HONG KONG: China’s largest Internet company Tencent Holdings Ltd and online retailer JD.com are in talks to combine their e-commerce business, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, confirming earlier media reports.
Any deal between two of China’s largest online companies would help narrow the huge gap between e-retailers and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, which dominates China’s booming online commerce market.
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