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Tencent pits its own Honor of Kings and League of Legends against each other
League of Legends: Wild Rift is starting strong in China, and that's not good news to Tencent's biggest gaming cash cow
Ant Group, Tencent open their ‘walled gardens’ to UnionPay
State-owned UnionPay’s mobile payment service is getting wider access to the platforms of industry giants Alipay and WeChat Pay.
U.S. and Chinese Regulators Are in a Bind Over a Three-Letter Acronym
Variable interest entities enabled Chinese companies including Alibaba to raise money in the U.S. Now, VIEs are facing increasing scrutiny at home and in the U.S.
Headache for China’s game developers as memo details Beijing’s red lines
According to memo seen by the Post, games are a new art form that must highlight ‘correct values’ and an accurate understanding of China’s history and culture.
South Korea Is Beating Hong Kong in IPO Proceeds This Quarter
South Korea’s market for initial public offerings has been on fire in the third quarter, with record proceeds that are set to surpass Hong Kong’s for the first time since 2017.
An older China gets bigger WeChat fonts and buttons
Tencent is answering Beijing’s call to help close the digital divide with WeChat’s ‘Care Mode’ for elderly users, which enlarges fonts and buttons and changes the colour scheme.
Alibaba Offers WeChat Pay on Apps as China Cracks Down on Tech
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. added rival Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s payment system to some of its apps, further widening cracks in the internet giants’ walled-off ecosystems.
China’s 10-year plan for kids: more control on games and live streams
In Beijing’s latest guidelines for children’s development, Chinese leaders want tighter measures to classify games, review content and protect minors’ online privacy.
It's Going to Get Easier to Use China's Apps
Hi all, it’s Zheping in Hong Kong. My life as a Chinese app super user is finally getting easier, but first…
Xi Jinping Aims to Rein In Chinese Capitalism, Hew to Mao’s Socialist Vision
Going well beyond curbing tech giants, he wants the Communist party to steer flows of money and set tighter limits on profit making, his speeches show and officials say. More turbulence for foreign businesses is likely.
Opinion | What Explains Xi’s Pivot to the State?
He’s wagering it will help him achieve his goal of a record third term as paramount leader.
China Defends Tech Crackdown in Meeting With Wall Street Chiefs
China’s top regulators defended their market-roiling crackdown on various industries in a meeting with Wall Street executives, while reassuring them the stricter rules aren’t aimed at stifling technology companies or the private sector.
China Is Said to Slow Game Approvals to Enforce Strict New Rules
Chinese regulators are reviewing new games to determine whether they meet stricter criteria around content and protections for kids, people familiar with the matter said, an effort that’s likely to slow rollouts in the world’s largest mobile arena.
China Tells Internet Companies to Stop Blocking Links From Rivals
Tencent, Alibaba, ByteDance and other technology companies were called to a meeting with Chinese officials last week, as Beijing seeks to end a practice that has become common in the past few years.
Chinese Videogame Stocks Fall After Summons From Regulators
Tencent, NetEase and others were ordered by government regulators to follow recent regulations imposing tighter restrictions over minors’ playing time.
China’s regulators said to slow new video game approvals
A slowdown in licensing new video games is in line with China’s campaign to reduce gaming addiction in minors, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Tencent-Backed Tech Giant Sea Taps Investors for $6 Billion
Southeast Asia’s most valuable listed company, Sea, is capitalizing on investor enthusiasm for the region’s fast-growing technology industry.
Traders Rush to Dump China Tech Stocks as Gaming Targeted Again
Technology stocks led Chinese shares lower on Thursday after Beijing took aim at gaming companies for focusing solely on profit, underscoring the risk of calling a bottom to the market.
China Tells Gaming Firms to End ‘Solitary’ Focus on Profit
Chinese regulators summoned gaming companies including Tencent Holdings Ltd. and Netease Inc. to discuss further oversight of the industry and the need to deemphasize profits, prompting a steep share selloff.
Chinese authorities call in Tencent, NetEase, others for talk on gaming
Many parents have expressed concerns that kids can find workarounds to circumvent play-time restrictions on games.
