Business Sep 21, 2020
With a presidential election around the corner, the ruling buys the apps' owners some time and offers hope or avoiding a ban.
Commentary / World Sep 17, 2020
Singapore wants cold war’s casualties, not cash
by Andy Mukherjee
Amid the drumbeats of a U.S.-China cold war, the Southeast Asian island-state is often talked about as a sanctuary for capital looking to flee the clash of superpowers.
Business / Corporate Sep 3, 2020
Ant’s huge IPO sets up Jack Ma to escalate war with Tencent
by Zheping Huang and Lulu Yilun Chen
Ant Group’s late-summer IPO filing drove home why the business — backed by 711 million active users that spent $17 trillion through its platform — is headed for potentially the world’s largest stock debut. Yet investors may do well to focus on the long-term ...
Business / Corporate Aug 13, 2020
China's Tencent plays down WeChat ban after results top estimates
The internet giant has tried to reassure investors the U.S. ban on its WeChat app may apply only to its overseas operations, suggesting the impact should be modest.
Asia Pacific | FOCUS Aug 8, 2020
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on transactions using popular Chinese messaging app WeChat will cut ties to families and friends in China, millions of users in the United States fear, as they become the latest casualties in the standoff between the two nations. WeChat, owned ...
Business / Tech Jun 10, 2020
Tencent targets Japanese anime and manga to jump-start global growth
by Takashi Mochizuki and Zheping Huang
The Chinese firm sees Japan's entertainment exports as being ripe for optimization, with better distribution and marketing generating vastly greater revenues.
Business / Corporate May 13, 2020
Tencent takes aim at Microsoft and Amazon with expansion of cloud business in Japan
The Chinese tech giant aims to triple its sales in 2020 from the current level.
Business Dec 4, 2019
Mario goes to Beijing: Nintendo and Tencent team up to launch Switch console in China
Nintendo and Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday announced plans to launch the Kyoto-based company's popular Switch console in China next week. Expectations for the console's launch in the world's largest gaming market have helped to push up Nintendo's share price this year. The console will ...
Business / Corporate Dec 3, 2019
The road gets bumpy for billionaires investing in China's electric cars
Some of China's wealthiest tycoons steered billions of dollars into electric car companies in order to fuel the country's dreams of becoming a leader in the field. Now a reckoning may be looming as car sales slow and the government reduces subsidies for the nascent ...
Business / Corporate Apr 19, 2019
Nintendo soars as Tencent wins approval to sell Super Mario game for Switch in China
Nintendo Co. shares jumped Friday after China's Tencent Holdings Ltd. won approval to distribute one of the company's games for its Switch console — a sign the Japanese company may benefit from growth in the world's largest games market. Tencent received approval for the test ...
Commentary / World Mar 28, 2019
Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent
by Sarah Cook
The social media giant is a growing global force, and it does Beijing's bidding.
Business Jan 24, 2019
Japanese firms hopping on ride-hailing bandwagon in Southeast Asia
by Siti Rahil
Japanese firms are involved in a clash of titans that is expected to intensify this year between two successful ride-hailing startups in Southeast Asia. Fierce competition is looming between Indonesia's Gojek and Singapore-based Grab, which is backed by companies including SoftBank Group Corp., Toyota Motor ...