Ep. 4: Xiaomi's Record-Breaking IPO and Baidu's New Finance Spinout
This week on TechBuzz China, our hosts Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu discuss two major stories in China tech. Rui talks about the upcoming initial public offering of ...
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Ep. 34: WeChat’s 7.0 Update and Allen Zhang, the Man Behind the App
In episode 34 of TechBuzz China, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma talk about the latest version of WeChat, which first came out on iOS the third week of December 2018, and on Android a few days later.
Tencent Offers Urban and Rural Children 100 Classrooms and 100 Sports Grounds
Tencent announces on Wednesday that its gaming division and charity organization are jointly launching a public welfare program. The program will offer 100 classrooms and 100 sports fields for urban and rural children.
9/2/20212 min read
Tencent Adding Another Pearl in India? Firstcry Rumored to Raise $150 Million in Fresh Funding
India’s largest baby products retailer Firstcry (Brainbees Solutions Pvt Ltd) is reportedly in talks to several investors to raise up to $100-150 million. Accor...
Article on Chinese Economy Forwarded by Tencent CEO Pony Ma Triggers Heated Discussion
An article about the Chinese economy published by an official WeChat account was widely forwarded among users on May 21. It was reported that Tencent CEO Pony Ma had also forwarded the article.
What did Toutiao's Buy with its $1B Purchase of Musical.ly?
“I regret not having entered into China’s market earlier. Now, I can hear vibrating sounds everywhere making me uncomfortable,” said Louis Yang, founder of Musi...
Can Elon Musk Really Make Twitter Look Like WeChat?
Musk's dream of turning Twitter into a 'super-app' like China's WeChat will be an uphill battle.
Allen Zhang: WeChat Prepared to Explore the Offline World
The WeChat team held a public class themed as "to be on the day" in Guangzhou on January 15. Allen Zhang, senior vice president of Tencent group and president o...
India Launches New Round of Bans on Chinese Apps
The Indian government on Monday has reportedly banned 54 more Chinese internet applications on the grounds that they pose "security threats."
Beijing's Online Children Education Platform, VIPKid Completes $500 Million of Financing
VIPKid, the online children education brand has confirmed completion of its Series D+ round of financing with relevant details disclosed. VIPKid is an online...
Tencent Cloud Cuts Prices of Core Products, with Highest Reduction Reaching 40%
A new round of price wars in the cloud service market is underway. Following Alibaba Cloud's announcement of a comprehensive price reduction for its core products, Tencent Cloud also announced on May 16 that it will reduce prices for multiple core cloud products.
5/16/20232 min read
Ubisoft Reaches Strategic Cooperation with WeChat, KETCHAPP to Release WeChat Small Games
Ubisoft and WeChat jointly announced a strategic cooperation on small games. Ubisoft's KETCHAPP will launch several small games on WeChat. The two sides will gi...