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In crowded market, social media platform’s odds of becoming one-stop-shop facility are not promising
China’s most valuable company is struggling with video game restrictions in its home market
Games companies outside China’s sphere of influence remain a better bet
Stock worth $7.6bn transferred to smooth future sales to fund buyback of South African group’s own shares
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Plus, Tencent thwarts a potential gaming takeover and Kim Kardashian mixes celebrity with private equity
A hostile takeover offer is now unlikely
Chinese tech giant will increase investment in French video games maker
The tech giant is shrinking its internet empire to appease regulators and investors
Chinese internet giant plans $15bn of disposals this year as pressure mounts from investors and regulators
China’s most valuable company posts first quarterly revenue fall after missing analysts’ expectations
Regulatory fines covering past transactions could have an outsized impact on Alibaba and Tencent
Officials used health code system to stop depositors from protesting over failing rural banks
Naspers to sell down Tencent stake, EY’s big NSO valuation, Binance approval questioned
There were plenty of missed opportunities to sell at higher prices last year
South African group and its Dutch-listed subsidiary take new measures to ignite stock
Chinese tech giants lag behind pace of US rivals as Beijing favours state vendors
Difficulties have been worsened by lockdowns resulting from the ineffectiveness of state-backed coronavirus vaccines
Results come a day after China promises ‘support’ for technology groups amid economic woes
Proposal to reveal locations exposes patriotic commentators and stokes outrage among users
What brought the FBI to arrest a Chinese-American scientist in the middle of the night?
Slowdown in online advertising also hurts third-quarter results at Chinese tech group
Response to Ukraine invasion poses ESG problems for foreign investors in country’s social media companies
Companies turn to digital coins and fungible tokens to try to generate revenue
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