Tencent
Founded in 1998, Tencent is one of the largest social media and entertainment companies in the world.
After initial success with its QQ social network in the PC era, Tencent has a mobile-era smash-hit with WeChat.
Tencent repurchases $12.7m in shares, extends buyback streak
Tencent’s stock closed at HK$425.60 (US$54) that day, down 1.94%.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min read
Tencent-backed Enflame set to debut after $913m IPO
After the offering, Tencent will own a 17.95% stake in Enflame.
Minh Le · · 1 min read
Bilibili plans $700m convertible notes, Tencent to buy $200m
Tencent will subscribe for US$200 million of the convertible notes.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
Life’s a game, and AI agents are Animoca’s new play
Long known for blockchain gaming, Animoca has launched an AI agent platform. Co-founder and chairman Yat Siu tells Tech in Asia what he’s planning.
Scott Shuey · · 6 min readTencent unveils AI model it says outperforms Z.ai, Moonshot
Tencent demonstrated Hy4 Preview for game creation, 3D web design, and accounting compliance.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readXpeng’s robotics arm raises over $900m series A
The company said the funding will go to hardware and software R&D, physical AI training, smart manufacturing infrastructure, and global expansion.
Diya Lal · · 1 min readTenPay Global, ShopeePay launch China QR payments
It uses TenPay Global’s cross-border payment infrastructure and Weixin Pay’s merchant network.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readChinese tech is coming to Central Asia. Can SEA compete?
China has set a foothold in Central Asia, but its tech titans are just getting started. That leaves a narrow window for SEA’s players to move first.
Alec Tseung · · 6 min readAlipay launches agentic commerce platform for merchants
Alipay said its Ah Bao assistant offers more than 10,000 AI-powered services.
Naomi Li Gan · · 1 min readTencent expands global access to open-source Hy3 AI
Tencent said the model is for reasoning, agent workflows, coding, and other productivity tasks.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read