Chinese mobile internet company UCWeb Inc., also known as UC Mobile, is looking to increase its expansion internationally by working with new media partners worldwide. Yu Yongfu, President and Founder of UCWeb, said the company plans to upgrade its UC mobile browser and transform it into a new media platform that will benefit both users and media outlets.

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For those who don't know, UCWeb is a mobile browser maker founded in 2004 and is based in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The company was later acquired by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Limited in 2014.

UCWeb's UC Browser is currently the most popular mobile browser in China, India and Indonesia, with over 400 active monthly users worldwide. The browser, which is available in twelve languages on all major mobile operating systems, recently overtook Apple's Safari to become the second most popular mobile browser in the world.

According to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP), Mr. Yu said that because more and more information are now pouring in due to the "development of mobile internet", UCWeb is seeking "to help users access more accurate and precise information that is tailored to their preferences."

The upgrade will allow users of the platform to personalize news feed and will also enable media outlets to have "content stores", similar to the way online merchants have stores in Alibaba's Tmall.com e-commerce website. UCWeb has already partnered with several online media portals in China including Sina Corp, China Business News and local internet company Netease.

As of this time, UCWeb's products have expanded into other areas in mobile technology such as mobile search engine, mobile gaming, and mobile reading, among other things.

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