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China’s Tech Giants are Increasingly Blurring the Boundaries Between Sectors: McKinsey Report

Oct 4, 2017 / Chinasplaining /

“Ecosystem” is a word that gets thrown a lot in the tech industry but there is a definition of this buzzword which is actually worth your attention. Read More

As Baidu Retreats, Alibaba and Tencent Battle for Online Ticketing Dominance

Sep 26, 2017 / News /

Following online travel services and food delivery, online movie ticket booking has become the latest corner of the O2O (online to offline) market to see consolidation after years of cutthroat price wars. Read More

Headlines from China: ‘Mad World’ and ‘Small Talk’ Submitted to Compete for the Oscars; Maoyan and Weying Officially Merge

Sep 21, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Chinese language films 'Mad World' and 'Small Talk' are submitted by Hong Kong and Taiwan to compete for this year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Read More

Headlines from China: “Hollywood Lacks Curiosity” Luc Besson Says

Aug 21, 2017 / Headlines From China /

Acclaimed French director Luc Besson recently attended the preview screening of ‘Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets’ in Beijing to support the film's theatrical opening in China on August 25. Read More

Headlines from China: Andy Lau Expressed His Interest in Playing in ‘Wolf Warriors 3’

Aug 11, 2017 / Headlines From China /

In a recent interview, Hong Kong movie star Andy Lau talked about his upcoming movie ‘The Adventurers’, his previous hit movie ‘Infernal Affairs’, and the Chinese film market. Read More

Chinese State Media Criticizes Tencent’s ‘Honour of Kings’ Game—Again

Jul 15, 2017 / News /

This is the second bout of criticism for the game's producer, Li Min, from the People’s Daily; last week's criticism caused Tencent’s share price to plunge. Read More

China Ticket Firms Maoyan and Weying to Merge?

Jul 5, 2017 / News /

Two of China’s largest online movie ticket companies are in talks to merge operations according to respected Chinese business magazine Caijing. Read More

Wanda And Tencent Team Up To Develop IP

Jun 20, 2017 / News /

Wanda Cinema Line, the theatrical exhibition arm of Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda, is teaming up with tech giant Tencent to develop intellectual property (IP) across a range of platforms. Read More

Tencent Megahit ‘Honor of Kings’ Becomes World’s Top Grossing Game

Jun 15, 2017 / News /

Tencent Tech is reporting that blockbuster multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game "Honour of Kings" has overtaken "Monster Strike" this May to become the world’s highest-grossing (in Chinese) game across platforms, according to data released by App Annie. Read More

TCB in RMB: Yang Mi’s Studio Jiangxing Media Raises $37 million

Jun 14, 2017 / Money /

Jiangxing Media, partially owned by Chinese actress Yang Mi, announced it has secured RMB 250 million ($36.8 million) worth of new shares from Zhejiang-based Perfect World Investment & Holding Group on the New Third Board, China’s stock market for start-ups. Read More

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