Tencent

The internet giant steps up its e-commerce game with a standalone group-buying app and new marketing feature.

If a gamer livestreams her gameplay, who owns the media rights?

Tencent doesn’t have a platform to directly rival Alibaba’s Taobao, but it remains relevant in the e-commerce space thanks to WeChat and investments in other e-commerce platforms.

Ant Group and MYbank will continue to support the research, development, and trials of the PBOC’s e-CNY.

Media copyright and sponsorships form the lion’s share of revenue in e-sports, and Tencent is behind the mega-deals in China.

The firm counted 19.2 million paying customers at the end of 2020.

Investment apps like Ajaib and Pluang have already collected tens of millions of venture funds this year.

Employment is increasingly shifting from traditional industries like manufacturing to the online services sector.