Tencent to host partner conference

Tech giant Tencent will hold its eighth global partner conference in Nanjing, Jiangsu province in November, the company’s first large-scale event after it announced a landmark strategic organizational upgrade last month. The three-day event, lasting from Nov 1 to 3, will mainly discuss openness and inter-growth, featuring 20 summit topics ranging from smart transport to artificial intelligence, according to a statement from Tencent.