Pei Li
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After securing 100m paid users, China’s Netflix-like iQiyi now eyes global markets
iQiyi has been locked in a cash-burning fight with Tencent's video site and Alibaba-backed Youku Tudou in China.
Tencent-backed Chinese online healthcare venture raises $250m
The investment was led by Country Garden Holdings, Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital.
China releases new rules on online game approvals
Under the guidelines, games will undergo content vetting and the number of games allowed on to the market will be controlled.
GIC-backed Luckin Coffee raises $150m from BlackRock, others
The latest funding values the Starbucks challenger at $2.9 billion.
Amazon to close domestic marketplace business in China
Shoppers in China will no longer be able to buy goods from other third-party merchants in the country.
China regulator approves 95 new video games, including titles from Tencent, NetEase
Without approval, companies cannot monetise games in China, such as through in-game purchases.
Chinese regulator halts new game applications to clear backlog
Gaming firms such as Tencent - China's most valuable listed company - were able to continue filing applications, building up a backlog.
Alibaba said to be behind hit Chinese communist party app
The app was developed by a largely unknown special projects team at Alibaba known as the "Y Projects Business Unit."
China approves Tencent’s mobile games launch, but longer wait for blockbusters
Authorities stopped approving the release of new titles from March last year amid regulatory overhaul triggered by growing concern about violent conte
China approves third batch of video games, Tencent, NetEase still absent
The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television approved 93 games in its third list since December.
