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Super-app Security Scandals: Meituan-Dianping and Wechat

Recently Meituan-Dianping and WeChat both came under fire for privacy and security related scandals.

Why the Baidu App Changed Its Slogan

Baidu Inc. recently added a new feature displaying information flow to its mobile browser app and changed the app’s slogan along the way. This is among the latest moves by Chinese tech companies merging key functions into their mobile application services.

WiFi Master Key: #3 App After Wechat & QQ with 520 Million MAU in China

With over 520 million monthly active users (MAU) and an accumulated user base of over 900 million in over 223 countries and regions, WiFi Master Key is an app that you may not have heard of or read about, but is perhaps the only platform with numbers that can compete with Tencent‘s WeChat and QQ.

Ep. 9: Online Spat to Lawsuit Spree: Inside Tencent and Toutiao’s Escalating War

Earlier this month, Tencent sued Bytedance, better known as Toutiao, for 1 RMB and Toutiao fought back by suing Tencent for 90 million RMB. What sparked the feud between the David and Goliath of the Chinese tech world? Listen to this week’s episode of TechBuzz China by Pandaily to find out!

Walmart and Tencent Signs Strategic Partnership to Create Digital Retail Benchmark in China

On June 7, Walmart China and Tencent jointly an in-depth strategic partnership in future digital retail.

Is Germany WeChat’s Backdoor to Western Consumers’ Wallets?

Lately I have been thinking about how Tencent’s WeChat can enter other markets. It has been a tremendous success in China with more than one billion users. Together with Alipay, mobile payment has turned Chinese society from a society where people carry large wads of cash, to one which is largely cashless, all within the […]

Does Tencent Have A Better Revenue Model Than Facebook?

Facebook’s dependency on ad revenue is worrying.

WeChat Causes Another Scandal by Practicing Unruly Censorship on Douyin

A new HTML5 campaign video of “Night at the Museum” by Douyin, or Tik Tok as its international version is called, encountered an unusual social media ban after its launch on May 18.

Inside Look into the WeChat Catfight between Tencent and Toutiao CEOs

Ma Huateng, the CEO of the Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings, was in the news recently for the screen shot of his altercation with Bytedance CEO on the latter’s WeChat Moment.

Why We Can’t #DeleteWeChat

Media around the world has buzzed enough about WeChat’s innovative features, yet few had deconstructed WeChat’s success to its basics. Yan and I were reading the recent Facebook scandal and the consequently #deletefacebook movement, suddenly, our thoughts went wild: It is no news that WeChat, China’s biggest social app, is invading our privacy too. Will there ever be a #deletewechat […]

Tencent’s Q4 net profit rose 105 percent year-over-year, gaming accounted for 37 percent

This is the lowest proportion of game business in total revenue. On March 21, Tencent released its unaudited fourth-quarter comprehensive performance and audited annual comprehensive results as of Dec. 31, 2017.

Huawei, Xiaomi and 7 other manufacturers launch unified Quick App rivaling WeChat

The rise of WeChat mini-programs, or “sub-applications” within the WeChat ecosystem, puts pressure on Apple and Chinese mobile phone brands.

Go For the WeChat Gold: E-commerce Business Increases 20 times In One Year?

“Alibaba and JD.com have established offices to compete with Pinduoduo.” said Bin Huang, an e-commerce merchant. Relying on WeChat traffic, Pinduoduo has become a black horse within the e-commerce industry.

Four New Great Inventions of China: Over 1B Monthly WeChat Users

On March 5, the first session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) opened in Beijing’s Great Hall of People. NPC members Pony Ma, Wang Yaping, and Xu Liyi were interviewed by media.

2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies: Tencent Ranks Fourth; DJI and Toutiao Listed

Fast Company released the 2018 edition of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Among the top 50 most innovative companies, Apple, Netflix, and Square were the top three. Tencent, which has been on the list for four consecutive years, surpassed Amazon and ranked fourth place in the list.

Apple Launches WeChat Official Account, Answers Questions in Real Time

Users who search for “Apple” on WeChat may be directed to the new Apple Official Account, which offers information, purchasing services and other functions since January 18. For Apple users, in addition to the customer service line and official website, the Apple WeChat official account offers an efficient Internet information channel.

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 give full play to their advantages and provide users with interesting and high-quality games.

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 of WeChat business group, attended and delivered a speech.

WeChat Rejects Rumors of Snooping, Doesn’t Store or Analyze Chat

WeChat officially denied rumors that it monitors users’ chat activity or retains chat records on January 2. Chat records are only stored in the user’s mobile phone or computer, the company said. It does not and will not use chats for big data analysis.

Games Land in WeChat Mini Programs After Being Shot Down a Year Ago

When Allen Zhang, father of WeChat, sat down to explain WeChat’s new Mini Programs on December 28, 2016, the question every developer wanted to know was whether Mini Programs could be used to develop games? Zhang’s answer was simple and straightforward: “Not for now.”

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