In February, Sogou founder Wang Xiaochuan said on Weibo that “China needs its own OpenAI.” The Chinese entrepreneur is now inching closer to his dream as his nascent startup Baichuan Intel
WeChat continues to advance its shopping ambitions as the social networking app turns 10 years old. The Chinese messenger facilitated 1.6 trillion yuan (close to $250 billion) in annual transactions t
It’s been seven years since Tencent picked up a 36.5% stake in Sogou to fend off rival Baidu in the online search market. The social and gaming giant is now offering to buy out and take private
Tencent, Asia’s largest tech firm, is raising $6 billion after the Hong Kong-listed firm announced a new note sale today. Tencent last tapped the markets when it raised $5 billion in January 201
China’s Baidu, which is often compared to Alphabet’s Google, is showing no signs of slowing down its pace of betting on video content as its core advertising unit feels the squeeze from ri
Microsoft’s Bing was down in China, according to users who took to social media beginning Wednesday afternoon to complain and express concerns. The Seattle-based behemoth confirmed that its sear
Tencent’s overseas investment splurge continues after the company confirmed a deal with Spotify that will see the duo make investments in each other’s music businesses. Tencent Music Enter
Sogou, the Chinese search engine, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, under the ticker "SOGO." After pricing at the top of the range at $13 per share, the company raised $585 million.
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.baidu.com/">Baidu's</a> efforts to strengthen its mobile advertising business appear to finally be bearing fruit. Investors were reassured by the Chinese search gia
China's e-commerce giant <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/alibaba/">Alibaba</a> and <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/qihoo/">Qihoo 360</a> have teamed up to launch <a target="_blank" href="http:
Chinese Internet companies <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/baidu/">Baidu</a>, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/tencent/">Tencent</a> and <a href="https://techcrunch.com/tag/qihoo-360/">Qihoo 36
The <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2012/december/ustr-announces-results-special-301">US announced on Thursday</a> that <a target="_blank" href="http: