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US govt TikTok ban ‘backfires’ as thousands of users head to Chinese-owned app Xiaohongshu

So far, RedNote maintains only one version of its app and has not split it into overseas and domestic apps — a rarity among Chinese social apps that are subject to domestic…

  • Published: January 17, 202510:47 am
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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App stores to screen age of Singapore users to block kids from accessing apps for adults

Under the new Code of Practice for Online Safety for App Distribution Services, app stores targeting users in Singapore must also block children below 12 from downloading apps…

  • Published: January 16, 20258:55 am
  • Author Osmond Chia
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Ironic twist: Chinese app Xiaohongshu hosts more US-China interactions amid looming TikTok ban

With the clock ticking down to TikTok’s likely closure in the US within days, some of its American users have migrated to the Chinese Instagram-like social media app, whose name…

  • Published: January 16, 20258:00 am
  • Author Yew Lun Tian
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Japan’s new viral food trend: Overhead dining videos

A new social media trend is bringing a flood of new customers to restaurants in Japan. It gained popularity at Fu-Fu-Hanten, a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, after diners started…

  • Published: January 8, 202512:07 pm
  • Author The Straits Times
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Child’s narrow escape from danger in Thailand raises questions about safety and superstition

In Thai traditional belief, some people think that passing under the belly of an elephant, a powerful and majestic creature, would protect them from harm.

  • Published: January 7, 20259:50 am
  • Author The Nation
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The race to become ‘viral’: Is the authenticity of Nepali music at stake?

The commercialisation of the music industry, driven by views and virality on social media, risks undermining the beauty of Nepali music.

  • Published: January 2, 202511:49 am
  • Author Sanskriti Pokharel
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Flying first class but deep in debt: Malaysia’s influencers in the spotlight for misusing funds

Authorities have started to take action against celebrity influencers and entrepreneurs, many of whom flaunt extravagant lifestyles on social media but face claims of financial…

  • Published: December 23, 202410:13 am
  • Author Hazlin Hassan
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Comedian Uncle Roger lowers prices at Malaysian fried rice outlets after public complaints

One food content creator criticised the slow service at the Pavilion outlet and said she waited an hour for her plate of fried rice to be served, while other netizens felt the…

  • Published: December 20, 202410:24 am
  • Author Jan Lee
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No shortage of chai for Singapore’s envoy in India after ‘tasteless’ brew post goes viral

Many netizens invited Singapore’s High Commissioner to India Simon Wong to try their homemade chai, to which he said: “I humbly thank you all.”

  • Published: December 17, 202410:10 am
  • Author Fatimah Mujibah
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‘So strong and brave’: Videos of resilient, compassionate Malaysians amid floods go viral online

These stories are set against the backdrop of widespread flooding, which has affected more than 150,000 people across Malaysia and killed seven people.

  • Published: December 3, 20249:54 am
  • Author Vihanya Rakshika

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