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腾讯股价创新高 Shares in Chinas biggest online firm, Tencent Holdings, rose to a record high after it announced an investment in a logistics and warehouse company. 中国最大的互联网公司，腾讯控股宣布将对一家物流仓库公司进行投资，随后其股票上升至新高。 Tencent runs some of the most popular messaging services in China ? Tencent bought a 9.9% stake in China South City for $1.5bn Hong Kong dollars in a bid to further beef up its e-commerce business. ? It will have the option to increase its stake to 13% over the next two years. ? Tencent shares rose more than 5% in Hong Kong on Thursday on the news. ? China South City stock also rose to a record, surging 83% in Hong Kong. ? Chinese small-to-medium-sized enterprises have huge demand to expand their businesses online, Tencent President Martin Lau Chi Ping said in a statement. ? Cooperation with China South City enables us to jointly facilitate such enterprises migrating online, utilising China South Citys physical locations and logistics capabilities.? ? Both companies are headquartered in the southern Chinese business hub of Shenzhen. ? They will collaborate on online payment services, and warehousing and delivery services. ? China South City said in a statement the deal will also allow both firms to benefit from the economies of scale. ? Online competition ? The purchase will also up Tencents rivalry with e-commerce giant Alibaba over control of Chinas lucrative internet commerce sector.? ? China is the worlds biggest internet market, with an estimated 608 million users. ? Online retail in China is forecast to more than triple to $395 billion by 2015, according to a report by McKinsey Co. ? Both companies have been looking to expand their offerings as more internet and smartphone users spend money online. ? As a result, Tencent and Alibaba have increasingly moved into each others traditional territories. 1