China's Tencent said on Tuesday it would acquire a minority stake in Epic Games, a U.S. developer of PC, console and mobile games, in a deal that could... full story ![]()
In what looks like a major development in the ongoing feud between China Mobile (HKEx: 941; NYSE: CHL) and Tencent (HKEx: 700) over the latter’s popular WeChat service, China’s telecoms regulator has said it will no longer play the role of mediator in the issue and instead will let the market resolve the matter.
forbes.com (20 days ago)
Tencent is speeding up its effort to introduce the Chinese company's WeChat mobile app in the U.S., Chief Executive Pony Ma said.
wsj.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
China's largest listed Internet company Tencent Holdings said Wednesday that net income rose 37% to $645 million in the first quarter of 2013. Revenues came in at $2.16 billion, driven largely by growth in gaming and other value-added services. Transactions on the Hong Kong-listed firm's e-commerce payments system did well, rising to $305 million, but growth in online...
forbes.com (4 days ago)
Tencent Holdings will begin commercializing its popular WeChat messaging application in China soon.
wsj.com (2 months and 16 days ago)
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Users of Tencent Holdings' hugely popular mobile chatting application may have to pay fees in future to satisfy China's three mobile telecom operators, Chinese media quoted a government official as saying on Sunday.
reuters.com (1 month and 18 days ago)
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings, China's biggest online gaming and social networking company, has set up a joint venture with Indonesia's biggest media group PT Global Mediacom to tap the country's growing social media market.
reuters.com (2 months and 21 days ago)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Tencent Holdings is unlikely to charge any fees for the use of its popular mobile chatting application, its chief executive was quoted as saying, after a cabinet minister caused an uproar by saying users might have to pay fees in future.
reuters.com (1 month and 11 days ago)
(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings more than tripled the number of active users for its mobile chat application in the first quarter, a boon to China's largest online gaming and social networking firm as it tries to diversify its revenue stream.
reuters.com (4 days ago)
(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings more than tripled the number of active users for its mobile chat application in the first quarter, a boon to China's largest online gaming and social networking firm as it tries to diversify its revenue stream. Tencent, which is hoping to monetize its Weixin, or WeChat, app, said on Wednesday active user numbers soared 228 percent to 194 million...
yahoo.com (4 days ago)
Thanks to China’s booming economy, many of the country’s citizens are becoming rich. Because of this new wealth, the Chinese have now become big spenders overseas.
ibtimes.com (3 months and 1 day ago)
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