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Tencent Holdings Limited is a Chinese multinational conglomerate holding company founded in 1998, whose subsidiaries specialise in various Internet-related services and products, entertainment, artificial intelligence and technology both in China and globally.

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Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
February 20, 2019  |  Investments

Go big or go home — that could describe Tencent’s aggressive investment philosophy, one whose pace will not ease, according to Martin Lau, president of...

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Alibaba Invests: China International Capital
Alibaba Invests: China International Capital
February 19, 2019  |  Investments

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, has increased its stake in China International Capital Corp. to close to 12 percent, reported Reuters. Alibaba purchased 117 million...

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Indian Food Delivery App Swiggy Adds General Deliveries
Indian Food Delivery App Swiggy Adds General Deliveries
February 12, 2019  |  Delivery

Swiggy, a food delivery app in India, will be rolling out a new feature called “Swiggy Stores,” which will include general deliveries of grocery and...

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Chinese Firms Look Beyond Borders As China’s Economy Slows
Chinese Firms Look Beyond Borders As China’s Economy Slows
February 04, 2019  |  Startups

To keep revenues growing, tap new markets. To that end, a number of tech startups in China, eyeing a slowing economy at home, are raising...

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WeChat Eyes Video Streaming, Satellite Apps
WeChat Eyes Video Streaming, Satellite Apps
January 14, 2019  |  Mobile Applications

WeChat’s founder has revealed the company’s next moves as he admits that even the popular platform could potentially become obsolete. “WeChat will need to face...

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Tencent To Roll Out Voice-Activated Assistant For WeChat
Tencent To Roll Out Voice-Activated Assistant For WeChat
January 09, 2019  |  Voice Activation

Tencent, the China Internet company, is gearing up to roll out a voice-activated digital assistant for WeChat, its messaging app. Bloomberg, citing comments WeChat executive Zhou...

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Mobile Payments Are Making Cash Obsolete In China
Mobile Payments Are Making Cash Obsolete In China
January 02, 2019  |  Cash

With mobile payments in China booming, cash is going away — despite efforts by the Central Bank to go after merchants who won’t accept cash....

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Thailand Govt Eyes Blockchain To Track Taxes
Thailand Govt Eyes Blockchain To Track Taxes
November 14, 2018  |  Blockchain

Death and taxes are sure things, but can blockchain make the latter even more of a certainty in Thailand? Plus, trade finance done via blockchain sees...

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Tencent Gathers Autonomous Tech Team In CA
Tencent Gathers Autonomous Tech Team In CA
November 07, 2018  |  International

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings is looking to hire self-driving car engineers in Palo Alto, California. “We are building a research team for our Auto-drive...

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