Partnership brings to TME’s platforms the soundtracks of CoMix Wave Films Inc.’s popular animated works, including 5 Centimeters per Second and The Garden of Words SHENZHEN, China, July 2, 2020 –Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) (NYSE:TME) has established a strategic partnership with CoMix Wave Films Inc. (CWF), a leading Japanese…
HEVC Advance Announces Royalty Rates to Remain at Current Levels
Caps will also remain unchanged for HEVC Advance Licensees in the program before 2021 BOSTON, July 2, 2020 — HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that the current royalty rates offered by its HEVC/H.265 Pool License will remain unchanged for its next five-year term, beginning January 1, 2021, through…
Remote Graduations: Longer distance, more humanistic
BEIJING, June 30, 2020 — A news report by China.org.cn on China’s remote graduation under COVID-19:   Graduation season is drawing near. However, with COVID-19 still lurking, most Chinese universities are yet to resume to normal. This has caused substantial obstacles for both graduation ceremonies and graduates looking…
Tencent Games Unveils New Games and Partnership at Annual Conference
More than 40 new game products and game updates, as well as fan favorite franchises, were unveiled for next level interactive entertainment experiences. SHENZHEN, China, June 28, 2020 — Tencent Games, the world-leading game development, publishing and operation platform, unveiled a new chapter in innovative gameplay and quality games with a…
58.com Reports First Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results
BEIJING, June 26, 2020 — 58.com Inc. (NYSE: WUBA) ("58.com" or the "Company"), China’s largest online classifieds marketplace, today reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. First Quarter 2020 Highlights Total revenues were RMB2,560.3 million (US$361.4 million[1]), a 15.5% decrease from RMB3,028.3 million in the same…
The Fourth World Intelligence Congress Kicked Off Online in Tianjin
TIANJIN, China, June 26, 2020 — On the afternoon of June 23, the Fourth World Intelligence Congress kicked off in Media Theater, Tianjin. Wan Gang, Vice Chairman of CPPCC and Chairman of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), attended the online opening ceremony….
iQIYI Announces Winners of its iCartoonFace Challenge, the First Large-scale Cartoon Character Recognition Competition in China
World-leading iCartoonFace datasets drive intelligent recognition technology BEIJING, June 25, 2020 — iQIYI Inc. (NASDAQ: IQ) ("iQIYI" or the "Company"), an innovative market-leading online entertainment service in China, today announced the winners of its iCartoonFace Challenge (the "Challenge"), the first large-scale cartoon character recognition competition in China. The team from Southeast…
Leading walkie talkie service provider launches a high priority dedicated push-to-talk (PTT) service on Singapore’s largest LTE network
Enterprise customers will benefit from a truly integrated One Vendor solution; full turnkey support on firmware, handset, application and network for complete peace of mind. SINGAPORE, June 25, 2020 — GRID Communications announced the launch of GRIDTalk, a new PTT service plan that provides high priority dedicated service on Singapore’s…
AfterShip Makes Shipping Software Free to Support E-Commerce Shipping Needs
Postmen, AfterShip’s global shipping API, allows companies to streamline and automate their e-commerce shipping process at scale HONG KONG, June 24, 2020 — AfterShip, the leading shipping and tracking platform for online retailers, today announced the company is making Postmen, its e-commerce shipping API, completely free with no limit on…
KAIST Forum Envisions Education in the Post-COVID Era
Global leaders including the CEOs of Minerva and Coursera to join the KAIST online forum to discuss how to facilitate inclusive educational environment amidst the ever-growing digital disparities DAEJEON, South Korea, June 22, 2020 — An international forum hosted by the KAIST Global Strategy Institute will examine how the disruptions…