Job cuts at Pakistan-based e-commerce firm Daraz follow a workforce reduction of more than 15,000 at parent Alibaba in the first nine months of 2022. Source link
Read More »Beijing pushes new measures to revive e-commerce activities in nation’s capital
The initiative is expected to make it easier for online merchants to set up bricks-and-mortar stores in the Chinese capital to help increase sales, while boosting ‘flexible employment’ in the sector. Source link
Read More »Senior UK MP warns users off Chinese-run TikTok app
‘Our data is a key vulnerability and China is building a tech-totalitarian state on the back of our data,’ said Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, who chairs parliament’s foreign affairs committee. Source link
Read More »Indonesia’s ‘TikTok beggars’ spark concerns of exploitation
Modern TikTok beggars, mostly elderly women, have taken to pouring dirty river water over themselves on demand, in exchange for virtual gifts. Source link
Read More »TikTok reshuffles executives as it works to keep app available in US
The general counsel of TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance is no longer in charge of working with officials to keep the app in US. Source link
Read More »US House panel to vote next month on possible nationwide TikTok ban
If the measure is passed, it would give the White House the legal tools to ban TikTok in the US over national security concerns. Source link
Read More »ByteDance-owned Douyin looks to shake up China’s on-demand local services sector
Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, is competing against Meituan in food delivery and other segments of on-demand e-commerce in the country. Source link
Read More »Nepal plane crash: crew member’s TikTok video goes viral in tribute to her life
A clip that appears to be from Oshin Ale Magar’s TikTok account is going viral as people pay tribute to her life. Source link
Read More »TikTokker ‘Waffler’, famous for wacky food videos, dies suddenly
He had 1.8 million followers on TikTok where he shared his enthusiasm for trying strange food items such as a massive fruit loop and canned cheeseburger. His brother said Waffler died from a suspected heart attack. Source link
Read More »TikTokker who travelled to Malaysia and debunked stereotypes got millions of views
Alwin GC, a French travel content creator, shares in videos how the country defied his expectations – receiving over 1 million views – the first video got 6 million. Source link
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