China's Tencent fires 70 staff, blacklists 13 companies in anti-graft campaign

China's Tencent fires 70 staff, blacklists 13 companies in anti-graft campaign

FILE PHOTO: A Tencent logo is seen in Beijing, China September 4, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Tencent Holdings, China’s biggest social media and video games company, on Tuesday said it fired nearly 70 staff over bribery and embezzlement incidents last year and named 13 companies it had blacklisted from future contracts.