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Tencent Responds to Heated Discussion on WeChat Server Collapse

Some Chinese netizens expressed frustration online about the failure of WeChat's picture and file transfer function, causing "WeChat collapses" to become a trending topic on Weibo.

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Removes 96 Apps Infringing on User Rights and Interests

A notice was issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today, saying that the 96 apps that had failed to complete the necessary platform fixes within the required time limit were removed from app stores.

Following Completion of Merger With Tencent, Wang Xiaochuan Steps Down as Sogou CEO

Sogou CEO Wang Xiaochuan released an internal email today, saying that "from today, Sogou will be integrated into Tencent, and I will officially step down as Sogou CEO."

Four Post-95s College Students Produce Document of Chinese Companies’ Working Schedules

A document named "WorkerLivesMatter" that has covers specific departments in over 1300 Chinese companies has been viewed over 100,000 times by October 12th.

Tencent Kandian to Be Renamed to Tencent Information Platform and Service Line

Chinese media outlet Jiemian reported on Thursday that Tencent Kandian, a subsidiary of Tencent Platform and Content Group, will change its official name to Information Platform and Service Line this Friday.

Banned WeChat Page for League of Legends Mobile Game to Fixed by Officials

Recently, as some netizens reported, the page of mobile title League of Legends: Wild Rift could not be opened in WeChat. In response, officials said on Wednesday that the page was being fixed.

iOS 15’s New Privacy Feature Reveals Some Chinese Applications May Have Collected Excessive User Information

After testing Apple products' new privacy feature, it was found that WeChat, Meituan, Baidu Maps and other popular applications continuously obtained users' personal information by running in the background.

Game Over: Tipoff Website Opened to Protect Minors from Game Addiction

It is getting dangerously close to "game over" for young players in China as the country is tightening its reins on their allotted time for video games.

Northern China’s Shanxi Province Hit by Severe Floods, Tencent, Baidu, Alibaba and Others Jump In to Help

Over the past week, Shanxi has suffered from continuous rainfall, causing geological disasters such as collapses, landslides and serious urban water logging across the province.

Tencent Invests in Polish Game Developer Bloober Team

With this deal, the Chinese internet giant replaces Polish investment firm Rockbridge TFI to become the gaming company's largest shareholder.

Tencent Sues mayibangfu.com for Click Farming, Receives 3 Million RMB Compensation

Tencent sued the operator of mayibangfu.com for 5 million yuan ($775,506) as the latter was suspected of organizing and inducing WeChat official accounts to click ads and trading WeChat accounts.

Tencent Releases League of Legends Mobile Game in China, Industry Pressure Continues

On Friday of this week, just after the end of the National Day break in China, Tencent released the long-anticipated mobile title League of Legends: Wild Rift.

WeChat Pay and UnionPay Mobile QuickPass Promote Payment Cooperation

Tencent announced on Thursday that WeChat Pay and UnionPay Mobile QuickPass are promoting cooperation between their payment platforms and are now integrating each other's payment methods into one another another.

ByteDance Expands Cloud Business to Automobiles

ByteDance has recently launched its own automobile cloud business and begun to scout staff from Amazon Cloud and JD Cloud for the project.

Chinese Gaming Organization and 213 Gaming Firms Including Tencent and NetEase Launch Convention Against Game Addiction

On Thursday evening, a committee under the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association, together with Tencent, NetEase and 213 other gaming firms, launched a convention on online gaming anti-addiction.

Sogou Announces Completion of Transaction to Go Private

Chinese online search firm Sogou announced today that it has completed a merger according to an agreement reached with Tencent Holdings on September 29, 2020.

Tencent’s WeChat App Now Allows Access to Rivals’ Links

Tencent's popular messaging app Wechat will start allowing users to access external links from Friday, days after regulators told the company and its rivals to end a long-standing practice of blocking each other's links.

Tik Tok’s Sister App Douyin Denies Stealing Tencent’s Relationship Chain

A representative of Tencent on Monday said Tik Tok was suspected of stealing their relationship chain and was therefore blocked by their popular messaging App, Wechat. Tik Tok declared that Tencent's version of the matter is a rumor.

Chinese Tech Companies Asked to Stop Blocking Access to Others’ Website Links

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) held an administrative guidance meeting on September 9th and proposed standards for instant messaging services.

NetEase Founder Denies Rumors that China Will Suspend Approval of New Online Games

Up to now, Chinese regulators have not yet released information to dispel the rumors, but gaming shares have all fallen. Tencent Holdings and Bilibili fell by over 8%, while NetEase fell by over 11%.

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