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Sources: Chinese regulator may fine Tencent over $1.5b for antitrust violations

The regulator may also ask Tencent to give up its exclusive music rights and force the company to sell its…

android, Asia, bilibili, ByteDance, China, Entertainment, Gaming, smartphone makers, Tencent, tiktok, video hosting, WeChat, Xiaomi

Bilibili ups the ante in games with $123 million investment in TapTap – TechCrunch

Competition in China’s gaming industry is getting stiffer in recent times as tech giants sniff out potential buyouts and investments…

Mobile, News, Tencent, WeChat, wechat mini program

WeChat pulls in 400 million daily active users for mini apps in 2020

It claims that its annual transaction volume within mini programs increased by 100% year-over-year. Source link

Briefing, ByteDancem, Chinese app, Donald Trump, News, Robert O’Brien, Startups, the US, tiktok, WeChat

US security adviser expects the TikTok, WeChat ban to continue

The order to ban the social media platforms was blocked by a federal judge’s injunction. Source link

Bangladesh, Boitoi, Bondu Buzz, Data Bird, digital payments, Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Fintech, Online Advertising, Ota, Premium Content, Profiles, Ridmik, Ridmik keyboard, Ridmik Messenger, Ridmik news, Ridmik Pay, ShareTrip, Startups, superapp, Tencent, WeChat, Whatsapp

This Bangladeshi startup wants to be the Tencent of the country

Data Bird, a local internet startup, has found opportunities in messaging, fintech, payments, news, and online travel verticals in the…

Briefing, Investments, News, startup funding, startups in china, Tencent, WeChat, zhiketong

Chinese hotel marketing firm that leverages WeChat bags $50m in series D round

Vision Capital and CYTS Hongqi Fund led the new round, which saw participation from Axiom Asia, Sequoia Capital, Shunwei Capital, and…

community, gojek, Grab, News, Opinion, Southeast Asia, super-app, US, WeChat

A deep dive into super apps and why they’re booming in the East and not the West

While Western entrepreneurs want to build super apps of their own, many of them are struggling to embrace the open…

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Didi-linked Brazilian ride-hailer to enable bookings through WhatsApp

The partnership allows 99’s users to book rides directly from WhatsApp. Source link

huawei, India, Newsletter, newsletters, plant-based, reliance, tiktok, WeChat

Mutual aid: The next big hit in insurtech?

What exactly is mutual aid in China and why it could work in Southeast Asia, and the plant-based startup that…

Analysis, Facebook, Kakao, Line app, Messaging App, Premium Content, Social Media, social messaging, Vietnam, VNG Corporation, WeChat, zalo, ZaloPay

Zalo beat WhatsApp in Vietnam. It now wants to be the country’s top super app

Built by Vietnam’s sole unicorn, Zalo has thrived for nearly a decade. But what would it take for the homegrown…