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Sex and relationships
Fed up with Tinder? How high-end matchmaking is making a comeback
Frustrated with dating apps like Tinder, more people are turning to elite matchmakers to find love – and paying big money to do so.
4 hours ago
TikTok
TikTok building new version of app ahead of expected US sale: report
7 Jul 2025 - 1:00PM
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TikTok
TikTok Shop cuts more US jobs as Trump’s ban deadline looms
3 Jul 2025 - 10:45AM
Artificial intelligence
China AI champion Baidu rolls out sweeping changes to online search platform
As an initial effort, Baidu’s search bar was enlarged and turned into a ‘smart box’ that handles more tasks than simple text queries.
2 Jul 2025 - 10:03PM
ByteDance
ByteDance’s Douyin launches Yelp-like AI chatbot to suggest eateries, reviews
The chatbot called Tanfan can also be used to compare selected restaurants and watch food video blogs.
2 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
TikTok
Trump says he has group of ‘very wealthy’ people to buy TikTok
US president says there’s a buyer for China-based TikTok, but won’t divulge names yet.
30 Jun 2025 - 2:29PM
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Fame and celebrity
Meet Chloe and Claire Lee, the sisters behind the popular Selleb app
Before creating Selleb, Chloe and Claire Lee were trained musicians who resold thrift store clothes on Poshmark; now they rub elbows with models and influencers.
30 Jun 2025 - 10:18AM
Hong Kong politics
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Hong Kong handling of taxi/Uber mess has been a decade of disappointment
The promised regulation could finally make Uber and similar operations part of the authorised transport network – or it could be another policy fudge.
29 Jun 2025 - 5:35PM
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Germany
DeepSeek faces ban from Apple, Google app stores in Germany
Apple, Google must now decide whether to block the app in Germany, though an exact time frame has not been specified.
27 Jun 2025 - 8:56PM
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Video gaming
Tencent-owned Supercell to launch titles like Clash Royale as WeChat mini games
The video game Brawl Stars is already available within WeChat, while Clash Royale will exclusively launch on the messaging app in September.
26 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
Sex and relationships
Can Tinder’s new Double Date feature bring back Gen Z users?
Dating app Tinder hopes to win back Gen Z users with a feature that makes it less ‘hook-uppy’ and more about having ‘a good time as friends’.
23 Jun 2025 - 7:45PM
Mobile payments
Ant Group pushes wider adoption of AI-enabled smart glasses for mobile payments
The first such payment outside mainland China was recently completed in Hong Kong, using the AlipayHK app and Meizu’s StarV smart glasses.
20 Jun 2025 - 7:08AM
United States
US President Trump delays US’ TikTok ban again: ‘deadline purgatory’
It is not clear how many times Trump can keep extending the ban as the government continues to try to negotiate a deal for TikTok.
19 Jun 2025 - 11:59PM
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E-commerce
Meituan keeps tight grip on 70% of food delivery market in China, report says
Citing internal data, Leiphone.com reported that Meituan’s daily food delivery orders reached 90 million this month.
19 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
TikTok
TikTok’s fate still in limbo as Trump extends deadline to sell its US operations
Analyst assessments reflect the uncertainty on whether Trump can – or will – keep extending the TikTok ban.
18 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
JD.com
JD.com founder bets on stablecoins to cut cross-border e-commerce payment costs
‘JD.com intends to secure stablecoin licences across key currency markets globally,’ founder and chairman Richard Liu says.
18 Jun 2025 - 7:30PM
US-China relations
Trump to extend TikTok deadline again, giving ByteDance 90 days to find buyer
The US president ‘does not want TikTok to go dark’, the White House says, as Trump prepares to put off a threatened ban for the third time.
18 Jun 2025 - 6:35AM
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Hong Kong society
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No way should Hong Kong bail out taxi licence holders
Their cause was lost the moment they treated a public transport permit as a tradeable asset. Government is right to focus on public interest.
15 Jun 2025 - 2:30PM
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Huawei
‘Watershed moment’: how Huawei’s HarmonyOS flourished in China amid US sanctions
Nearly half of smartphones and tablets running the Chinese tech giant’s Android alternative were shipped in 2024.
13 Jun 2025 - 6:24PM
Tencent
Tencent Music to buy Ximalaya, an audio app used by 300 million users
Ximalaya, a platform for podcasts, audiobooks and music, could enhance Tencent Music’s competitiveness in the audio content market.
10 Jun 2025 - 9:26PM
TikTok
TikTok adds 500 UK jobs in expansion as US fate remains uncertain
A new 135,000 sq ft office is set to open in early 2026, as the ByteDance subsidiary expands in Europe amid looming US sell-or-ban deadline.
10 Jun 2025 - 4:59PM
ByteDance
ByteDance’s China head of content quality leaves amid stricter censorship
Li Tong, who led Douyin’s content quality team, is no longer listed in ByteDance’s internal employee system, according to sources.
9 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
United States
Pentagon watchdog probes if Hegseth aides deleted leaked Signal chat messages
The request comes as the US Defence Secretary is scheduled to testify before Congress next week, facing questions about his handling of sensitive information.
7 Jun 2025 - 10:39AM
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ByteDance
Douyin users in Hong Kong swell to 40% of city’s population: report
Douyin’s high adoption rate in Hong Kong reflects a broader trend among China’s Big Tech firms to expand services beyond the mainland market.
5 Jun 2025 - 7:19AM
E-commerce
Alibaba, JD.com sales surge during 618 festival, thanks to subsidy programme
Preliminary data shows Apple, Xiaomi, Huawei, Midea and Haier each rang up sales of over US$13.9 million on the two shopping platforms.
4 Jun 2025 - 11:03AM
Music
‘What is music?’ Spotify founder wants us to embrace AI song creation
Answering claims that Spotify is pushing AI-created music onto playlists, CEO and founder Daniel Ek talks about how AI improves creativity.
29 May 2025 - 9:45AM
E-commerce
PDD faces profit challenge amid Trump tariffs, domestic e-commerce competition
‘Macroeconomic uncertainties and significant investments in the ecosystem’ are expected to continue affecting PDD’s earnings outlook, UBS analysts say.
28 May 2025 - 9:00PM
Artificial intelligence
ByteDance upgrades Doubao AI app with real-time interactive video call function
The chatbot can now serve as a real-time interactive docent during a museum tour and an analyst when studying charts, graphs or videos.
27 May 2025 - 6:30PM
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