Football: China state broadcaster reaches World Cup deal with FIFAChina Media Group has secured broadcasting rights for four World Cup tournaments. This deal covers the men's events in 2026 and 2030, and t...
China’s Netflix expects AI to create bulk of shows in five yearsIQiyi Inc. is set to transform its operations, anticipating AI will generate most films and shows within five years. The company is launchi...
China hits food delivery platforms with 3.6 bln yuan fine for 'ghost' deliveriesChina has imposed hefty fines on seven major e-commerce platforms for serious food safety breaches. Companies like Taobao, Meituan, Pinduod...
China weaponises Taiwan’s own voices in escalating information warChina is using social media platforms like Douyin to spread messages from Taiwanese opposition figures. These clips are then shared on plat...
Xi's $270 billion Middle East bet limits China support for IranChina's substantial investments across the Middle East, particularly in green tech and tourism, are now jeopardized by regional conflict. D...
Russia sees China's WeChat, Douyin as models for its homegrown Max messengerThe Kremlin is pushing Russians to use Max instead of Telegram, currently the country's most popular messaging app, but is facing stiff r...
Tech giants Tencent and Douyin to help China's exporters pivot to domestic marketTencent said on Thursday its program aimed to create 100 billion yuan ($13.7 billion) in sales for China's beleaguered export-dependent fir...
Chinese Social media platform bans Tibetan language, Tibetans condemn decisionTibetans in Tibet and around the world have expressed concerns over the Chinese social media platform Douyin's ban on Tibetan language cont...
Luxury influencers vanish from Chinese social media in wealth crackdownChinese social media censors have blocked multiple influencers known for showing off their lavish lifestyles after an official campaign to ...
China video app Douyin Group CEO resigns to take new role within ByteDanceZhang Nan, who also uses the English first name Kelly, posted on her personal social media account on WeChat that she was resigning from th...
Bytedance says Zhang Nan resigns as Douyin Group's CEOZhang posted on her personal social media account on WeChat that she was resigning from the position, in a move confirmed by ByteDance.
ByteDance testing content paywall on TikTok's sister app DouyinThe Chinese internet giant has recently started to allow some content creators with more than 100,000 followers to put part of their videos...
Regulator visits ByteDance's Douyin to discuss revised pricing rulesThe regulator's research team visited Douyin where it listened to an explanation from the company on price compliance, and how to better un...
ByteDance says it will downsize fintech business, plans to sell stock broker opsByteDance also operates Douyin Pay, its own third-party mobile payment, to facilitate users on e-commerce transactions on short video app D...
ByteDance considers listing Douyin in New York or Hong Kong: ReportThe company had also been considering listing some of its Chinese businesses including news aggregator Toutiao in Hong Kong or on Shanghai'...
TikTok owner ByteDance launches Douyin Pay, its mobile payment service for China"The set-up of Douyin Pay is to supplement the existing major payment options, and to ultimately enhance user experience on Douyin," Douyin...
Report claims ByteDance links with China’s ‘Party-state’ establishmentThe findings of this report come close on the heels of TikTok suspending an American teen, Feroza Aziz, from its platform for posting a vid...