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Despite Crackdowns, Sina Still Winning the Weibo Game

Loretta Chao and Josh Chin, Staff Writers, The Wall Street Journal in Social on April 28 at 10:23 am PT

Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo may be in the midst of its most aggressive crackdown yet following an explosion of political rumors among users, but it is still beating Tencent in the microblogging race in China, according to a McKinsey & Co. report released this week.

Are Celebrity Accounts on Private Social Media an Oxymoron? Ask Chinese Pop Star Wang Leehom.

Liz Gannes in Social on April 20 at 7:00 am PT

How a leading Chinese mobile social network “broke” itself to allow a celebrity user — and it worked.

One to Watch: Tencent’s 100M-User-Strong Weixin Messaging App

Liz Gannes in Mobile on April 13 at 8:39 am PT

Tencent’s smartphone messaging app Weixin has a reported 100 million registered users.

DST, Silver Lake and Yunfeng Lead $1.6B Tender Offer Aimed at Alibaba Employees at $32B Valuation

Kara Swisher in News on September 22, 2011 at 5:45 am PT

Big play in China, as big investors pour a fortune into Alibaba Group shares to give its employees some walking-around money.

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Three Markets U.S. Internet Companies Can’t Ignore: Social, Mobile and … China

Jeff Richards and Jenny Lee, Partners, GGV Capital in Voices on August 30, 2011 at 12:45 pm PT

Pretty much every U.S. Internet start-up today has a social and mobile component to its business; it’s standard operating procedure in 2011.

Exclusive: Groupon’s Mason Tells Troops in Feisty Internal Memo: “It Looks Good.”

Kara Swisher in Commerce on August 25, 2011 at 3:02 pm PT

Facing a barrage of negative press about its upcoming IPO, Groupon CEO and co-founder Andrew Mason took up a pen to counter critics of the social buying service in a pugnacious email to employees.

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Zynga’s CityVille Breaks Into Mainland China With the Help of Tencent

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 25, 2011 at 7:30 pm PT

Zynga has partnered with Tencent, a massive Chinese Internet company, to roll out its first game in China, where Facebook is currently blocked.

Game Studios Are Hot Acquisition Targets in the Race to Mobile and Social

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 22, 2011 at 10:05 am PT

Following the intense bidding war for PopCap last week, it’s likely that more blockbuster purchases will come. So, who will be next?

Tencent and Expedia Invest $125.6 Million in Chinese Travel Service Provider eLong

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 16, 2011 at 3:49 pm PT

Tencent and Expedia have separately invested in eLong, an online travel service provider in China.

What's Really Going On With Facebook's China Plans

Liz Gannes in Social on April 28, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Facebook is eager to push out a Chinese version of its site soon, which is likely to be integrated with its larger social graph, but gated by warning messages about Chinese government monitors and censors. Let the controversy begin.

With Backing From Asia, New $100 Million A-Fund Targets the Android Ecosystem

Ina Fried in Mobile, April 21, 2011 at 11:00 am PT

Groupon's China Gamble

Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News, March 1, 2011 at 3:55 pm PT

China's Tencent Buys Riot Games for $400 Million

Peter Kafka in Media, February 4, 2011 at 6:21 pm PT

Groupon Poised to Strike Partnership With China's Tencent, in Key Global Expansion Move

Kara Swisher in News, January 16, 2011 at 3:00 pm PT

Microsoft a Winner in China Internet Gang War?

Loretta Chao, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News, November 9, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

DST's Alexander Tamas Talks About New Investors, New Investments and Dealing With Troubling Russian Stereotypes

Kara Swisher in News, July 19, 2010 at 11:15 am PT

China Cracks Down on Microblogs

It's a Small World After All: Facebook's Russian Investor–Who Just Got $300 Million From a Chinese Investor–Nabs $388 Million More From a South African Investor

Kara Swisher in News, July 13, 2010 at 10:38 pm PT