7 years ago041BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese telecoms carrier said it had begun closing virtual private networks (VPNs) and other tools that can bypass the so-called Great Firewall, which state authorities use to filter and block traffic between Chinese and overseas servers.
A spokesman for Guangzhou Huoyun Information Technology Ltd, which operates...
7 years ago01434Silicon Valley startup Stripe has partnered with digital payment providers Alipay and WeChat Pay to enable merchants using its platform globally to accept payments from hundreds of millions of Chinese consumers.
Starting Sunday, the partnerships will allow online merchants using Stripe to integrate the ability for Chinese users to pay...
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NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited, a global leader in building internet communities, is pleased to announce that it successfully acquired JumpStart, a Los Angeles based provider of educational products which specialize in creative and educational games for K-12 children.
Dr. Simon Leung, Vice Chairman and Executive...
7 years ago084Tencent Holdings Ltd has shrugged off concerns that a move to limit play time for some users of its top-grossing "Honour of Kings" game could hurt its bottom line, saying those targeted make up only a small portion of its overall user base.
The company said on Sunday "Honour of Kings" players below 12 years of age would be limited to...
7 years ago058China's latest maneuver in a sweeping crackdown on internet content has sent a chill through a diverse community of filmmakers, bloggers, media and educators who fear their sites could be shut down as Beijing tightens control. Over the last month, Chinese regulators have closed celebrity gossip websites, restricted what video people can...
7 years ago072Razer, a Singaporean-founded gaming tech company headquartered in San Francisco, has filed initial paperwork to go public through an IPO in Hong Kong. The company develops and sells products focused on gaming, such as laptops, tablets and various peripherals like mice, keyboards, and game pads.
In 2014, the company sought an IPO in...
7 years ago078Tech giant IBM is building a blockchain-based platform for seven big European banks, including HSBC and Deutsche Bank, that is aimed at simplifying trade finance transactions for small- and medium-sized companies.
Trade finance was identified by a survey of banks carried out by IBM and the Economist Intelligence Unit last year as one...