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Popular Chinese influencer Kong Yufeng, known as "King Kong Liuke," has sparked health concerns by revealing her diet of pig feed, costing just 3 yuan (Rs 35) per day, to save money.

Profiles of several other influencers who post about their luxurious lifestyles have also been wiped off social media.

China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...

Tencent's WeChat said on Tuesday that iPhone maker Apple had opened a store on its social media platform, marking an expansion of the U.S. firm's retail channels in the world's second-largest economy.

The influencer named Zhong Yuan Huang Ge, died on June 2 after binging excessive amounts of Baijiu, during a viral drinking challenge.

China on Friday announced that it had shut 67,000 accounts and deleted 1.4 million posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of the country's efforts to "clean" its cyberspace and make it easier for authorities to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impe...

He participated in a challenge that involves drinking Baijiu, a Chinese spirit with a typical alcohol content of between 30% to 60%.

In response to China's ban on female models showcasing undergarments online, Chinese livestream fashion companies have adopted a new approach by featuring male models in their videos.

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has entered the lifestyle sector of social media with a new app, Kesong. After a string of hits from news aggregator Toutiao to short video app Douyin and its overseas equivalent TikTok, the Kesong app offers users shopping and lifestyle recommendations similar to Xiaohongshu, the current market leader.

For more than a decade, Alibaba Group has been China's undisputed e-commerce king but of late its crown has shown signs of slipping, unsettled by an influx of aggressive competitors into the sector.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will step down as its parent ByteDance's CFO to focus on running the short video business full time, according to an internal memo the company shared with Reuters.

China's cyberspace watchdog says it will set up governance rules for algorithms in the next three years, as Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the algorithms technology companies use to attract users.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has asked tech giants such as Tencent, ByteDance, and Alibaba to stop blocking links rivals links on their digital platforms.

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, said that it would shrink its financial services unit and that it planned to sell its stock broking operations amid China's tightening grip on the financial technology sector.

TikTok surpassed Facebook to become the most downloaded app in the world in 2020, according to the data compiled by Nikkei Asia from analytics platform App Annie.

Popular Chinese influencer Kong Yufeng, known as "King Kong Liuke," has sparked health concerns by revealing her diet of pig feed, costing just 3 yuan (Rs 35) per day, to save money.

Profiles of several other influencers who post about their luxurious lifestyles have also been wiped off social media.

China's cyberspace regulator has cracked down on the use of smartphones by children, introducing a limit of up to 2 hours of screen time. Children in China between the ages of 16 and 18 will get two hours of screen time, those aged eight to 16 would get one hour, while children under the age of eight would only get access to eight minutes of screen...

Tencent's WeChat said on Tuesday that iPhone maker Apple had opened a store on its social media platform, marking an expansion of the U.S. firm's retail channels in the world's second-largest economy.

The influencer named Zhong Yuan Huang Ge, died on June 2 after binging excessive amounts of Baijiu, during a viral drinking challenge.

China on Friday announced that it had shut 67,000 accounts and deleted 1.4 million posts between March 10 and May 22 as part of the country's efforts to "clean" its cyberspace and make it easier for authorities to control. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said a two-month probe into alleged misinformation, illegal profiteering, and impe...

He participated in a challenge that involves drinking Baijiu, a Chinese spirit with a typical alcohol content of between 30% to 60%.

In response to China's ban on female models showcasing undergarments online, Chinese livestream fashion companies have adopted a new approach by featuring male models in their videos.

TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance has entered the lifestyle sector of social media with a new app, Kesong. After a string of hits from news aggregator Toutiao to short video app Douyin and its overseas equivalent TikTok, the Kesong app offers users shopping and lifestyle recommendations similar to Xiaohongshu, the current market leader.

For more than a decade, Alibaba Group has been China's undisputed e-commerce king but of late its crown has shown signs of slipping, unsettled by an influx of aggressive competitors into the sector.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will step down as its parent ByteDance's CFO to focus on running the short video business full time, according to an internal memo the company shared with Reuters.

China's cyberspace watchdog says it will set up governance rules for algorithms in the next three years, as Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on the algorithms technology companies use to attract users.

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has asked tech giants such as Tencent, ByteDance, and Alibaba to stop blocking links rivals links on their digital platforms.

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, said that it would shrink its financial services unit and that it planned to sell its stock broking operations amid China's tightening grip on the financial technology sector.

TikTok surpassed Facebook to become the most downloaded app in the world in 2020, according to the data compiled by Nikkei Asia from analytics platform App Annie.