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Ant Group, Tencent, Baidu and Others Opt for Self-Regulation of Digital Collection Industry - Pandaily
With the China Cultural Industry Association taking the lead, nearly 30 Chinese enterprises and institutions have jointly launched the Initiative for Self-Regulation Development of the Digital Collection Industry on Thursday.
Tencent asserts ‘social value’ of video gaming technologies
Video gaming technologies are making a contribution to areas outside online entertainment, including culture, science and traditional industries, according to Tencent.
JD extends partnership with Tencent for three more years · TechNode
Chinese e-commerce giant JD announced on Wednesday that it has signed a strategic agreement with Tencent for another three years, continuing the
JD To Give Tencent $220M More Stock For WeChat Access - Benzinga
Chinese e-commerce giant JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ: JD) on Wednesday said that it renewed its strategic cooperation agreement with the tech and gaming giant Tencent Holdings (OTC: TCEHY) for a period of three years.
Hang Seng posts best month since October while Tencent and SenseTime slide
The Hang Seng and CSI 300 indexes have added a combined US$699 billion of market value in June as China’s economic recovery strengthened. Potential anniversary goodies could fuel the market as President Xi Jinping visits Hong Kong for the handover event.
JD.com to issue shares worth $220 mln to Tencent for WeChat access
China's JD.Com Inc said on Wednesday it would issue shares worth $220 million to investor Tencent Holdings Inc over a three-year period to access certain services on the latter's WeChat platform.
Morningstar Likes Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com
Lorraine Tan, director of equity research at Morningstar, discusses the opportunities she sees in stock markets across Asia. She speaks with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Kathleen Hays on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)
Tencent Partners With BMW, SAIC, NIO To Capitalize On China's Giant EV Market - Benzinga
Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC: TCEHY) aims to sell technology to help foreign automakers tap China’s enormous electric vehicle market,
Alibaba and Tencent’s darkening clouds
Chinese tech giants lag behind pace of US rivals as Beijing favours state vendors
Rare Collaboration: Fleet Management Companies Backed By Tencent, Alibaba Agree To Merge - Benzinga
Tencent Holdings Limited (OTC: TCEHY) and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) are https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/09/23127181/alibaba-opens-up-walled-garden-to-allow-rival-tencents-payment-system-in-s
Alibaba is China’s best-paying tech firm but Oppo, Tencent better for bonuses
Alibaba is the best-paying tech firm in China, with an average monthly salary of US$5,000, ahead of ByteDance and Tencent Holdings, but Oppo and Tencent are more generous with bonuses, a survey finds.
后独家版权时代网易腾讯硝烟再起 网易云音乐诉腾讯音乐不正当竞争 - 21财经
NetEase Cloud Music yesterday filed a lawsuit against Tencent Music for unfair competition, claiming the latter was playing unauthorized and fake songs, and plagiarizing NetEase Cloud Music’s innovations. The two music platforms have been entangled in copyright disputes for years.
多家民营银行披露最新业绩 微众、网商净利润增近四成
Growing private banks: Private banks rapidly increased their asset scale, operating income, and net profits in 2021. Tencent’s WeBank, for example, had total assets of 438.74 billion yuan ($68.89 billion), operating income of 26.98 billion yuan ($4.23 billion), and net profits and 6.884 billion yuan ($1.08 billion), year-on-year growth rates of 22.65%, 35.75%, and 38.87%, respectively.
Tencent to block Chinese gamers' access to foreign, unapproved games
Tencent will block access to foreign games by closing a service that allows Chinese gamers to play overseas games, due to “an adjustment in business operation strategy,” the company announced on Wednesday.
China approves new online games as crackdown eases
China has approved new online games in a sign that the long recent crackdown on the industry may be easing. But the list of new licenses granted for 45 games doesn’t include those from foreign developers or Tencent, which is now perhaps the world’s most important gaming company. Reuters says that “companies had bent over backwards after facing heavy criticism from authorities for being non-compliant.”
China Ends Video Game Freeze By Handing Out First Licenses Since July
Gaming licenses get approved again: After nine months without a single new video game title approved for release in the Chinese market, the National Press and Publication Administration resumed gaming approvals on April 11. Of the 45 titles approved, industry leaders Tencent and NetEase were “noticeably absent,” Bloomberg reports, but the stocks of many gaming companies, including industry leaders, rose by 6–8% in pre-market trading in response to the news.
国家网信办：互联网企业近半年来用工人数保持平稳 - 21财经
12 of China’s largest tech firms saw a net increase of 79,100 employees from July 2021 to mid-March 2022: 216,800 people left but 295,900 new employees were hired at companies including Tencent, Alibaba, Meituan, and JD.com, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China.
Two mystery executives reap $200m each at China’s Tencent
Mysterious execs at Tencent: The company paid out more than $200 million each to two unidentified executives in 2021 while founder Pony Ma’s compensation was cut for a year.
腾讯第四季度营收1442亿元 净利润248.8亿元_新浪网
Tencent has released its slowest revenue growth on record. The company reported fourth-quarter revenues of 144.2 billion yuan ($22.62 billion), and a net profit of 24.88 billion yuan ($3.9 billion), a decrease of 25% year-on-year.
