Tencent Holdings Ltd

Who’s building the metaverse?

Facebook (FB.O) changed its name last week to Meta Platforms Inc to signal its focus on the metaverse, which it thinks will…

4 years ago

Factbox: Universal to list as music streaming picks up

Vivendi (VIV.PA), the French media conglomerate, is spinning off Universal Music Group, the largest part of its business and the label…

4 years ago

Explainer: What is China’s ‘common prosperity’ drive and why does it matter?

President Xi Jinping has called for China to achieve "common prosperity", seeking to narrow a yawning wealth gap that threatens…

4 years ago

Explainer: Why and how China is drastically limiting online gaming for under 18s

China on Monday introduced new rules that limit the amount of time under-18s can spend on video games to three…

4 years ago

Tencent says more regulations set to come as quarterly profit jumps

China's Tencent Holdings (0700.HK) said on Wednesday that the internet industry should brace for more regulations and uncertainty, but it believed Beijing…

4 years ago

Factbox: From e-commerce to education, China’s season of regulatory crackdown

China's months-long regulatory crackdown on an array of private companies has unsettled tech upstarts as well as decades-old firms, ushering…

4 years ago

Tencent Music takes copyright rules in stride, earnings beat estimates

Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME.N) said on Monday China's copyright rules were unlikely to have a big impact on its online subscriptions,…

4 years ago

Analysis: Valuing China assets no easy task after $1 trillion wipeout

Any veteran investor will tell you that financial markets overshoot when trouble hits, but what if that market is the…

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Chinese tech firms ‘self-correct’ to get ahead of potential regulatory fury

Fretting about unprecedented regulatory heat for China's tech sector, some companies are no longer waiting for any official reprimands that…

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China regulator bars Tencent from exclusive rights in online music

China's market regulator on Saturday said it would bar Tencent Holdings Ltd (0700.HK) from exclusive music copyright agreements and fined…

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