Tencent warning pushes emerging markets index into bear territory

Company was forced to raise prices by as much as 20% following trade spat

Demand for safe-haven assets rises as markets worry about ‘America First’ agenda

The European Commission wants to create hundreds of Digital Innovation Hubs to compete with the US and China in the development of artificial intelligence

Flipkart’s logistics, payments and apparel businesses ‘offer new areas of growth’

Company says 2018 will be another year of investment

Core profit falls 20% as revenue for games decline

Adam Rudd of Aberdeen Standard Investments favours emerging markets

Big-name partners signed up to make it a reality include Amazon, Uber and Pizza Hut

Denial comes after top businessman said he believed Tencent was monitoring accounts

Move comes ahead of expected stock market listing by Spotify next year

A volatile week for Silicon Valley and across Asia brings underlying fears to the surface

Brendan Greene: It really felt like the universe was looking out for me.

Game allows players to compete on behalf of favorite pro teams for first time

China’s largest corporation reports 70% income rise to record 18.2 billion yuan

User base for the social media platform is bigger than population of any single country

Chinese e-commerce giant has expanded its range of services

Andy Rubin launches new firm, Essential Products, to take on the likes of Apple iPhone

Bank of Ireland, Smurfit Kappa and Glanbia among strongest performers on Dublin’s Iseq

Deal gives Tencent a growing presence in the expanding future mobility sector and makes Tesla the second most valuable US auto company

Deal will end bruising competition between US company and China’s dominant ride-hailing firm

Analysts put potential value of Nokia’s map-making business at €2bn to €4bn

Nasdaq sell-off prompts fears of another technology meltdown

Mark Mobius is buying technology stocks despite global rout

Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu and Sina on shopping spree

But Zuckerberg’s $19bn bet may ultimately prove to be a strategic masterstroke

On Valentine’s Day, Koum showed up at Zuckerberg's home, strawberries in hand

Blackberry shares jump by 9 per cent after WhatsApp acquisition announcement made

The social network and virtual pinboard raised $425 million in two separate rounds in 2013