TIME named him world's most influential 3 times, yet most people don't know Chinese titan Tencent's $63 billion boss - who is Ma Huateng?Ma Huateng, also known as Pony Ma, is the influential co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Tencent, a global tech conglomerate. Despite a low p...
21 May, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
How Eileen Wang, Arcadia Mayor, was caught acting as illegal Chinese agent in US?Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged with acting as an illegal agent for the People's Republic of China. Wang agreed to plead guilty ...
12 May, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
The rapid embrace of AI in China, its biggest testing ground, may shape how AI is used globallyChina is rapidly adopting artificial intelligence tools. Ordinary citizens and businesses are using AI for daily tasks and work. Chinese co...
06 May, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messengerThe Kremlin is pushing Russians to use Max instead of Telegram, currently the country's most popular messaging app, but is facing stiff r...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Tencent integrates OpenClaw into WeChat for Chinese usersWith this, users in China can now interact with WeixinClawBot as a built-in AI contact that can receive messages, respond, and possibly car...
22 Mar, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Russian intelligence says it collects WeChat data: What does that mean?The disclosure highlights the rising level of concern about Chinese influence in Russia as the two countries deepen their relationship. As ...
08 Jun, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
Tencent posts strong revenue growth as games sales recoverSales for the world's largest video game company and operator of the WeChat messaging platform came in at 154.6 billion yuan ($21.4 billion...
15 Nov, 2023, 02.58 PM IST
WeChat blocks China Evergrande messaging groups, some users sayMembers said they were prevented from sending new messages to the groups. WeChat users reported seeing the error message "limits have been ...
29 Sep, 2021, 04.48 PM IST
America distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChatThe Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump a...
11 Feb, 2021, 10.17 PM IST
Chinese tech giant Tencent's WeChat app sees downloads surge before U.S. banThe U.S. Department of Commerce issued an order requiring Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google to remove WeChat for downloads on national se...
22 Sep, 2020, 10.38 AM IST
Capillary Technologies looks to tap instant messaging platforms, in talks with WhatsAppCapillary is also looking to increase its business from the consumer goods segment where it ventured early this year and has got clients li...
13 Mar, 2018, 05.17 PM 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
Hike may integrate payments on its platform, says Kavin MittalIndia’s first homegrown messaging platform is banking on its changed timeline and in-built camera, popular features on rival chat apps like...
21 Nov, 2016, 06.19 PM IST
Global IM usage increases 12%; WhatsApp most popular in India: SurveyA global study of the digital attitudes and behaviours of 60,500 internet users across 50 countries, 55 per cent are on instant messaging e...
06 Oct, 2015, 05.02 PM IST
China shuts down 133 accounts in WeChat for distorting history of Communist PartyChina has shut down 133 accounts on its hugely popular mobile messaging app for distorting Chinese history and the history of the ruling Co...
20 Jan, 2015, 05.49 PM IST
China targets instant messaging services for clean upWeChat, China's most successful mobile based messaging service, has more than 800 million users.
27 May, 2014, 08.21 PM IST
'Instant messaging Apps firms should be regulated'According to experts, the instant messaging has already overtaken traditional SMS, which is a key revenue source for operators.
27 Feb, 2014, 02.22 PM IST