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Chinese internet giant Tencent makes peace with Laoganma, China’s favorite chili crisp brand
Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent and the country’s most beloved chili sauce brand Lǎo Gàn Mā 老干妈 are officially back on good terms, after a highly public feud that ended with a dramatic twist.
China’s favorite spicy sauce brand did not actually cheat Tencent
China’s favorite hot sauce company was accused of not paying a $2.3 million advertising bill to internet giant Tencent. Now it turns out the company is innocent: Three people pretending to be marketing executives of the Guizhou Lao Gan Ma Company have been arrested for an elaborate scam.
Internet writers strike against ‘unfair contracts’ with Tencent company
Hundreds of thousands of writers signed to China Literature, the country’s biggest online publisher, went on an online strike on May 5. They were protesting…
Why is Tencent investing in European fintechs?
A version of this article was originally published by KapronAsia, a Shanghai- and Singapore-based fintech consultancy. Tencent is stepping up its fintech investments outside of China…
Tencent’s boundary-pushing Dajia blog abruptly shuts down
On the morning of February 19, media consumers in China woke up to discover that Dàjiā 大家 by Tencent News, an opinion blog that has…
Tencent resumes NBA streaming as gaming companies censor their staff and players
Pictured: Mei, a character from the Blizzard game Overwatch, as depicted by the artist Yuumei, via Pro Guides…
What is WeChat? The super-app you can’t live without in China
If there is one thing Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wishes he could create, and will never be able to acquire or replicate, it’s WeChat — China’s super-app, which has changed the way people use their phones, and disrupted the social media industry.
A great quarter for Tencent and Alibaba despite storm clouds
China’s two biggest internet companies have announced healthy results. Reuters reports: Tencent Holdings Ltd posted record quarterly profit on Wednesday, smashing market expectations, as the…
After Huawei, is Tencent next?
In our first quarterly Red Paper this year ($25 or free for Access members), we laid out 10 scenarios describing events that could shape the news…
China Business Corner: WeChat founder Allen Zhang and the Tencent conference
China Business Corner is a weekly window into Chinese-language coverage of business, technology, and the broader economy, brought to you by co-writers Huang Sizhuo and Jordan Schneider (who hosts…
China Business Corner: The new WeChat and its ‘Top Stories’ feature
China Business Corner is a weekly window into Chinese-language coverage of business, technology, and the broader economy, brought to you by co-writers Huang Sizhuo and Jordan Schneider (who hosts…
Tencent stock slumps while regulators sit on approvals
There has been a sell off of Chinese tech and entertainment stocks, led by stock market darling Tencent, the company behind the ubiquitous-in-China WeChat mobile…
New list of video games banned from live-streaming, Tencent’s new game is spared
New list of video games banned from live-streaming, Tencent’s new game is spared
Why did Tencent just invest in a self-media account with a history of ‘article laundering’? [UPDATE]
It was reported last Thursday that Tencent led a $4.1 million (30 million RMB) investment in Chaping 差评, a WeChat self-media account popular for its scathing…
A fake post purportedly from Tencent’s CEO fooled everyone, including Tencent
A WeChat story criticizing tech giant Tencent for “losing its dream” went viral on social media in China over the weekend. But what’s attracted even…
Rampant sexist job ads in China ‘do not reflect our values,’ say apologetic tech companies
On April 23, Human Rights Watch released a bombshell report exposing widespread sexism in job ads from nearly all of China’s largest tech companies, including Alibaba…
Hole in the wall 2.0: How China’s food delivery industry is changing the restaurant business
Ever wonder why ordering takeout is so cheap in China? While Alibaba and Tencent jostle for dominance in the waimai market, small family-owned restaurants are…
Tencent’s biggest investor is a little-known South African media group
The Information has published a profile of Naspers (paywall) titled “The biggest tech investor Silicon Valley ignores,” which looks at other reasons behind the company’s success in China and elsewhere.
China’s central bank hits pause on Tencent Credit
A written agreement of some kind between the Vatican and China on the appointment of bishops could be signed in a few months, according to…
