Tencent to block Chinese gamers' access to foreign, unapproved gamesThe move comes days after China lifted a nine-month freeze on gaming licences. During this period gaming companies including Tencent made m...
14 Apr, 2022, 11.09 AM IST
Why are foreign tech firms pulling out of China?Foreign technology firms have been pulling out or downsizing their operations in mainland China as a strict data privacy law specifying how...
03 Nov, 2021, 01.46 PM IST
China says no to effeminate men on TV, asks broadcasters to promote 'revolutionary culture'The party has reduced children's access to online games and is trying to discourage what it sees as unhealthy attention to celebrities.
03 Sep, 2021, 04.40 PM IST
China bans men it sees as not masculine enough from TVPresident Xi Jinping has called for a ``national rejuvenation,'' with tighter Communist Party control of business, education, culture and r...
02 Sep, 2021, 08.42 PM IST
China fines tech giants for content exploiting childrenPlatforms including Alibaba's e-commerce marketplace Taobao, Tencent's QQ messaging service, live-streaming site Kuaishou, microblogging pl...
21 Jul, 2021, 03.50 PM IST
To catch teenage gamers, Chinese company deploys facial recognition“Children, put your phones away and go to sleep,” Tencent said in a statement Tuesday when it officially introduced the new features called...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
ShareChat dials up China's Tencent to raise $200 million in fundingTwitter-backed ShareChat, which operates TikTok's Indian rival Moj, may choose to route the funding via a Europe-based entity to avoid the ...
25 Feb, 2021, 09.28 AM IST
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggersBeginning next week, the Cyberspace Administration of China will require bloggers and influencers to have a government-approved credential ...
17 Feb, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Family, politics & usual 'gup-shup': What Mukesh Ambani & Harsh Goenka discuss on a video-callThe RPG Group boss lauded Ambani for making RIL a net-debt free company.
22 Jun, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
China fines tech firms over online contentThe amounts of the fines were not made public. The companies were also ordered to immediately remove illegal content as well as increase pl...
26 Sep, 2017, 01.18 PM IST
- Players, media added to All-Star Game voting process
BASKETBALL-NBA/ALLSTAR:Players, media added to All-Star Game voting process
20 Dec, 2016, 08.39 AM IST
As Nasdaq soars, Alibaba-led dot-com boom starts to fadeAlibaba Group Holding Ltd., one of those still up in price, has dropped 28 per cent from its record high in November.
24 Mar, 2015, 04.33 AM IST
Alibaba to go public, could be the second-largest internet company after GoogleAlibaba has also invested aggressively in gaming and instant messaging, two services that hadn’t been central to Ma’s vision for Alibaba un...
19 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
China's internet giants on acquisition spreeAlibaba Group announced last week that it will pay $294 million for a 28% stake in a digital mapping company, AutoNavi Holdings Ltd.
15 May, 2013, 02.21 PM IST
- Rise & Rise of China’s Internet Billionaires
Chinese group Alibaba's moves to take its flagship ecommerce site alibaba.com private by offering minority investors an eyepopping premium.
25 Feb, 2012, 10.55 AM IST
- Microsoft's MSN in tie-up with China's Sina
US software firm Microsoft's online services arm said on Thursday that it has inked an agreement to tie up with leading Chinese portal Sina...
11 Nov, 2010, 04.24 PM IST
- China's microblogs facing new restrictions
China's Twitter-like microblogs are facing new threats of censorship.
15 Jul, 2010, 12.16 PM IST