Firms begin enforcing new oversight move on apps

Regulatory crackdown: The facade of the Tencent Holdings headquarters in Shenzhen. The firm has come under scrutiny as Beijing tightens control of mobile apps in the country. — Bloomberg

HONG KONG: Mobile app stores in China run by Tencent Holdings, Xiaomi and others have started to bar app publishers from launching new apps if they do not make all the disclosures required by authorities, documents seen by Reuters showed.

The moves comply with new rules introduced last month as Beijing tightens oversight of mobile apps in the country.