Tencent to step up investment overseas and in smart retail

Tencent to step up investment overseas and in smart retail

FILE PHOTO: WeChat mascots are displayed inside Tencent office at the TIT Creativity Industry Zone in Guangzhou, China May 9, 2017. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo

Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings said it will step up its investment overseas and in industries such as “smart retail”, having already invested in more than 800 companies.