Tencent explains online status of missing MH370 passengers  

騰訊公司解釋馬航失聯乘客QQ在線問題

多名馬航失聯飛機乘客的家屬反映這些乘客的QQ頭像顯示在線，引發關注。騰訊公司回應稱，在用戶沒有進行正常“退出”操作、直接關閉手機的情況下，QQ會保持一段時間的在線狀態。[查看全文]

(ECNS)-- Users' status on Tencent QQ, an instant messaging software, can keep showing "online" after they turn down cell phones before they exit the mobile chatting application, Tencent Holdings, the developer of the program, said on Monday.  [Special coverage]

The company was responding to several relatives of passengers on board the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 who said they found some people showing up as online after the incident.

QQ user accounts can show an online status for a short period of time even after their cell phones are turned off, the company said.

The company also said it is prepared to contribute to the search and rescue efforts.