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TikTok hires hundreds of Chinese workers in US despite scrutiny

More than 60 per cent of the over 1,000 approved H-1B hires for TikTok and ByteDance last financial year were from China.

13 Nov 2024 - 11:03AM

Who is Deb Peifer, Zach Bryan’s ex before Brianna LaPaglia?

12 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

ByteDance adds video generator to China’s most popular AI app

11 Nov 2024 - 7:30AM

Alibaba gives sellers a sweeter deal as Singles’ Day switch-up bears fruit

China’s largest e-commerce firm was slipping in the war for consumers’ wallets. Then it reshaped its relationship with merchants.

9 Nov 2024 - 2:17PM

Amid a brutal price war in China’s e-commerce industry, Alibaba took a different tack this Singles’ Day with new merchant-friendly policies. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Opinion | Transactional Trump may well improve US-China ties

The new US president is likely to negotiate a second-phase trade deal, seek China’s help to end wars, and keep the Taiwan status quo.

9 Nov 2024 - 5:51AMvideocam

Who is Bryson DeChambeau’s rumoured girlfriend, Lilia Schneider?

Championship golfer Bryson DeChambeau recently joined Donald Trump on stage at Mar-a-Lago after his presidential election win, but didn’t appear to have brought his girlfriend Lilia Schneider along.

11 Nov 2024 - 10:18AM

Recap | Zach Bryan accused of emotional abuse by Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia, Dave Portnoy vows revenge with new diss track

Grammy winner Bryan faces allegations from ex-girlfriend, who also claims he forced past partners into non-disclosure agreements, sparking a feud with Barstool Sports founder Portnoy.

8 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Grammy Award-winning musician Zach Bryan has recently split from his girlfriend Brianna LaPaglia, and the fallout is getting ugly. Photo: @briannalapaglia/Instagram

Southeast Asia’s e-commerce gold rush draws Chinese giants

The region’s e-commerce market is set to double by 2030, a new report finds.

7 Nov 2024 - 6:00PM

Australia to ban children under 16 from social media: ‘real harm to kids’

The proposed age limit would be among the world’s strictest measures targeting children.

7 Nov 2024 - 5:15PMvideocam

From chip war to TikTok ban: what tech can expect from Donald Trump

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, tech companies are bracing for a revamp of tech policies imposed by Joe Biden.

7 Nov 2024 - 10:20AM

Tech giants are bracing for the return of Donald Trump to the White House. Photo: EPA-EFE

Canada orders shutdown of TikTok’s local business, but app not banned

Canadians will still have access to the short-video app owned by China’s ByteDance and can continue to create content.

7 Nov 2024 - 7:25AM

TikTok said it will challenge the Canadian shutdown order in court. Photo: Reuters

US Congress battles, Trump slams Chinese carmakers: 7 US-China relations reads

From China’s role in congressional races to a surge of activism, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in October 2024.

1 Nov 2024 - 11:00PM

Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ trend takes over 2024, named Word of the Year

Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ promotes self-love and style, shifting away from ‘clean girl’ trends, and was named the 2024 Word of the Year.

1 Nov 2024 - 7:08PM

Temu’s debut in Vietnam faces scrutiny after Indonesian ban

The Chinese bargain shopping site is accused of operating in Vietnam without government approval, according to local reports.

31 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Temu is an e-commerce platform owned by PDD Holdings. Photo: Reuters

Who is Ava Louise, the OnlyFans star who flashed her chest at a Donald Trump rally?

An OnlyFans star was escorted out of Donald Trump’s New York rally last month, after she exposed her chest to the former US president – she went viral for licking a toilet bowl seat during Covid-19.

13 Nov 2024 - 11:50AMvideocam

Ava Louise just made headlines again for being thrown out of a Donald Trump rally – but she’s no stranger to controversy. Photo: @avalouiise/Instagram

TikTok CEO vows to earn global trust, as app challenges US ban

Chew Shou Zi calls earning local trust around the world “a big challenge” for TikTok at a summit in Riyadh.

30 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM

Who is Barron Trump’s ‘ex-girlfriend’, Maddie, who has a selfie with his dad?

A TikTok user known as ‘Maddie’ is claiming that Barron Trump was her ‘first BF’, as seen in a new video shared by the influencer, whose handle is @maddatitude on the platform.

25 Oct 2024 - 5:00AM

TikTok owner ByteDance faces flagging growth as e-commerce rivals circle

ByteDance has faced ‘significantly’ slower revenue growth this year, according to media reports, as it struggles to get TikTok Shop to take off.

24 Oct 2024 - 9:30PM

ByteDance’s e-commerce push overseas has faced challenges this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Asian-American brand backs Simu Liu on boba tea, and gets to pitch to him

The co-founders of Twrl are invited to pitch to Simu Liu after supporting Marvel star for calling out cultural appropriation on Dragons’ Den.

24 Oct 2024 - 6:15PM

How alt-rock band Wellsaid’s new album examines Hong Kong’s ebbs and flows

Released via new local label Un.Tomorrow, the quartet’s album is a meditation on the city’s collective experiences – and regrets.

23 Oct 2024 - 2:47PMvideocam

US unveils new rules to block China, Russia and Iran from accessing bulk US data

Proposal implements executive order that aims to keep foreign adversaries from accessing US data for cyberattacks, espionage and blackmail.

22 Oct 2024 - 4:05AM

US Justice Department has proposed rules to protect federal government data or citizens’ personal data from getting into the hands of countries such as China, Iran and Russia. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

ByteDance sacks intern for sabotaging training project, rejects damage reports

Intern was terminated in August for ‘maliciously interfering’ with a model training project, the owner of TikTok said in statement.

20 Oct 2024 - 7:17PMvideocam

TikTok’s 2023 revenue rises 75% in Europe, UK and other markets outside US, Asia

ByteDance-owned TikTok attributed that increase to its growing user base, improved ad performance and greater live-streaming revenue.

15 Oct 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

Meet Whitney Leavitt, the ‘villain’ of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives

The MomToker faced backlash in 2022 for a video of her dancing in hospital with her sick infant son; she’s now expecting her third child with husband Conner, who admitted to using Tinder while married.

15 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

South Korean rapper Lil Cherry on how Lucy Liu inspired her new song

The poet-turned-rapper tells Style about seeing Flo Rida perform in high school, and how All Eggs in the Basket is not just the name of her upcoming release but a mantra for life.

21 Oct 2024 - 5:47PM

South Korean rapper Lil Cherry, aka Mukkbang Mama, discusses working with her brother Goldbuuda and how her song “Crying in da Club” was partly inspired by Lucy Liu’s character in Charlie’s Angels. Photo: @lilcherryontop/Instagram

Meet ‘skinny influencer’ Liv Schmidt who was banned from TikTok

The New York creator came under fire for her ‘skinny’ content that mimics the pro-ana movement of the 90s; in real life, she’s battled anxiety, is into fashion, and is a corporate girlie.

14 Oct 2024 - 5:00AM

Who is “skinny influencer” Liv Schmidt? The controversial creator – who interned at J.P. Morgan and worked with PrettyLittleThing – was banned from TikTok but is back to “rage baiting” from a new account. Photo: @livsschmidt/Instagram

Discount shopping giant Temu enters Vietnam and Brunei amid Indonesia ban

The latest expansion initiatives of Temu reflect its efforts to grow in Southeast Asia, home to nearly 700 million people.

11 Oct 2024 - 9:00PM

TikTok slashes hundreds of jobs in shift towards AI content moderation

Short-video platform TikTok currently employs a mix of automated detection and human moderators to review content posted on the site.

11 Oct 2024 - 2:48PM

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Latest news and updates on TikTok, the globally popular social media platform. The app, which merged with Musical.ly in 2018, lets users create short videos under a minute long complete with visual effects and background music. It has since come under scrutiny in countries like the US and India because it is owned by a Chinese company. Critics have accused the app of posing a national security risk, a claim that TikTok has repeatedly denied. Known as Douyin in China, the app is owned by Beijing-based startup ByteDance, also behind the Chinese news aggregator Jinri Toutiao.

Chairman / President

Zhang Yiming

CEO / Managing Director

Shou Zi Chew

CFO / Finance Director

Julie Gao

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Culver City, 5800 Bristol Pkwy, United States

Year founded

2016

last updated:

30 September, 2024