HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings and NetEase, two of China's biggest video game developers, received approvals Tuesday to launch new paid games for the first time since July last year in a sign Beijing is easing a two-year crackdown on the tech sector.
Beijing gives nod to licenses as it gradually loosens crackdown on tech sector
A woman takes a picture with a cosplayer at a booth of Eastward Legend: the Empyrean by Tencent Games. © Reuters
HONG KONG -- Tencent Holdings and NetEase, two of China's biggest video game developers, received approvals Tuesday to launch new paid games for the first time since July last year in a sign Beijing is easing a two-year crackdown on the tech sector.