Tencent, Alibaba apps find fans in schools affected by virus


Alibaba’s DingTalk is the most downloaded free app in China’s iOS App Store.

HONG KONG: In coronavirus-hit China, demand for virtual office tools from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Tencent Holdings Ltd is surging as the world’s largest work-from-home experiment gets into full swing.

But there’s one surprising source of new users – the country’s teachers and students. With schools shut or delaying reopening to curb the spread of the virus, educators are increasingly turning to workplace technology, adapting it for instruction purposes.

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