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iQIYI Named to the List of China New Economy Top 20 Brands alongside Tencent and Alibaba

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Monday, July 9, 2018

The list is a rundown of the most powerful players in the Chinese tech industry, featuring the likes of Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu.

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  • The list is a rundown of the most powerful players in the Chinese tech industry, featuring the likes of Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu.
  • The New Economy Top 20 award was co-issued by the Economic View Research Institute and Qingbo Big Data Corporation.
  • "We are thrilled to be named to this list alongside so many of the most exciting and innovative companies in the Chinese economy," said Chen Hongjia, iQIYI's Vice President.
  • iQIYI, Inc.(NASDAQ:IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company") is an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina.

LiveMe Launches Fluxr, a New Live Streaming Platform for Mobile Gaming and Esports

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

Inspired by the success of LiveMe's gaming channel, Fluxr brings live streaming to mobile

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  • Inspired by the success of LiveMe's gaming channel, Fluxr brings live streaming to mobile
    LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Live.me Inc., the mobile app developer behind popular live broadcasting app LiveMe, today announced the launch of Fluxr, a mobile gaming and esports live streaming platform that aims to enhance gamer experiences with mobile-first features and on-and-offline gaming events.
  • Moving forward, Tencent plans to continue providing resources to jointly explore the live streaming and esports market for the mobile gaming industry with Fluxr as a key partner in North America.
  • Live.me Inc. is the mobile app developer behind the popular live broadcasting platform LiveMe and is focused on developing content-based applications for the mobile-first generation.
  • Live.me Inc.'s portfolio also includes Cheez, a social short video app highlighting the power of creativity in 17 seconds, and Fluxr, a mobile gaming and esports live streaming app.

Tencent and L'Oréal pioneer new marketing solutions for "Digital China"

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Monday, July 2, 2018

This year, the Chinese marketing leader shared innovative, ground-breaking ideas with brands and agencies from around the world at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativities.

Key Points: 
  • This year, the Chinese marketing leader shared innovative, ground-breaking ideas with brands and agencies from around the world at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativities.
  • Representatives from Tencent met with senior executives from L'Oral at Cannes, engaging in spirited discussions about the latest changes in marketing today.
  • "Benefiting from Tencent's ecosystem, Tencent WE+ functions as an enabler for brand marketing until the last mile of the consumer journey, rather than providing one-off media solutions," said Sophia Ong.
  • Also centering around content marketing, Asmita Dubey noted the importance of online content, observing that: "Online long form content is very popular in China.

NIMO TV, TENCENT GAMES Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement

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Friday, June 29, 2018

SHENZHEN, China, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- June 29, 2018, China's top game streaming platform HUYA Inc. (NYSE:HUYA) signs strategic cooperation deal with TENCENT GAMES.

Key Points: 
  • SHENZHEN, China, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- June 29, 2018, China's top game streaming platform HUYA Inc. (NYSE:HUYA) signs strategic cooperation deal with TENCENT GAMES.
  • This comprehensive strategic agreement was bound between HUYA's global brand NIMO TV and TENCENT GAMES.
  • As Tencent is currently the second largest shareholder of Huya, the binding between NIMO TV and TENCENT GAMES is based on the multi-site alliance between the two giants in both China and overseas market.
  • NIMO TV has exclusive official resource which includes Tencent global popular games like PUBG MOBILE and Arena of Valor.

Tech giant Tencent and Tourism Vancouver launch China marketing partnership

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Thursday, June 28, 2018

GUANGZHOU, China and VANCOUVER,Canada, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech giant Tencent and Tourism Vancouver launched a marketing partnership today to promote Vancouver to Chinese travellers.

Key Points: 
  • GUANGZHOU, China and VANCOUVER,Canada, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tech giant Tencent and Tourism Vancouver launched a marketing partnership today to promote Vancouver to Chinese travellers.
  • The multi-year partnership will see Tourism Vancouver gain preferred access to mobile tech, big data insights and media platforms including the Tencent-owned WeChat app, which has one billion active users.
  • "Vancouver intends to be a pioneer in the future of travel from China," said Stephen Pearce, Tourism Vancouver's Vice President of Marketing.
  • Tourism Vancouver's cooperation with Tencent aims to attract more Chinese travellers from the world's largest source of outbound tourism.

Aerkomm Inc. and Subsidiary of Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. Sign Strategic Partnership Agreement

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

FREMONT, Calif., June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Aerkomm Inc. (OTCQX: AKOM) ("Aerkomm" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Guangdong Tengnan Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guangdong Tengnan Internet"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. ("Tencent").

Key Points: 
  • FREMONT, Calif., June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Aerkomm Inc. (OTCQX: AKOM) ("Aerkomm" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Guangdong Tengnan Internet Information Technology Co., Ltd. ("Guangdong Tengnan Internet"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. ("Tencent").
  • Guangdong Tengnan Internet was jointly established by Tencent, China's largest internet company, and Nanfang Media Group, China's most influential media group.
  • It was officially launched in August 2011 and currently operates Tencent Cantonese Web, an internet platform for Guangdong Province.
  • About Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd.
    Shenzhen Tencent Computer System Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Tencent") was established in November 1998.

Cheng Wu: Tencent Esports Will Realize New Power in the In-Depth Layout Year of Esports Industry

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

At the Tencent Esports Annual Conference last year, we proposed that China's Esports industry will enter a golden period of five years.

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  • At the Tencent Esports Annual Conference last year, we proposed that China's Esports industry will enter a golden period of five years.
  • Tencent Esports hopes to work together with partners in the industry to grasp the golden years of China's Esports development and gather power to realize power!
  • In the view of Tencent Esports, the Esports industry is a mix of digital entertainment, cultural and sports industry based on games and beyond games.
  • Tencent Esports will provide more support for the overall development of the Esports industry in China from aspects including professional and comprehensive Esports events, Esports talent cultivation, Esports eco-building, user value realization, and business value mining.

Shinsei Corporate Management Analysts Says Tencent has Room to Grow

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Thursday, June 14, 2018

TOKYO, June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Shinsei Corporate Management Analysts have said that the Shenzhen-based Tencent could head to new highs in coming months, possibly overtaking records set in late January.

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  • TOKYO, June 14, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Shinsei Corporate Management Analysts have said that the Shenzhen-based Tencent could head to new highs in coming months, possibly overtaking records set in late January.
  • We should be able to move up and break through the recent highs," said Muranaka Ryushi, Head of Research at Shinsei Corporate Management .
  • Analysts at Shinsei Corporate Management are also concerned that Tencent could sacrifice margins in the next years to spur future growth, yet it won't able to generate enough cash from its new ventures to offset a decline in its established segments.
  • "One thing I would caution though, is Tencent tends to be a short-term proxy for weak performance in PC games coupled with weaker ad seasonality," says Michael Brooks, Head of Sales & Trading at Shinsei Corporate Management .

Sea Limited Announces Proposed Offering of Convertible Notes

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

SINGAPORE, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) ("Sea" or the "Company"), today announced that it proposes to offer US$400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2023 (the "Notes"), subject to market and other conditions.

Key Points: 
  • SINGAPORE, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) ("Sea" or the "Company"), today announced that it proposes to offer US$400.0 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2023 (the "Notes"), subject to market and other conditions.
  • Sea intends to grant to the initial purchaser a 13-day option to purchase up to an additional US$60.0 million principal amount of Notes.
  • Tencent Holdings Limited, one of our principal shareholders, is expected to purchase up to US$50.0 million principal amount of the Notes in this offering on the same terms as the other Notes being offered.
  • This press release contains information about the pending offering of the Notes, and there can be no assurance that the offering will be completed.

Tencent Youtu Lab Chalking Up Research Successes in 2018

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

SHENZHEN, China, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Youtu Lab highlighted key achievements in 2018, submitting two papers for CVPR (Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) 2018, the world's most important computer vision conference, which takes place June 18-22 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.

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  • SHENZHEN, China, May 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Youtu Lab highlighted key achievements in 2018, submitting two papers for CVPR (Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition) 2018, the world's most important computer vision conference, which takes place June 18-22 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
  • Youtu Lab's approach uses deep neural network to process thousands of blurry/sharp image pairs to the degree of single pixel.
  • In its paper, Youtu Lab describes how its neural network mimics a well-established strategy in image restoration called `coarse-to-fine'.
  • Researchers from Tencent Youtu Lab, led by Professor Jiaya Jia, described an innovative model for manipulating portrait photos automatically.