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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Douyin | Mind Blowing Facts

Tech Brief (April 16): Alibaba Unveils No-Code AI Tool to Build Apps in Minutes

Douyin invests 500 million yuan in live-action short dramas, CATL’s first-quarter revenue jumps 52%

Caixin Global

Tech Brief (April 10): Manycore Tech Launches Hong Kong IPO

China enforces new pricing rules for internet platforms, Douyin hands over 50 employees to police in anti-graft sweep

Caixin Global

China is going after fake expert influencers, and the FTC’s new five-year plan seems to lay the same groundwork

China issued new regulations banning people without proper credentials from offering any tips related to health, finance, or education online. The FTC just released a similar playbook.

Fortune

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The "Spotify of China" Just Got a Whole Lot Cheaper

Investors have battered shares of the Chinese music streaming giant TME. However, multiple factors indicate that a significant recovery could be in store.

MarketBeat

“Give That Corgi A Medal”: Seven Kidnapped Dogs Become Viral Sensation After They Escape Captors

"This deserves a movie, I don't care if it is animated or not."

Bored Panda

Meet the Viral “Sad Horse” Taking Over China’s Lunar New Year

A tearful horse toy is taking China by storm ahead of Lunar New Year. From error to Douyin fame, discover why everyone wants one.

Euronews

Henan Woman Gains 200K Followers After Posting Daily Douyin Apology Videos as Punishment for Exposing Husband's Affair

A Chinese court ordered daily Douyin apology videos after a woman exposed her husband's affair, unexpectedly turning the ruling into viral attention.

International Business Times UK

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TikTok Rival Hit by Cyberattack as Porn and Violent Videos Flood Chinese App

Porn and violent livestreams overwhelmed Kuaishou after a cyberattack, raising questions about China's online censorship and platform security.

International Business Times UK

Dashed dreams and land grabs: The rise of rural protests in China

Exclusive: Clashes over rural plots are increasing, as people whose big-city plans have evaporated return home to face local governments groaning under huge debt

The Guardian - AU

China's ByteDance could be forced to sell TikTok U.S., but its quiet lead in AI will help it survive—and maybe even thrive

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok and target of Washington ire, operates China’s most popular chatbot, Doubao.

Fortune

Fact check: Is China using TikTok to 'dumb down' European children?

Macron recently claimed that China offers its children a more educational version of TikTok, while the version available in Europe is designed, in his view, to dull the minds of young people. The Cube compared the content found in both versions of the app.

Euronews

China's unemployed Gen Z are proudly calling themselves 'rat people' and spending entire days in bed

Experts say the movement is a global 'quiet protest' against current job market and burnout.

Fortune

China Censors Online Freedom? New Influencer Law Demands Degrees to Discuss Health, Law, Finance

China's new influencer law demands verified degrees to discuss health, law, or finance—raising global fears of censorship and tightening state control online.

International Business Times UK

'Don't Forget Me': Viral Video Shows Chinese Girl Mourning Her Dying AI Companion

A viral video from China showing a little girl tearfully saying goodbye to her broken AI robot has sparked emotional and ethical debate online. The clip highlights how human attachment to artificial companions is blurring the lines between empathy and technology in 2025.

International Business Times UK

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RideApart

This Might Just Be The Coolest-Looking Off-Road Scooter, and We Can't Have It

It's called the Square X125, and it's not a credit card processing system you might see at some restaurants. Instead, it's a super-utilitarian scooter unveiled at CIMAMotor 2025.

The Independent UK

The US says a deal has been reached on TikTok, but details are sparse

A framework deal has been reached for the ownership of popular social video platform TikTok, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after weekend trade talks between the U.S. and China in Spain

International Business Times UK

Viral Chinese Streamer Makes £10 Million A Week By Showing Clothes And Other Items For Only Three Seconds

Chinese livestreamer Zheng Xiang Xiang sells £10m a week on Douyin by flashing products for just three seconds, sparking debate over e-commerce and regulation.

PC Gamer

I am now slightly obsessed with Uncle Bot, a Chinese robot in people clothes that's rapidly becoming a social media sensation

Turns out all we needed to accept robots as people is a pair of shorts and a shirt.

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Al Jazeera

The Zimbabwean singer who found fame in China – and obscurity at home

Jo Stak used to sing in Mandarin and get stopped by fans on the streets of Shanghai. That changed when he came home.

The Independent UK

Taiwan orders deportation of Chinese influencer for advocating unification with Beijing

Woman married to Taiwanese national to be deported after 24 March deadline

International Business Times

Frenchman's Mislabelled War Photos Donation Sparks China Controversy

A Frenchman's donation of vintage conflict photographs to China offers insight into the 1930-1940s Sino-Japanese War -- even if some images are not the unique family heirlooms he believed them to be.

Barchart

Can Alibaba Hang On?

Summary Alibaba (BABA) has shown strong technical buy signals, gaining 39.78% since a Trend Seeker buy signal on 1/27, and is above key moving averages. The company operates across multiple segments, including e-commerce, cloud computing, and digital media, with a market cap of $301 billion and a P/E of 16.81....

The Conversation

In China, social media apps are changing how people buy and read books – selling more than physical bookshops do

While the Australian book market was down 3% last year, genre fiction – popular on BookTok – was among the rare categories that grew.

The Independent UK

The rise - and potential fall - of TikTok in the US

TikTok arrived in the U.S. almost 6 1/2 years ago

The Independent UK

TikTok refugees are pouring to Xiaohongshu. Here's what you need to know about the RedNote app

A rare wave of U.S.-China camaraderie broke out online in recent days as “refugees” from the popular short video platform TikTok poured onto a Chinese social media platform to protest a now-delayed ban on the service

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