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
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
China plans 6,800 km of new rail track in 2019 amid infrastructure pushAt least 3,200 kilometres of this target will be high-speed rail, the China Railway Corp said in a post on its official WeChat account.
02 Jan, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
In China, trading begins on WeChatChina does have policies about message record-keeping, but it’s unclear to what extent they are enforced.
16 Oct, 2017, 03.26 PM IST
Russia blocks China's social media app WeChatRussia requires Internet service providers to register with related government bodies, but Tencent "had a different understanding" on this ...
06 May, 2017, 01.08 PM IST
China shuts down 18 illegal live streaming appsSome app operators were punished for the lack of a mechanism to censor content and some anchors used the platforms to spread illegal conten...
02 Apr, 2017, 05.25 PM 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
China asks military officials not to give info on social mediaRetired military officers were no longer under the control of the PLA and so it was difficult to directly supervise the chat groups, accord...
05 May, 2015, 04.18 PM IST
China bans nicknames like Obama, Putin on internetChina has the world's biggest population of Internet users with 649 million people online, most of them operating through the mobile phones.
05 Feb, 2015, 06.07 PM IST