Turkmenistan, a nation known for its secrecy, is witnessing a subtle shift. E-commerce and social media are gaining traction, signaling a n...

China has blocked Meta's acquisition of Singapore-based AI firm Manus, signaling a crackdown on "Singapore-washing." This move, aimed at pr...

China has imposed hefty fines on seven major e-commerce platforms for serious food safety breaches. Companies like Taobao, Meituan, Pinduod...

TikTok Shop in the US is navigating turbulent waters as it struggles to meet its ambitious sales targets. In a significant shift, ByteDance...

A US federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring Chinese-based ByteDance to divest TikTok in the US by early next year or face a...

Indonesia was a critical market and the first place where TikTok rolled out this feature. The app, owned by the Chinese tech giant ByteDanc...

TikTok’s ambitious target sets up a clash not just with Amazon but also fellow Chinese-owned outfits Temu and Shein, who’ve been making big...

The deal comes after Indonesia in October banned online shopping on social media platforms to protect smaller merchants and users' data, fo...

Indonesia in October banned online shopping on social media platforms to protect smaller merchants and users' data, after which TikTok had ...

In September, Indonesia banned ecommerce transactions on social media, a major blow for TikTok, which had pledged to invest billions of dol...

Indonesia's trade ministry banned ecommerce transactions on social media a month ago, saying it sought to protect small and midsize offline...

TikTok, a hugely popular short-form video platform, shut down its Shop apparatus in Indonesia on Wednesday after the country banned commerc...

The Indonesian government has said the ban, imposed last week, is aimed at protecting offline merchants and marketplaces, adding that preda...

The news follows an announcement by TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in June that the short video platform would invest billions of dollars in Indon...

Seeking to replicate the success shopping platforms like Shein and PDD Holdings' Temu in the US, the platform will provide a suite of servi...

Southeast Asia is one of TikTok's biggest markets in terms of user numbers. But the platform has yet to translate the large user base into ...

The increase compares to last year's $4.4 billion in gross merchandise value, representing the worth of total goods sold through its online...