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Rumor: Alibaba to Invest in Line IM

Nbd.com, 2/26/14

Following reports that Japanese telecom and media corporation Softbank is seeking to acquire a stake in Line, Japan's most popular mobile instant messaging (IM) app, a number of reports in the Chinese media have surfaced that Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba Group is also considering an investment in the app. Read More

Rumor: Qihoo 360 Requires Employees to Use Line

Sina Tech, 7/03/13

According to a source close to Chinese internet services and security software provider Qihoo 360 (NYSE: QIHU), the company has issued an internal notice requiring all employees to install Japanese-based mobile IM Line. Read More

Baidu, Line Partner on Line Optimization

Sohu IT, 5/29/13

A spokesperson for Japanese mobile IM Line has announced that Line developer NHN Japan and Chinese internet company Baidu's (Nasdaq: BIDU) Cloud Computing Division have formed a one-year partnership to provide handset compatibility testing for Line in China. Read More

Japan's Line Aims for No.2 in China's Mobile IM Market

Sohu IT, 5/26/13

Frank Lee, head of the Chinese division of NHN Japan's "Line" mobile messaging application, has announced during an interview with Chinese internet firm Sohu that Line is aiming for the number two spot in the Chinese mobile IM market, ranking behind only Chinese internet and mobile services firm Tencent's (0700.HK) WeChat (Weixin). Read More

NHN Japan Brings "Line" Mobile Messaging Service to China

C114, 12/12/12

Yesterday, NHN Japan released a Chinese language version of its popular mobile messaging service "Line." Read More

Ourgame Applies for Domestic Listing

Oriental Morning Post, 10/12/12

Beijing-based online game operator Globallink Computer Technology (Ourgame) has recently begun an official application for an A-shares IPO listing, after first announcing its intention to list in 2007. Read More

Rumor: Ourgame Completes Management Buyout

Sina Tech, 12/22/10

An industry source revealed today that Wu Guoliang, CEO of Chinese online game operator Ourgame, announced at the company's annual meeting that Ourgame had finished its management buyout (MBO) on December 8, buying back all the shares previously held by SeaRainbow Holding Corporation (000503.SZ) and Korean gaming company NHN, making Ourgame a wholly domestically owned enterprise once again. Read More

Tencent Reveals Game Pipeline Details

178Game, 12/07/10

Chinese online game developer and operator Tencent (0700.HK) unveiled 22 new products during the 2010 Tencent Games Carnival in Shanghai last weekend. Read More

NHN Divests 55% Stake in Ourgame

17173.com, 10/29/10

Korean gaming company NHN recently announced it will sell its 55% stake in Chinese online gaming company Ourgame to Beijing-based Wei De Wo Fu Investment Advisors for an unknown sum. Read More

Rumor: Shanda to Acquire Ourgame

Sina Games, 2/24/10

According to industry sources, Shanghai-based online entertainment company Shanda Interactive (Nasdaq: SNDA) has completed its acquisition of online gaming company Ourgame, to be announced in early March. Read More