China Roundup: Sogou CEO steps down after Tencent merger, more

Sogou CEO steps down after completion of Tencent merger Head chief Wang Xiaochuan broke the news in an internal email. He is set to become a consultant of Tencent. Starting today, all of Sogou's employees will join Tencent, with their salaries and benefits to be adjusted to align with the internet giant's system. The two companies completed their US$3.5 billion merger deal in September, making Sogou a subsidiary of Tencent. Alibaba's workplace app reaches 500m users DingTalk said it grew its user base from 400 million to 500 million between January and August. The Alibaba-developed app added that it had…