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2025.02.04

07:28

DeepSeek large model launched on multiple platforms

On the evening of February 3, Baidu Smart Cloud announced that Baidu Smart Cloud Qianfan Platform has officially launched DeepSeek-R1 and DeepSeek-V3 models, launched ultra-low price plans, and also enjoys limited-time free services. You can quickly experience it by logging in to Baidu Smart Cloud Qianfan ModelBuilder. Also on February 3, Alibaba Cloud also announced that Alibaba Cloud PAI Model Gallery supports one-click deployment of DeepSeek-V3 and DeepSeek-R1 on the cloud. On this platform, users can implement the entire process from training to deployment to reasoning with zero code, simplifying the model development process and bringing faster, more efficient and more convenient AI development and application experience to developers and enterprise users. With DeepSeek going online and open-sourcing DeepSeek V3/R1/Janus Pro in December 2024, multiple platforms such as Huawei Cloud, Tencent Cloud, 360 Digital Security, and Yunxi Technology ZStack have recently announced the launch of DeepSeek large models.

2025.02.02

12:12

Tencent Cloud: Supports one-click deployment of DeepSeek-R1 large models

Tencent Cloud announced on February 2 that the DeepSeek-R1 large model can be deployed to Tencent Cloud HAI (Tencent Cloud High Performance Application Service) with one click, and developers can access and call it in just 3 minutes. Tencent Cloud said that in simple terms, through HAI, developers can save the tedious steps of buying cards, installing drivers, configuring networks, configuring storage, installing environments, installing frameworks, downloading models, etc., and can call the DeepSeek-R1 model in just two steps.

2025.01.29

21:58

The Norwegian Government Global Pension Fund’s positions in Chinese Internet and technology companies have increased significantly

The Norwegian Government Global Pension Fund announced its investment returns as of the end of 2024. In 2024, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global’s stock investment return was 18%. The market value of the Norwegian Government Global Pension Fund's holdings in Chinese Internet and technology companies has increased significantly, and the market value of its holdings in stocks of Tencent, Alibaba, Xiaomi and other companies has increased particularly significantly.

2025.01.27

22:58

Some Chinese stocks in the U.S. rose against the trend

Some Chinese stocks listed in the US rose against the trend, with Dada Group up more than 30%, Kingsoft Cloud up nearly 8%, TAL Education up more than 4%, and Tencent Music and New Oriental up more than 3%.

17:38

Southbound funds made a large net purchase of 9.076 billion yuan today. In terms of Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shanghai), Tracker Fund Management and Tencent Holdings received net purchases of HK$2.296 billion and HK$585 million respectively; Xiaomi Group-W had the largest net sales, amounting to HK$72 million; in terms of Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shenzhen), Tracker Fund Management and Hang Seng China Enterprises received net purchases of HK$1.253 billion and HK$960 million respectively; SMIC had the largest net sales, amounting to HK$1.027 billion.

17:37

Southbound funds net bought HK$9.076 billion today, while SMIC was net sold HK$859 million against the trend.

On the afternoon of January 27, southbound funds made a net purchase of HK$9.076 billion. Tracker Fund Management, Hang Seng China Enterprises, and Tencent Holdings received net purchases of HK$3.55 billion, HK$960 million, and HK$665 million, respectively; SMIC ranked first in net sales, with an amount of HK$859 million.

16:13

At the close of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.66%, and the Tech Index closed up 0.64%; Meitu (01357.HK) rose more than 16%, GDS (09698.HK) rose more than 8%, and Tencent Music (01698.HK) rose more than 6%; SMIC (00981.HK) fell more than 7%, and Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) fell more than 6%.

10:46

Hong Kong-listed film, television and entertainment stocks fluctuated upward, with Tencent Music (01698.HK) rising more than 5%, NetEase Cloud Music (09899.HK) rising more than 3.5%, China Confucianism (00136.HK) rising nearly 2.5%, and Star Chinese Music (06698.HK) rising more than 1%.

2025.01.26

08:07

Will "Honor of Kings" face its strongest rival this Spring Festival?

Recently, the MOBA game "Winning Peak" developed by ByteDance's subsidiary Moonton Technology was officially launched in China. This slogan that appeared in the official video was seen as a direct challenge to "Honor of Kings". Not only that, "Winning Peak" also promised not to carry out strategies such as "matching manipulation" or "streak of wins and losing streaks" during its promotion, which directly hit the pain points of "Honor of Kings". On the eve of the Spring Festival, the two sides were already on the verge of a fight, and successively dominated the free list and the total list of IOS in the Apple Store. Many industry insiders believe that the arrival of "Winning Peak" in China is an important step for ByteDance to penetrate into Tencent's hinterland, and it may even stir up the situation of "one dominant company" in the domestic MOBA field.

2025.01.24

15:11

The Chinese version of Switch updates a list of Nintendo games or tool software affected by the suspension of network-related services

On January 24, Tencent Nintendo Switch released an update list, and the Chinese version of Nintendo Switch will gradually stop the Nintendo e-store and other network-related operating services from March 31, 2026 to May 15, 2026. The non-Nintendo-developed games or tool software affected by the suspension of network-related services currently include 12 services such as "Neon Abyss", "Tencent Video", and "Just Dance", while the non-Nintendo-developed games or tool software that are not affected include "Rainbow Falls" and "Xio" and other 28 services.

2025.01.23

21:55

Public offerings' top holdings in the fourth quarter of last year are released: Cambrian, Hengrui Medicine, and North China Huaxin are among the top ten

The fourth quarter reports of public funds in 2024 have been fully disclosed. According to the latest data from Tianxiang Investment Consulting, as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, the top ten holdings of 5,179 actively invested equity funds (including closed-end funds, open-end equity funds, and hybrid funds) included in the statistics are CATL, Tencent Holdings, Midea Group, Kweichow Moutai, Luxshare Precision, Wuliangye, Cambrian, Zijin Mining, Hengrui Medicine, and North China Huachuang.

17:17

Prosus CEO says Tencent major shareholder is considering expanding investment in EU

On January 23, Fabricio Bloisi, CEO of Prosus, a major shareholder of Tencent, said in an interview with the media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that Prosus plans to announce more transactions in Europe and looks forward to "investing nearby". Prosus currently has nearly $20 billion in cash for investment. He also said that the company is looking for partners who can increase infrastructure investment and invest with them in "large and strong" companies in the field of artificial intelligence in Europe.

14:24

It is said that Tencent Games' organizational structure will be merged from 13 studios to 4 R&D sub-studios. No official response yet.

According to media reports, after announcing the organizational structure adjustment on January 10, Tencent insiders said that "core producers will lead the team to make breakthroughs around key tracks and products." The report said that the core studio group that created "Honor of Kings" and Tencent Games was merged from 13 studios into 4 R&D sub-studios, as well as Z1 Studio, which is responsible for innovation incubation, and G1 Studio, which is responsible for internationalization. And the focus will be on the long-term operation of the core track. Sina Technology asked Tencent officials for confirmation on this information, but no response was given as of press time.

2025.01.22

17:33

Southbound funds net bought 4.171 billion yuan today

Southbound funds made net purchases of 4.171 billion yuan today. In terms of Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shanghai), Meituan-W and Xiaomi Group-W received net purchases of HK$236 million and HK$221 million respectively; UBTECH ranked first in net sales, with an amount of HK$24 million; in terms of Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shenzhen), SMIC and Tencent Holdings received net purchases of HK$668 million and HK$116 million respectively; Meituan-W ranked first in net sales, with an amount of HK$327 million.

17:33

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