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The US and China should consider how the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies and investors can be properly protected in the United States without raising unfair security concerns.
Foreigners having trouble making mobile payments in China is just a trivial issue when it comes to the cost of its walled internet.
Alibaba will develop native HarmonyOS applications for platforms including its Cainiao courier service and food delivery app Ele.me.
Italian regulators have fined TikTok nearly US$11 million for failing to protect children, while the Canadian government is reviewing TikTok’s expansion plan for national security risks.
US senators from both sides of the aisle swatted down the idea of fast-tracking legislation that would force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the video-sharing app within six months, reducing its prospects of becoming law.
The move comes after the US House of Representatives passed a bill that gives Chinese owner ByteDance 6 months to divest the app or face a ban.
Albanese said ‘we have no plans’ to replicate a move by US legislators to ban the app unless it agrees to divest from its Chinese owner.
China’s Generation Z is already expressing preferences in consumption and tourism that diverge from their older predecessors, with a predilection for digital shopping and experiences over commodities.
Many Chinese netizens on Weibo and former Global Times editor Hu Xijin praised TikTok for urging American users to flood legislators with calls against a new bill.
US president says he would sign the legislation if Congress passes it, with a vote in the House of Representatives possible as early as next week.
Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay are enhancing operations to make it easier for foreign travellers to pay for goods and services on the mainland, the world’s largest cashless society.
Chinese state media has voiced support for TikTok, as its owner ByteDance faces pressure to sell the business in the US after a House committee approved two new bills targeting the hit short video app.
The legislation gives China’s ByteDance six months to divest TikTok or the short video app would face a US ban.
The firm has offered to purchase shares from staff at US$170.81 each, up nearly 7 per cent from late last year.
American lawmakers’ latest effort is not expected to make progress just like previous attempts amid Beijing’s strong opposition and China’s tech export restrictions.
New push by American lawmakers would give TikTok parent company ByteDance 165 days to divest, else the popular app would no longer be available on app stores.
The European Union fined the US tech giant for breaking the bloc’s competition laws by unfairly favouring its own music streaming service over rivals.
Shenzhen’s municipal government plans to boost the number of its native apps built on HarmonyOS and push for their adoption across major sectors, including education, healthcare, banking, transport and welfare.
With AI-powered language translation apps becoming evermore advanced, linguists give their opinions on whether it will ever make the act of learning a foreign language pointless.
Honor’s Magic6 Pro and Xiaomi’s 14 Ultra smartphones tout generative artificial intelligence features at mobile communications industry’s biggest trade show.
Platforms should send app notifications to remind workers to take a break if they have been working longer than the hours agreed, according to new government guidelines.
The Myna Bolo app is powered by AI running on OpenAI’s ChatGPT model, that local women’s organisation Myna Mahila Foundation is developing.
Tencent and ByteDance each had two apps in the top five, with four of the five being more than a decade old, according to MIIT report on Lunar New Year period usage.
Analysts expect more headwinds in the ‘underpenetrated, high opportunity market’ that is India’s tech sector, amid alarm balls from struggles of major market participants like Paytm and Byju’s.
TikTok owner ByteDance could face fines of up to 6 per cent of its global turnover if its popular short video app business is found guilty of breaching the European Union's Digital Services Act.
In Hong Kong, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has launched a dating app that allows users to swipe profiles of rescue animals – just as people looking for mates do on Tinder.
Joe Biden’s campaign is embracing TikTok to court younger voters ahead of the US presidential elections, but American adults are split whether the video-sharing app should even operate in the country.
Rokid chief executive Misa Zhu Mingming said Apple’s Vision Pro headset is expected to spur broader demand for more affordable and ergonomically designed AR and VR wearable devices.
The number of Americans shopping on Temu is falling, and many users plan to shop less on the app, according to recent surveys.