China’s top game streaming platform Huya Inc. signs strategic cooperation deal with Tencent Games. Both parties will promote deep cooperation in overseas game and live streaming. They aim to provide overseas game lovers with high-quality games and live streaming.
Chatty gamers are apparently worth billions. Discord, the gaming chat startup with more than 200 million active users, announced Friday that it had secured $150 million in funding at a $2.05 billion valuation. The round was led by Greenoaks Capital with participation from Firstmark, Tencent, IVP, Index Ventures and Technology Opportunity Partners.
E-commerce gurus are positive that within 5 years the e-commerce in Thailand will take a 10% share of the total retail market while JD Central is about to officially launch within a month with plans to strengthen its platform by offering products from famous fashion sites, Looksi and Pomelo.