While the Australian book market was down 3% last year, genre fiction—popular on BookTok—was among the rare categories that grew.

The Department of Defense accused Tencent and EV battery giant CATL of having ties to China's military. Tencent calls the decision "clearly a mistake."

Washington has blacklisted Tencent Holdings Ltd. backed startup Zhipu targeting one of the few emerging firms seen as leading contenders in the race to create a competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

While the Chinese internet giant Tencent is best known for its super app WeChat, it’s also a major investor in U.S. tech companies and startups. Some of

The United States has added technology giant China-based Tencent to a list of companies designated as partners with the Chinese military, according to Bloomberg.

The U.S. Defense Department has added major Chinese technology companies including gaming and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL to its list of companies it says have ties to China’s military.

The US government's move to add Tencent Holdings, China's most valuable company, to its list of Chinese military firms has raised concerns about further bifurcation in the technology spheres of the world's two largest economies.

GGV Capital, GSR Ventures and Tiantu Capital, key shareholders of the social media platform, have drawn interest from existing backers HongShan Capital Group and Hillhouse Investment, Bloomberg News said,

The Center for American Rights asked the agency to consult with CFIUS or other national security agencies on the studio's pending $8 billion Paramount merger over Tencent's "Chinese military company" designation The post Public Interest Law Firm Urges FCC to Review Skydance Media’s Relationship With China’s Tencent appeared first on TheWrap.

Pony Ma Huateng, founder and CEO of Tencent Holdings, said in his annual address to employees that he was confident in China's economic prospects and pleased with the growth of the company's video game revenue in overseas markets.

Tencent’s dominance in the gaming world has turned digital entertainment into a powerful vehicle for projecting China’s culture and influence globally.

The report, which said Tencent had not by then responded to a request for comment, stated that companies on the Chinese military list faced delisting from US exchanges and deletion from global benchmark indexes.