Iris Deng

Iris is a Hong Kong-based technology reporter at the Post.

Tencent posts better than expected US$3.4 billion third quarter profit as social ad revenues offset uncertainties in games sector

Enterprises

Tencent posts better than expected US$3.4b third quarter profit

14 Nov 2018 - 7:26pm

Tencent seeks to kill silo culture that gave it WeChat as it expands into AI, big data

Apps & Social

Tencent thinks its warring fiefdoms are now a liability

14 Nov 2018 - 6:47am 2

Tencent to reserve one in five promotions for young talent to refresh managerial ranks

Big Tech

Tencent to reserve one in five promotions for young talent

12 Nov 2018 - 11:03pm

Digital economy and AI key to China’s post-internet future, say country’s tech leaders

Tech leaders and founders

Digital economy and AI high on the minds of China’s tech leaders

11 Nov 2018 - 10:03am

Tencent executive says it will protect minors who play its games regardless of the impact on revenue

Tech

Money no issue for Tencent when it comes to protecting kids

8 Nov 2018 - 6:55am 1

Pony Ma Huateng, the chairman and chief executive of Tencent Holdings, speaks at the opening of the 5th World Internet Conference held at Wuzhen, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on November 7, 2018. Photo: SCMP

Big Tech

Pony Ma focuses on social responsibility amid anti-addiction drive

7 Nov 2018 - 11:45pm 1

Chinese rap star Kris Wu who bumped Ariana Grande off iTunes charts is accused of using bots

Apps & Social

Kris Who? The Chinese rap star who bumped Ariana Grande off iTunes charts

7 Nov 2018 - 7:04am 11

A marriage of machines, data and humans – the industrial internet explained

Innovation

The industrial internet – a marriage of machines, data and humans

7 Nov 2018 - 6:04am

A US$64 million stake in a Tencent-backed bank WeBank is up for auction on Alibaba’s Taobao page for judicial sales

E-Commerce

Up for auction on Taobao: US$64 million bank stake, US$500 abandoned dog

6 Nov 2018 - 12:00pm 1

Tech advancements, taken for granted today, are vastly different from news gathering and delivery in the 1970s, let alone at the start of the 19th century

Innovation

How newsroom technology has changed over 115 years

6 Nov 2018 - 3:02am

NetEase helps China’s indie artists out-sell Taylor Swift on its interactive music-streaming platform

Tech

Why bands like ‘The Landlord’s Cat’ are dancing to NetEase Music

4 Nov 2018 - 10:56pm

Pony Ma steers Tencent to 20th anniversary with eye on industrial internet

Big Tech

How Pony Ma went from Halley’s Comet to building Tencent

12 Nov 2018 - 2:48pm 5

Tencent sees focus of internet development shifting from consumers to business in next two decades

Big Tech

Tencent says internet development to centre on businesses in next 20 years

1 Nov 2018 - 10:05pm

Pony Ma sets out Tencent’s industrial internet ambitions as it looks to China’s future economy

Big Tech

Pony Ma sets out Tencent’s industrial internet ambitions

1 Nov 2018 - 8:58am

The findings of an MIT Media Lab study show consumers, manufacturers and policymakers need to discuss the ethical principles to be programmed into self-driving vehicles

Science & Research

Chinese prefer killing pedestrians over passengers when autonomous cars fail

29 Oct 2018 - 3:00pm 13

The icon for the Tencent Holdings Ltd. WeChat messaging application. Photo: Bloomberg

Big Tech

China orders Tencent to clean up pornography on WeChat

26 Oct 2018 - 11:13pm 1

The Shenzhen-based internet giant plans to roll out this process nationwide, adding its other popular games

Big Tech

Tencent makes age verification mandatory to play Honour of Kings

26 Oct 2018 - 2:32pm

Tencent Investment said it has ‘continued its development this year’
Company has also expanded in India, Southeast Asia, Europe and South America

Big Tech

Tencent says it has not cut back on investments, citing 30 ongoing projects

24 Oct 2018 - 8:08pm

The market for on-demand delivery is crucial for Chinese internet giants as it opens up an entry point to other services such as online payments
Starbucks and Luckin are vying for a bigger share of a fast-growing coffee market in the world’s most populous nation

Big Tech

Alibaba to expand Starbucks coffee deliveries in China

19 Oct 2018 - 8:40pm 3

Alibaba-backed Hong Kong AI lab names first batch of start-ups for funding

Enterprises

Alibaba-backed Hong Kong AI lab names first batch of start-ups for funding

19 Oct 2018 - 6:31am

Alibaba merges food delivery units Ele.me and Koubei amid price war with Meituan in China’s on-demand market

Big Tech

Alibaba merges Ele.me and Koubei amid price war in on-demand market

15 Oct 2018 - 8:59pm

Weibo’s move comes as Beijing steps up efforts to protect minors online and as it cracks down on a wide array of internet content deemed inappropriate

Tech

Weibo sets minimum age of 14 for new users

10 Oct 2018 - 12:35pm

Business

Tencent shares lowest in 15 months, having shed US$220 billion in 9 months

9 Oct 2018 - 10:49am 16

Online karaoke, like social commerce and live-streaming, are being embraced in China as companies and internet users experiment with new formats to deliver entertainment and sell products and services.

Big Tech

There’s now a way to invest in the rising popularity of online karaoke

6 Oct 2018 - 5:07pm

The new ride-hailing feature offers greater convenience to Chinese tourists overseas and taps into the growing trend where a range of services can be offered within a single app

Tech

Ctrip teams up with Splyt to add ride-hailing in global markets

4 Oct 2018 - 11:03pm

The move forms part of the US ride-hailing giant’s strategy to establish a super app for all of its users’ urban transport needs

Enterprises

Uber pedals into Europe’s bike-sharing market as Chinese exit

17 Oct 2018 - 2:26pm

More than half of all luxury consumers in China live outside the top 15 cities, and they are young and well educated, report finds

E-Commerce

Why small Chinese cities like Hohhot are key for global luxury brands

3 Oct 2018 - 11:51am 11

A recent string of investments, including in smart retail, is expected to help drive Tencent’s shift to more enterprise solutions

Big Tech

Tencent restructures with eye on industrial internet as gaming business slows

24 Oct 2018 - 7:22pm

Google’s privacy chief confirms existence of ‘censored Chinese search engine’ Project Dragonfly

Big Tech

Google confirms existence of ‘censored Chinese search engine’ Project Dragonfly

27 Sep 2018 - 1:38pm 3

Tencent adds eye protection function to videos after Beijing calls for action to prevent myopia in children

Big Tech

Tencent adds eye protection to videos in response to Beijing’s call on myopia

27 Sep 2018 - 7:01am

Tencent engineer slapped with fine for hacking hotel Wi-fi in Singapore

Enterprises

Tencent engineer slapped with fine for hacking hotel Wi-fi in Singapore

27 Sep 2018 - 8:14am 20

Hong Kong developer New World Development reports profit jumps 204 per cent to HK$23.34 billion

Property

New World Development reports 204 per cent jump in profit to HK$23.34 billion

21 Sep 2018 - 7:03am

Hong Kong broadcaster TVB wins case to block illicit streaming in Australia

China Business

Hong Kong broadcaster TVB wins case to block illicit streaming in Australia

21 Sep 2018 - 6:46am

Alibaba Cloud to support live broadcast of 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

Big Tech

Alibaba Cloud to support live broadcast of 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo

19 Sep 2018 - 11:03pm

Tencent releases open platform to help drive AI projects at other companies

Big Tech

Tencent releases open platform to help drive AI projects at other companies

19 Sep 2018 - 6:32am

111 aims to build the biggest online-to-offline health care platform in China to tap a booming market driven by the country’s ageing population and inadequate health care infrastructure

Tech

China online chemist 111 looks to strong wholesale growth

14 Sep 2018 - 10:58am 1

Chinese smartphone brands have chipped away at Apple’s market share in China by introducing feature-laden models, but are striving to convince consumers to shell out top dollar and enshrine their brands with the same premium cachet reserved for the iPhone

Gear

This is what Huawei mobile chief tweeted after Apple iPhone unveil

13 Sep 2018 - 8:31pm 27

Tencent continues share buy-backs for third day as stock languishes near year low on gaming concerns

Big Tech

Tencent continues share buy-backs as stock mired at one-year low

12 Sep 2018 - 2:52pm 5

Meituan Dianping is seeking to raise as much as US$4.4 billion in a Hong Kong IPO, which would make it third-biggest debut in the city this year behind China Tower and Xiaomi

Start-ups

Meituan CEO hopes for ‘no war or black swans’ during IPO book build

6 Sep 2018 - 10:50pm 2

A child plays the game Honour of Kings by Tencent at home in China. Photo: Reuters

Tech

Tencent reveals strict game ID controls amid Beijing pressure

6 Sep 2018 - 11:05pm 2

Tencent’s chairman also called for greater collaboration among neighbouring cities in China’s Greater Bay Area scheme and the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region

Tech

Pony Ma says China’s shift to quality of growth is ‘unstoppable’

6 Sep 2018 - 3:10pm 4

In China’s fast-changing technology space where new options pop up almost every day, the ability of platforms to maintain a loyal following can often mean life or death

Tech

QQ gains new life by appealing to China’s mercurial youth

3 Sep 2018 - 6:33am 1

China’s Tencent joins Japanese developer of Final Fantasy to produce original games for global market

Apps & Social

Tencent joins Japanese developer of Final Fantasy to produce original games

31 Aug 2018 - 1:14pm

NBA star Jeremy Lin, left, plays basketball at his namesake All-Star Game held earlier this month in Shenzhen. Lin, who plays for the Atlanta Hawks, is one of the prominent investors in start-up NEX Team, which developed the HomeCourt basketball analytics app to track and analyse how a player makes shots during training or in a game. Photo: ImagineChina

Apps & Social

NBA star Jeremy Lin backs basketball app that helps players up their game

13 Sep 2018 - 3:06pm 3

Tencent was previously criticised for driving growth through investments rather than original innovation. Photo: Bloomberg

Big Tech

Tencent executive refutes criticism company has ‘lost its dream’

24 Aug 2018 - 11:42am 4

Why China’s top hook-up app Momo is going into show business

Big Tech

China's top hook up app is going into show business. Here's why

24 Aug 2018 - 6:31am

China is home to the world’s biggest online community, with about two in five Chinese still offline

Big Tech

China just surpassed 800 million internet users

21 Aug 2018 - 6:20pm 6