As a testament to how massive live streaming e-commerce is in China, one viral Douyin (China's version of TikTok) live streamer, Zheng Xiang Xiang, adopts a minimalist approach that is turning heads ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Iran has used the short video app Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok ...

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Apple is leaning into TikTok's massive influence in China by opening a Douyin storefront where fans can buy iPhone and more with Douyin Pay. Douyin is China's version of TikTok — ByteDance, the parent ...

China’s Douyin has rapidly scaled AI-generated micro-dramas, releasing 50,000 titles in March 2026 alone, transforming production economics and outpacing box-office revenues. The trend, supported by ...

As a middle-age restaurant owner who was neither interested in scrolling through viral videos nor likely to create such videos herself, Zhou Meiying never found a lot of use for Douyin, China’s most ...

Apple is currently testing Douyin Pay support, a mobile payment service owned by TikTok's parent company, for the China App Store. Douyin is, to put it plainly, China's version of TikTok — ByteDance ...

The summer holiday is meant to be a time for both students and parents to relax. But deliberately anxiety-inducing marketing content has proliferated on Chinese social media, exploiting parents’ fears ...