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Chinese monopoly rules threaten super-app model
[HONG KONG] The future of China's financial super-apps has been thrown into question. The central bank is defining...
Tencent seeks breakthrough in video to counter its nemesis ByteDance
WECHAT creator Allen Zhang is counting on a breakthrough in video to thwart TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd, building on...
Tencent's WeChat doubled commerce on mini programs in 2020
[HONG KONG] Tencent Holdings' WeChat recorded more than US$240 billion of online transactions on its mini programs...
Trump administration shelves planned investment ban on Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu: sources
[WASHINGTON] The Trump administration has scrapped plans to blacklist Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu...
US won't bar investments in Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu: report
[NEW YORK] Washington will not bar Americans from investing in Chinese tech giants Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent as it...
US considering adding Alibaba, Tencent to China investment ban
THE Trump administration is considering adding tech giants Alibaba and Tencent to a blacklist of firms allegedly...
US officials weigh adding Alibaba, Tencent to investment ban
[WASHINGTON] Senior US officials are debating whether to bar investments in Alibaba Group Holding and Tencent...
Pinduoduo worker's death renews scrutiny of 996 work culture
[HONG KONG] The recent death of a Pinduoduo employee renewed criticism of the long hours commonly practiced at China...
Huawei removes Tencent games in dispute over cooperation
[BEIJING] Huawei Technologies removed Tencent Holdings' games from its app store in a spat over cooperation between...
China to tighten regulation of community group buying
[BEIJING] China's market regulator will increase regulation of community group buying sector, which allows groups of...
Tencent-led consortium buys extra 10% of Vivendi's Universal
[PARIS] Vivendi said on Friday a Tencent-led consortium would exercise its option to buy an additional 10 per cent...
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Sri Lankan health minister tests positive for Covid-19 after endorsing sorcery
[COLOMBO] Sri Lanka's health minister, who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to stop surging coronavirus...
Australia's PM reluctant to commit to medium-term climate goals: newspaper
[MELBOURNE] Australia's government is in no rush to sign up to a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050,...
Canada says Trudeau, Biden to have first meeting 'next month'
[OTTAWA] Canadian leader Justin Trudeau and new US President Joe Biden spoke on the phone on Friday on an extensive...
Pride and caution in Wuhan on lockdown anniversary
[WUHAN, China] Exactly one year after it thrust the word "lockdown" into the global conversation, Wuhan passed the...
'I want to feel safe again': Americans lament slow pace of US Covid-19 vaccine rollout
[SACRAMENTO, California] Jerry Shapiro, a 78-year-old pharmacist from Los Angeles, is at the top of the list of...
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