinese Internet company Tencent and the security solutions provider Kaspersky have reached a cooperation agreement to jointly develop the Chinese mobile phone security sector. Under the agreement, Tencent's wireless business department will team with Kaspersky in the research of advanced mobile security ideas and technologies. Meanwhile, Kaspersky's mobile security and anti-virus functions will be integrated […]
Rumor: NetEase.com May Take 50% Stake In MSN China
23 April 2010
According to reports in local media, the Chinese Internet portal NetEase.com is in contact with MSN China and intends to take a 50% stake in MSN China from Shanghai Alliance Investment.
Shanghai Alliance Investment is the shareholder of Shanghai MSN Network Communications Technology, which is responsible for the operation of MSN China. On the completion of […]
Intel, Tencent Join Hands For New Mobile Internet Platform
14 April 2010
Intel has announced that it will cooperate with the Chinese Internet company Tencent to jointly develop the next-generation mobile Internet platform, MeeGo.
The cooperation is expected to bring a series of Tencent's featured applications to MeeGo. At the same time, the Chinese instant messaging and Internet value-added services provider will be able to expand its products […]