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Released by Chinese web giant Tencent in 2011, WeChat is the largest standalone messaging app in the world by monthly users, with more than 500 million people, primarily in China, using the app on a regular basis. Originally confined to text messaging, WeChat has grown into an app platform, with gaming, payment, and social networking functions.
- Hong Kong is a vibrant city with excellent infrastructure and cultural heritage, but it can be made more digitally savvy and welcoming of diversity
The internet giant capped 2018 with a quarterly profit that missed analysts’ estimates.
The internet giant capped 2018 with a quarterly profit that missed analysts’ estimates.
Technology companies are hoping to fill a market gap by offering financial services like loans and payments across the region
Technology companies are hoping to fill a market gap by offering financial services like loans and payments across the region
Tencent capped 2018 with a 39 per cent decrease in net profit for the December quarter to 14.2 billion yuan, missing analysts’ estimates. Revenue was up 5 per cent to 84.9 billion yuan.
Tencent capped 2018 with a 39 per cent decrease in net profit for the December quarter to 14.2 billion yuan, missing analysts’ estimates. Revenue was up 5 per cent to 84.9 billion yuan.
Managing the equity of a brand has never been so important, writes Daniel Langer
Managing the equity of a brand has never been so important, writes Daniel Langer
Tencent has pledged to promote young talent in a bid to refresh its managerial ranks and maintain dynamism within the social media-to-gaming giant.
Tencent has pledged to promote young talent in a bid to refresh its managerial ranks and maintain dynamism within the social media-to-gaming giant.
China’s internet giants are competing more aggressively, as they seek to offer all-in-one apps to keep users within their ecosystems as much as possible.
China’s internet giants are competing more aggressively, as they seek to offer all-in-one apps to keep users within their ecosystems as much as possible.
Class members must add more than 1,000 new contacts to make the grade.
Class members must add more than 1,000 new contacts to make the grade.
TikTok’s rise to international stardom has not been an overnight success story and Bytedance has had to go through a trial and error process to crack overseas markets.
TikTok’s rise to international stardom has not been an overnight success story and Bytedance has had to go through a trial and error process to crack overseas markets.
The mood and messages in praise groups are positive and uplifting as opposed to the denigration and trolling that social media is often criticised for.
The mood and messages in praise groups are positive and uplifting as opposed to the denigration and trolling that social media is often criticised for.
Chinese key opinion leaders more easily generate direct sales from fans because the line between entertainment and commerce is more blurred in China.
Chinese key opinion leaders more easily generate direct sales from fans because the line between entertainment and commerce is more blurred in China.
When her truck driver dad needed money to compensate pedestrian after accident, Hai Lin raised it online in one night
When her truck driver dad needed money to compensate pedestrian after accident, Hai Lin raised it online in one night
The National Committee of Asian American Republicans says it dismissed Yang after reports she was connected to a chain of spas that allegedly provide sexual services.
The National Committee of Asian American Republicans says it dismissed Yang after reports she was connected to a chain of spas that allegedly provide sexual services.
The future of Facebook resembles the reality of WeChat, the ubiquitous Chinese super-app with over 1 billion users developed by Tencent Holdings
The future of Facebook resembles the reality of WeChat, the ubiquitous Chinese super-app with over 1 billion users developed by Tencent Holdings
In China, commerce has been integrated into social media for a decade, so the use of fake social-media accounts to inflate business figures is rife. The trend is warping Chinese ecommerce and eroding trust among consumers.
In China, commerce has been integrated into social media for a decade, so the use of fake social-media accounts to inflate business figures is rife. The trend is warping Chinese ecommerce and eroding trust among consumers.
Once seen as an aggressive new player in China’s social media market, Liaotianbao faced a ‘David and Goliath’ style battle with Tencent’s WeChat
Once seen as an aggressive new player in China’s social media market, Liaotianbao faced a ‘David and Goliath’ style battle with Tencent’s WeChat
Visa and Mastercard may target key segments such as outbound tourism if they are granted access to China, where mobile payments are already king.
Visa and Mastercard may target key segments such as outbound tourism if they are granted access to China, where mobile payments are already king.
The two men were charged in the disappearance of a luxury car dealer – another Chinese national who is believed to have died during his abduction and whose body has never been found.
The two men were charged in the disappearance of a luxury car dealer – another Chinese national who is believed to have died during his abduction and whose body has never been found.
She cooked up ‘poisonous chicken soup for the soul’ and profited from ‘selling anxiety’. But the controversy – and fake story – she created in her quest for ‘clickbait’ ultimately did her in.
She cooked up ‘poisonous chicken soup for the soul’ and profited from ‘selling anxiety’. But the controversy – and fake story – she created in her quest for ‘clickbait’ ultimately did her in.
‘Which is the most beautiful phone in the world? Everyone says Huawei! The battery is durable and the appearance is good.’
‘Which is the most beautiful phone in the world? Everyone says Huawei! The battery is durable and the appearance is good.’
WeChat clean-up is part of China’s overall drive to create a more healthy online environment by forcing operators to self-police content
WeChat clean-up is part of China’s overall drive to create a more healthy online environment by forcing operators to self-police content
The number of people using WeChat to pay their medical expenses saw a 2.9-times year-on-year increase
The number of people using WeChat to pay their medical expenses saw a 2.9-times year-on-year increase
Outrage over fake story about cancer victim forces hugely popular social media celebrity to close accounts amid Chinese government’s ongoing crackdown on online content.
Outrage over fake story about cancer victim forces hugely popular social media celebrity to close accounts amid Chinese government’s ongoing crackdown on online content.
Comment also silenced on #MeToo, gene-edited babies, health scandals and disgraced public figures.
Comment also silenced on #MeToo, gene-edited babies, health scandals and disgraced public figures.
Outbound travellers from China’s lower-tier cities also made more purchases during the Lunar New Year holiday than those from top-tier cities, according to an Alipay study.
Outbound travellers from China’s lower-tier cities also made more purchases during the Lunar New Year holiday than those from top-tier cities, according to an Alipay study.
The relationship between corporate China and western technology companies, particularly social platforms and search engines that profess free expression and privacy protection as core values, is often contradictory and increasingly alarming to free speech and human rights advocates.
The relationship between corporate China and western technology companies, particularly social platforms and search engines that profess free expression and privacy protection as core values, is often contradictory and increasingly alarming to free speech and human rights advocates.
So many people are on WeChat now, especially north of the border. But in Hong Kong fears linger that private information may be misused.