Now, dictate messages on WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat with Google Now

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 16:17

Google plans to add more support for apps and languages in the future.

China tech firms shake up world`s biggest car market

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 09:20

Alibaba and WeChat messaging app provider Tencent have both announced plans for cars in the past month.

China clamps down on sexual content on WeChat

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 20:15

China`s Internet regulator issued on Wednesday new guidelines prohibiting sexual and vulgar content on Tencent Holdings Ltd`s popular messaging app, the latest step in the agency`s perennial campaign to clean up China`s Internet.

China`s Web giants do battle over `hong bao` ahead of New Year

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 13:55

The Chinese tradition of giving gifts of money in red envelopes at Lunar New Year has turned into big business for Web giants Alibaba and Tencent, which now both offer electronic "hong bao".

China's WeChat sends a message to Line and Kakao in their home turf

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 13:49

Mobile messaging apps Line and Kakao Talk are busy trying to conquer overseas markets such as Southeast Asia and India. But they may do well to keep a close eye on their home turf of Japan and South Korea as China`s WeChat amasses more users.

Ford guns for China's app addicts, seeks WeChat tie-up

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 09:06

Ford Motor Co wants Tencent Holdings Ltd to tailor its popular chatting app for the firm`s cars in China.

Army asks personnel not to use social media

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:07

Fearing that national security could be compromised, Army has asked its personnel not to use social media like Facebook and WeChat which may have servers abroad.

Teens increasingly preferring WhatsApp over Facebook

Last Updated: Monday, November 11, 2013, 12:09

Facebook is reportedly witnessing a decrease in its daily users, especially teens, who have started to prefer mobile messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat, over the social networking giant.

Chinese WeChat users can now interact with their favourite celebrities for a fee

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 19:30

China`s most popular instant messaging service, WeChat, now offers its users a chance to interact with celebrities for a monthly membership fee.

Chinese WeChat users can now interact with their favourite celebrities for a fee

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 16:22

Users can get to see unretouched celebrity photos, read books published by famous writers and also have their favourite movie stars wake them up.

China's Alibaba bans customers from using WeChat

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 15:08

Some merchants have been using WeChat to directly communicate with customers and encourage them to do business outside of Alibaba's transaction systems, Alibaba Group said in a statement.