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Tencent to broaden overseas investments, target smart retail activities
Internet giant Tencent Holdings plans to broaden the scope of its international investments, eyeing more start-ups and new market segments such as smart retail.Tencent president Martin Lau Chi-ping unveiled the initiative at the company’s investment conference last week in Beijing, where he said “more communications and cooperation with overseas entrepreneurs” will be pursued to expand the Shenzhen-based firm’s global footprint.There are currently more than 800 companies in Tencent’s investment…