Software
ByteDance's gaming business acquires another local game developer
Beijing-based TikTok owner ByteDance has wholly acquired C4games, the developer of Red Alert Online.
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Chinese appliance giant Joyoung says it has started using Huawei's HarmonyOS for some of its products
In February, Midea, another Chinese home appliance giant, said it would work more with Huawei this year to launch more HarmonyOS-powered appliances starting in April.
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Douyin averages more than 600 million daily active users in Q1
On Chinese New Year's Eve, Feb. 11, Douyin's DAU reached a peak of 692 million.
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Tencent's PUBG Mobile tops 1 billion downloads
PUBG's cumulative revenue since its release has reached $5.1 billion, with the game's revenue reaching $2.7 billion in 2020 alone, according to data provider Sensor Tower.
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Huawei's HarmonyOS to be commercially available as soon as April
Chinese tech giant Huawei's operating system HarmonyOS could become commercially available as soon as April and no later than mid-year.
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Alibaba says it's bringing e-commerce service Taobao Deals to Tencent's WeChat platform
The marks a major e-commerce collaboration between the two large Chinese tech giants.
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Chinese audio platform LIZHI announces in-car audio partnership with EV maker Enovate
In December, LIZHI announced that XPeng Motors introduced its audio products in the latter's in-vehicle systems, leading to a 100% jump in its share price.
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WeChat reaches 1.225 billion monthly active accounts
The number of monthly active accounts for WeChat, Tencent's messaging app, reached 1.225 billion as of Dec. 31, 2020, up 5.2 percent year-over-year.
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Yinxiang, Chinese version of Evernote, plans to list on A-share market in 2-3 years
Yinxiang has landed its headquarters in southwestern China in Chengdu, Sichuan, and the company's future hardware planning, design, and R&D will all take place in the city.
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Didi reportedly to expand into Europe, Africa, Middle East to compete directly with Uber
Chinese shared-ride giant Didi Chuxing is set to open up markets in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East to compete directly with Uber, according to a report by local media outlet L
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