From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprintIn a series of measures, many revealed here for the first time, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) is giving banks policy incentives and beh...
30 May, 2026, 10.51 AM IST
China's Tencent to allow PayPal payments through its WeChat networksChinese tech giant Tencent is enabling PayPal users to pay with QR codes across China through its WeChat Pay network. This move aims to att...
28 May, 2026, 12.23 PM IST
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
China tech giant Tencent sees Q1 profit jump after AI betsTencent reported a 21% surge in quarterly net profit, reaching 58.1 billion yuan, driven by significant investments in the booming artifici...
13 May, 2026, 03.24 PM 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
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
China's DeepSeek releases new AI model a year after viral riseChinese AI firm DeepSeek unveiled a new model with significantly lower costs and a massive one million word context. This development promi...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.23 PM IST
Revamped Tata Neu to bet on loyalty, financial services: Tata Digital CEO Sajith SivanandanTata Digital is pivoting Tata Neu from a broad commerce aggregator to a loyalty-led financial services platform, focusing on payments, inve...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing raceA humanoid robot from smartphone maker Honor shattered the human world record by winning a robot half-marathon in Beijing with a time of 50...
20 Apr, 2026, 09.52 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
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
Alibaba's China ecommerce platforms to accept Tencent's Wechat PayAlibaba is affiliated with the Jack Ma-founded Ant Group's Alipay, which is WeChat's main rival for online payments in China. Tencent has a...
04 Sep, 2024, 02.38 PM IST
US government's court filing says upcoming WeChat 'ban' won't target its usersPresident Donald Trump issued orders on Aug. 6 that targeted WeChat and TikTok as purported national-security threats and imposed a Sept. 2...
17 Sep, 2020, 09.10 AM IST
Billionaire Jack Ma steps up battle with WeChatAlipay, the mobile payment app owned by billionaire Jack Ma, is stepping up its competition with WeChat to get more of its 900 million user...
11 Mar, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
Naspers wants more of India, opens VC arm in hunt for goldThe firm has roped in Ashutosh Sharma, who till recently was with the India team of Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Norwest, to l...
14 Nov, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
Four held in China for scam using WeChatThe suspects joined the mobile messaging app WeChat as antique sellers duping antique aficionados and other buyers.
30 May, 2015, 02.30 PM IST