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Chinese Influencer Adopts Pig Feed Diet to Save Money, Sparking Health Concerns
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.
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''China's Kim Kardashian'' Banned From Social Media For Flaunting His Lavish Lifestyle
Profiles of several other influencers who post about their luxurious lifestyles have also been wiped off social media.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
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...
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Apple Sets Up Online Store on China’s Social Media Platform WeChat
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.
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Chinese Influencer, 27, Dies After Binge-Drinking Alcohol In Viral Challenge
The influencer named Zhong Yuan Huang Ge, died on June 2 after binging excessive amounts of Baijiu, during a viral drinking challenge.
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China Cracks Down on 'Self-Media' Accounts, Deletes 1.4 Million Social Media Posts
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...
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Influencer Dies After Gulping 7 Bottles Of 'Chinese Vodka' During Live Stream
He participated in a challenge that involves drinking Baijiu, a Chinese spirit with a typical alcohol content of between 30% to 60%.
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China Banned Woman From Modelling Lingerie, So Men Are Doing This
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.
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TikTok Maker Launches Kesong App in China in Bid to Compete With Market Leader
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.
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Alibaba's E-Commerce Empire Under Threat From Douyin, Pinduoduo
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.
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ByteDance to Reorganise as CFO Shou Zi Chew Steps Down to Focus on TikTok, Memo Shows
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.
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China Says Governance Rules for Algorithms Coming in Next 3 Years
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.
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China Tells Tech Giants to Stop Blocking Rivals' Links on Their Digital Platforms
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.
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TikTok-Parent ByteDance Says It Will Downsize Fintech Business, Plans to Sell Stock Broker Operations
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.
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TikTok Surpassed Facebook to Become Most Downloaded App Worldwide in 2020: Nikkei Asia
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.
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Chinese Influencer Adopts Pig Feed Diet to Save Money, Sparking Health Concerns
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.
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''China's Kim Kardashian'' Banned From Social Media For Flaunting His Lavish Lifestyle
Profiles of several other influencers who post about their luxurious lifestyles have also been wiped off social media.
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China Announces Two-Hour Daily Limit on Children's Phone Screen Time, Tech Shares Tumble
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...
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Apple Sets Up Online Store on China’s Social Media Platform WeChat
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.
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Chinese Influencer, 27, Dies After Binge-Drinking Alcohol In Viral Challenge
The influencer named Zhong Yuan Huang Ge, died on June 2 after binging excessive amounts of Baijiu, during a viral drinking challenge.
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China Cracks Down on 'Self-Media' Accounts, Deletes 1.4 Million Social Media Posts
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...
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Influencer Dies After Gulping 7 Bottles Of 'Chinese Vodka' During Live Stream
He participated in a challenge that involves drinking Baijiu, a Chinese spirit with a typical alcohol content of between 30% to 60%.
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China Banned Woman From Modelling Lingerie, So Men Are Doing This
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.
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TikTok Maker Launches Kesong App in China in Bid to Compete With Market Leader
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.
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Alibaba's E-Commerce Empire Under Threat From Douyin, Pinduoduo
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.
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ByteDance to Reorganise as CFO Shou Zi Chew Steps Down to Focus on TikTok, Memo Shows
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.
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China Says Governance Rules for Algorithms Coming in Next 3 Years
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.
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China Tells Tech Giants to Stop Blocking Rivals' Links on Their Digital Platforms
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.
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TikTok-Parent ByteDance Says It Will Downsize Fintech Business, Plans to Sell Stock Broker Operations
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.
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TikTok Surpassed Facebook to Become Most Downloaded App Worldwide in 2020: Nikkei Asia
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.
