Tencent picks up 5% stake in China's game developer Century Huatong for $429m

Tencent picks up 5% stake in China's game developer Century Huatong for $429m

Tencent Holding Ltd

Tencent has signed an agreement to pick up another 5% stake in Chinese publicly traded Internet games developer Zhejiang Century Huatong Group for about 2.8 billion yuan ($429.2 million), as the social media and gaming giant continues to expand its dominant position in the country’s gaming industry.

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