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People look at their smartphones outside a restaurant in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

China’s Zhipu AI says its app can operate your smartphone for you

AutoGLM can order coffee, send messages and complete other tasks on smartphones based on voice prompts, according to the Chinese start-up.

Editorial | Hong Kong’s civil servants get the app safety message

Ant CEO Eric Jing touts tokenisation benefits for cross-border transactions

Hong Kong civil service ban on WhatsApp, WeChat won’t hinder work: minister

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung adds government employees have been given ample time to adapt to alternatives.

Authorities earlier said they expected the ban would be fully in place by this month. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong civil service restrictions on WhatsApp, WeChat necessary, experts say

Experts also call on government to improve risk intelligence systems and employee cybersecurity awareness.

Chinese economists call for reforms of ‘critical’ system after Nobel Prize

The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in economics published extensively on the relationships between political and economic institutions and wealth.

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The Chinese superfans flocking to Seoul to watch Korean musicals

Korean original musicals and Western productions are attracting audiences from China, while Chinese productions are making inroads in Korea.

A scene from the Korean production of La Rose de Versailles. Korean musicals staged in Seoul are increasingly attracting fans from China. Photo: Instagram/kim_ssohyun

Shopping on Taobao via WeChat: Tencent, Alibaba break digital wall

Users of Tencent’s WeChat can now buy and pay for products sold on Alibaba’s Taobao marketplace without leaving the multipurpose app.

Tencent, Huawei put rift behind them as WeChat backs home-grown HarmonyOS Next

More than 20 Tencent apps are currently being developed as HarmonyOS-compatible versions, including QQ, Tencent Meeting and WeCom.

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Tencent says WeChat payments jump during China’s ‘golden week’

Consumers in China appear to have loosened their purse strings after Beijing announced a slew of heavyweight measures to boost the economy.

Tourists visiting the Great Wall in Beijing during the “golden week” national holiday. Photo: Reuters

My Take | China’s stock-market frenzy reflects social media’s growing sway over investors

The current investor euphoria has been aroused by the proliferation of upbeat short-video posts on Chinese social media.

What is unfolding could well be the nation’s first bull run in the era of ubiquitous short-video sharing in Chinese social media. Photo: Bloomberg

5 Chinese nationals charged with covering up midnight trip to US military site

The men, who were students in the US at the time, were spotted near Camp Grayling and later found to have photos of military vehicles.

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Wave to pay: Tencent brings palm scan to tourists in Macau

WeChat Palm Pay lets mainland tourists pay by scanning their hand in shops located in hotels under the Galaxy Entertainment Group.

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Alibaba merchants hail WeChat Pay adoption on Taobao and Tmall

Many hope that the move could lure more consumers from rival platforms that already accept a variety of payment methods.

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Alibaba’s Taobao and Tmall will start making WeChat Pay available for merchants next week. Photo: Shutterstock

HKMA fines Tencent’s WeChat Pay unit HK$875,000 for due diligence failures

The HKMA’s investigation covered a period of five years up to October 2021, during which time WeChat Pay failed to implement adequate measures and controls.

WeChat Pay Hong Kong has been fined for lapses in implementing customer due diligence procedures. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s internet users near 1.1 billion, driven by short videos

In the first half of 2024, more than a third of China’s new internet users were drawn to short video apps, a government survey shows.

Editorial | Step up fight against Hong Kong online scam scourge

Phone scams have steadily increased, with losses nearly doubling in value last year in the city to HK$9.18 billion.

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Opinion | How China can make life better for foreign and domestic tourists alike

Refining entry policies, mobile payment systems and rail travel can help make the mainland an easier and more welcoming travel destination.

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Foreign tourists walk near the Forbidden City in Beijing on August 13. According to the National Immigration Administration, the country recorded about 14.6 million entries by foreign tourists in the first half of 2024, an increase of more than 150 per cent year on year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Telegram messaging app CEO Pavel Durov arrested in France

Investigators allege the Russian-born billionaire’s platform has been used for money laundering and drug trafficking, among other offences.

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Opinion | Why Apple’s iPhone is losing its shine in China

Beyond geopolitics, the iPhone increasingly looks pricey and dull next to Chinese smartphones – and the iPhone 16 may not turn the tide.

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Tencent profit jumps 82% on back of strong video gaming, ad growth

Tencent’s profit grew to US$6.6 billion in the second quarter, while revenue rose 8 per cent to US$22.5 billion.

Signage for Tencent Holdings outside the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen on April 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Tencent’s WeChat keeps fine balance as everyday app and public-service platform

With more than 1.3 billion monthly active users, WeChat’s every technical update and policy change are closely scrutinised on the mainland.

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WeChat, marketed as Weixin on the mainland, is a well-entrenched online tool for everyday life in the world’s second-largest economy. Photo: Shutterstock

Tencent beefs up content on super app WeChat by adding breaking news alerts

The new feature has been made available for testing to a small number of users after a recent system update.

China warns office workers foreign spies can steal data from online software

Ministry of State Security declares instant chat, format conversion tools and file transfer apps carry ‘dark tech’ espionage risk.

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WeChat closes e-wallet service in Malaysia as focus shifts to Chinese tourists

Tencent Holdings is shutting down WeChat Pay Malaysia, the Chinese technology giant’s six-year old local e-wallet service, as it seeks to shift its focus in the Southeast Asian country to catering to Chinese tourists.

The WeChat Pay logo is displayed next to a QR payment code on the Wechat app, in this illustration picture taken June 28, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | China’s tourism policy must now go beyond visa-free travel

China must make it easier for foreigners to experience the country and citizens to travel abroad if it wants to reconnect with the world.

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China’s leading apps, including WeChat and Taobao, test proposed cyber ID system

More than 50 apps recently started accepting virtual IDs created under this proposed authentication system for user account registration and login.

Alipay drives evolution of contactless payments in China with new tap-and-pay service

Alipay expects its Tap! service, which is being rolled out in major cities across mainland China, to ‘expedite in-store mobile payments’.

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Released by Chinese web giant Tencent in 2011, WeChat is one of the largest messaging apps in the world, with more than 1 billion monthly active users, primarily in China. Originally confined to text messaging, WeChat has grown into an app platform, with gaming, payment, and social networking functions.
Chairman / President
Ma Huateng
CEO / Managing Director
Ma Huateng
CFO / Finance Director
John Lo
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Tencent Binhai Towers, No. 33 Haitian Second Road,Nanshan District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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SEHK:2011
Year founded
2011
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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