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With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, young Americans are flocking to a Chinese social media platform called Xiaohongshu, known among Anglophones as RedNote. The US last April brought in a ...

Xiaohongshu, which means Little Red Book in Chinese and is nicknamed RedNote by US users, climbed to the top position on Apple’s US App Store on Tuesday. So, what is RedNote, and why are US ...

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In the meantime, anticipating TikTok’s likely loss in this legal battle, thousands of TikTok users are signing up with the Chinese platform Xiaohongshu (known in English as Little Red Book or ...

In 2025 there will be more Chinese brands than ever before in Australian showrooms, promising greater choice and lower prices as they look to establish themselves among local favourites.

During Chinese New Year, many people spruce up their homes with festive decor like auspicious plants, fai chun, as well as candy boxes loaded with traditional snacks and sweets. For those who are ...

There is a slim chance this dramatic development might not happen if the US Supreme Court accepts a last-minute legal argument from TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, that the ban is ...