Vietnam acts to block messaging app Telegram, government document showsThe document said the ministry was acting on behalf of the country's cyber-security department after police reported that 68% of the 9,600 ...
23 May, 2025, 12.17 PM IST
Apple expands retail presence in China, opens store on WeChat platformThe move by Apple comes as Chinese consumers increasingly turn to social media platforms such as WeChat and ByteDance's Douyin, the Chinese...
11 Jul, 2023, 11.29 AM IST
Tencent bets big on WeChat Channels in push to build its own TikTokWeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch, behind Alipay which is owned...
13 Jan, 2023, 02.19 PM IST
Xiaomi to open car plant in Beijing with annual output of 300,000 vehiclesThe plant will be constructed in two phases and Xiaomi will also built its auto unit's headquarters, sales and research offices in the Beij...
27 Nov, 2021, 02.19 PM IST
ByteDance says it will downsize fintech business, plans to sell stock broker opsByteDance also operates Douyin Pay, its own third-party mobile payment, to facilitate users on e-commerce transactions on short video app D...
02 Sep, 2021, 12.05 PM IST
China builds new plant for IMBCAMS Covid-19 vaccine: State mediaAccording to State media, China has built new plant for IMBCAMS COVID-19 vaccine to multiply the production and develop upto 1 billion shot...
09 Jun, 2021, 03.01 PM IST
IT dept detects over Rs 200-crore black income after raids on Mumbai mobile accessories dealersThis operation has revealed that the entire sector of trading in mobile accessories is largely unaccounted. The main components are importe...
22 Mar, 2021, 10.06 AM IST
TikTok owner ByteDance launches Douyin Pay, its mobile payment service for China"The set-up of Douyin Pay is to supplement the existing major payment options, and to ultimately enhance user experience on Douyin," Douyin...
19 Jan, 2021, 04.10 PM IST
You may soon be able to book your flight tickets, order food on AmazonAmazon may soon start selling airline tickets and allow food orders via its platform.
10 Apr, 2019, 10.03 AM IST
How messaging apps like WhatsApp, WeChat can make money while offering free texting and callingYou may be surprised to learn that there’s more to messaging apps than communicating. WeChat is an example of the vast potential that messa...
27 Jan, 2018, 09.31 AM IST
Flipkart plans to roll out the one app to rule them allThe app-of-apps wants to be a one-stop solution for everything from ordering food to planning a vacation; etailer is in talks with aggregat...
13 Jun, 2017, 08.48 PM IST
Capillary Technologies makes it easier for WeChatters to be more socialTencent-owned WeChat offers its users a wide array of capabilities like ordering a cab, buying from e-retailers, emailing, peer-to-peer pay...
06 Apr, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Communist Party of China asks members to avoid groundless comments on social mediaMaking groundless comments and damaging party unity are included in the new Communist Party of China's rules.
29 Dec, 2015, 02.31 PM IST
Now, transfer money internationally using social mediaXOPO is the world’s first service to enable users to send, request for and receive money – across borders – through social media networks a...
25 Nov, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
65 Android apps & games you should never downloadAndroid users are indeed spoilt for choice when it comes to apps. But some of the most popular apps may not be good for your smartphone's h...
05 Aug, 2015, 03.04 PM IST
Flipkart, Jabong bet on instant messaging to acquire customers, facilitate paymentsThe two companies also partnered with Japanese messaging app Line, which has a feature that allows users to make payments using credit card...
20 Jan, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
China has over 1.3 billion microblog accountsThe number of Chinese microblog accounts had exceeded 1.3 billion by the end of November, making this a major channel for disseminating inf...
05 Dec, 2013, 01.39 PM IST