https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/520798/feed RedNote is a Chinese social media platform that has grown in popularity worldwide. Also known as Xiaohongshu, which means "little red book", it was launched in 2013 and is based in Shanghai. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Vincent Tan Vincent Tan Malaysia is stepping up scrutiny of foreign-run businesses amid concerns from local operators over competition from China. The government wants to retain Chinese investment, technology and affordable consumer goods, while assuring local small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that foreign competitors are not subject to different rules. Former trade and investment minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz, now chairman of the Malaysian Investment Development Authority, said government social media analysis had... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3362204/malaysia-moves-protect-local-firms-cheap-chinese-goods-fill-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/economics/article/3362204/malaysia-moves-protect-local-firms-cheap-chinese-goods-fill-market?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:30:14 +0000 Richard Chen Richard Chen For the first time, an artificial intelligence model has achieved a perfect score at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) – and it was developed by Chinese social giant RedNote. The model, dots-note-3.0, solved all six puzzles and secured a perfect score of 42 at this year’s IMO, which concluded in Shanghai on Monday. The note variant, still in beta phase, is currently the lightest model in the dots3 family, which includes two larger versions – jazz and aria – tailored for different use... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3361482/worlds-first-ai-model-earn-perfect-score-maths-olympiad-comes-chinas-rednote?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/article/3361482/worlds-first-ai-model-earn-perfect-score-maths-olympiad-comes-chinas-rednote?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:30:15 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Competition is fierce for professional photographers at Beijing’s tourist hotspots, including a scenic lake where women in flowy traditional robes pose for snaps to share on RedNote, China’s massively popular lifestyle app also known as Xiaohongshu. The platform, which is reportedly preparing to file to go public as soon as this year, has shaken up the tourism industry in China, where domestic travel is booming to record levels. RedNote’s interface is similar to the US social network Pinterest,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3360458/indispensable-me-how-rednote-has-taken-over-chinas-travel-scene?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3360458/indispensable-me-how-rednote-has-taken-over-chinas-travel-scene?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:45:05 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof Malaysia’s push to attract Chinese tourists is increasingly being shaped by the same forces influencing their itineraries: short-form videos, lifestyle apps, online personalities and newly opened routes from cities beyond China’s largest travel hubs. Tourism Malaysia confirmed the focus in a statement, saying its Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign in China encompassed “digital marketing, key opinion leader (KOL) collaborations, short-video content and themed initiatives”. The agency’s response... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3358731/tourism-malaysia-lays-out-plan-entice-chinese-travellers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3358731/tourism-malaysia-lays-out-plan-entice-chinese-travellers?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:05 +0000 Iman Muttaqin Yusof Iman Muttaqin Yusof Stand on the pedestrian crossing outside McDonald’s in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, and you will understand something about how travel works in the 21st century. To the office workers and taxi drivers streaming past, it is just another junction in Malaysia’s biggest city. Yet Chinese tourists will often stop at the side of the intersection, phones raised, capturing a sight only RedNote taught them to see. This is the new geography of Malaysian tourism: shaped less by guidebooks or travel agents... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3358520/why-malaysias-tourism-boom-lives-and-dies-chinese-app?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3358520/why-malaysias-tourism-boom-lives-and-dies-chinese-app?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:15 +0000 Faye Bradley Faye Bradley For Chinese consumers, the journey from “I want” to “I buy” often happens in a single thumb-scroll. It is what Ashley Dudarenok, founder of Chinese digital consultancy ChoZan, calls a “closed loop” – a seamless ecosystem of discovery, evaluation and purchase that collapses the traditional marketing funnel. On platforms such as Douyin, RedNote and WeChat, the boundaries between content, community and commerce have largely disappeared. “A consumer can watch a live streamed video, read the reviews,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/special-reports/article/3358153/chinas-douyin-wechat-and-rednote-are-rewriting-marketing-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/special-reports/article/3358153/chinas-douyin-wechat-and-rednote-are-rewriting-marketing-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:00:05 +0000 Nina Milhaud Nina Milhaud Influencing – the act of changing how people think or behave – is a powerful tool that humans have been using for millennia to cooperate, organise and form social cohesion. As far back as the 5th century BC, the Sophists were famous in ancient Greece for their rhetorical skill and art of persuasion. During the 19th century, the emergence of an early mass media sparked the development of professionalised influence via public relations and advertising. In the last couple of decades, the internet... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/special-reports/article/3358175/how-influencer-marketing-reshaping-brand-strategies-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/special-reports/article/3358175/how-influencer-marketing-reshaping-brand-strategies-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:30:05 +0000 Ada Li Ada Li Controversial Chinese football referee Ma Ning is not known for having a fun side, but that might all be about to change. The 46-year-old, who is notorious for his strict handling of players that step out of line, has launched an account on one of the country’s largest social media platforms days before he heads to take charge of games at the Fifa World Cup. And it’s fair to say the image presented on the new RedNote account on Wednesday was decidedly different from the one fans expected. For... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3355118/notorious-chinese-ref-shows-playful-side-rednote-signs-world-cup-tv-deal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3355118/notorious-chinese-ref-shows-playful-side-rednote-signs-world-cup-tv-deal?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 May 2026 05:30:05 +0000 dpa dpa Santa Maddalena is covered in snow, which ⁠only enhances its picturesque charm. It is drawing a growing number of visitors, something locals describe as a mixed blessing. The village, home to fewer than 400 people, is nestled in the heart of Italy’s Dolomites, with a jagged mountain backdrop highlighting the diminutive church tower. Named the most beautiful village in South Tirol by Geo magazine, Santa Maddalena is located within the Unesco-listed Puez-Geisler Nature Park between Villnoss and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3343892/how-tourists-are-overwhelming-tiny-village-italy-perfect-photo?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3343892/how-tourists-are-overwhelming-tiny-village-italy-perfect-photo?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:15:07 +0000 Nicole Chan Nicole Chan Across social media, a curious phrase has been circulating: “You met me at a very Chinese time in my life.” It appears under videos of hotpot dinners, DHGate hauls, Chinese streetwear fits and users joking about switching their phone interfaces into Chinese “for the aesthetic”. It has even spawned an ecosystem of spin-offs: “Chinamaxxing”, “you will turn Chinese tomorrow” and countless posts where people half-joke about becoming “more Chinese” by the day. But beneath the humour of what looks... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3342421/becoming-chinese-memes-reflect-world-shaped-chinas-ascent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3342421/becoming-chinese-memes-reflect-world-shaped-chinas-ascent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 01:30:10 +0000 Divia Harilela Divia Harilela Behind almost every popular dish in 2025 is a viral social media post. If you ask people to share their recipes for making favourites like cottage cheese wraps, protein bagels, home-made Dubai chocolate or crispy rice salmon salad, nine out of 10 are likely to send a link to a Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or Xiaohongshu (RedNote) post. Recipes have been transitioning from the page to the screen ever since popular user-generated website Allrecipes made its debut in 1997. Today there is no shortage... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/lifestyle/dining/article/3337298/popularity-old-fashioned-cookbooks-offerings-gwyneth-paltrow-and-sophia-loren?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/lifestyle/dining/article/3337298/popularity-old-fashioned-cookbooks-offerings-gwyneth-paltrow-and-sophia-loren?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:00:08 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen Mary Roettger was just one of millions of Americans seeking a social media life raft when she warily logged onto China’s RedNote platform for the first time in January. As fears loomed over a threatened US ban on TikTok, the Florida writer braced for a clumsy, spam-filled experience full of “negative people”. Instead, she was struck by a starkly different culture. Roettger was “blown away with the amount of tenderness and excitement” of the online community suddenly before her. “That was new,”... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3335401/soft-power-hard-work-can-china-harness-social-media-apps-rewire-its-global-image?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3335401/soft-power-hard-work-can-china-harness-social-media-apps-rewire-its-global-image?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:10:47 +0000 Alcott Wei Alcott Wei Taiwan has blocked RedNote, a mainland Chinese social media platform popular among young Taiwanese, citing “fraud prevention” and “information security” concerns. The criminal investigation bureau of Taiwan’s interior ministry on Thursday announced an internet shutdown and access restriction order for RedNote, tentatively for one year. Also known as Xiaohongshu, or “little red book”, RedNote is an Instagram-like lifestyle social media platform popular with youngsters around the world. Taiwan’s... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3335386/taiwan-blocks-mainland-chinese-social-media-platform-rednote-citing-high-fraud-risk?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3335386/taiwan-blocks-mainland-chinese-social-media-platform-rednote-citing-high-fraud-risk?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:14:23 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat Shanghai has launched a crackdown on online content that talks down the property market, as the sector remains mired in a prolonged downturn and two leading data providers pull back on releasing updated sales figures for China’s top developers. The Shanghai branch of the Cyberspace Administration of China said it had instructed platforms including RedNote and Bilibili – often dubbed China’s answer to Instagram and YouTube – to remove content deemed to be spreading misleading or alarmist... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3335083/shanghai-launches-clampdown-property-market-doom-mongering?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/economy/china-economy/article/3335083/shanghai-launches-clampdown-property-market-doom-mongering?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:00:10 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao China’s e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com reported record-breaking sales for the Singles’ Day online shopping festival, as the companies looked to artificial intelligence to help boost sales and traffic amid a sluggish economy. During the event, which ran for almost a month from mid-October, Alibaba’s online retail platforms Taobao and Tmall saw more than 34,000 brands double their sales from a year ago, the company said on Saturday. More than 18,000 brands recorded sales growth... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333107/ai-puts-wind-sales-singles-day-alibaba-and-jdcom-hit-retail-records?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3333107/ai-puts-wind-sales-singles-day-alibaba-and-jdcom-hit-retail-records?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 11:00:09 +0000 Kolette Lim Kolette Lim Melody Liu had been in Singapore for just three days when she blew past her 5,000 yuan (HK$5,450) travel budget – and reached for her long-sleeved hooded shirt with attached visor to brave another day in the sweltering heat. “I was so shocked when a 10-minute taxi ride cost more than 100 yuan, because it would cost less than 20 yuan back home,” said the 32-year-old from Harbin in China’s northeast. “I knew that Singapore has a high cost of living, but it’s a different matter to experience... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3331981/chinese-tourists-flock-singapore-da-ka-moments-despite-high-prices?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3331981/chinese-tourists-flock-singapore-da-ka-moments-despite-high-prices?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:10 +0000 Danielle Popov Danielle Popov China’s cyberspace regulator has issued warnings to ByteDance’s news aggregator Jinri Toutiao and Alibaba Group Holding’s internet browser operator UCWeb for inadequate content moderation, adding to a series of recent crackdowns targeting trending topics in online platforms. In separate statements issued on Tuesday, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) accused both companies of “damaging the online ecosystem”. The regulator said Toutiao displayed “unhealthy content” on its hot search... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3326658/china-warns-bytedance-alibaba-platforms-latest-crackdown-trending-topic-violations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3326658/china-warns-bytedance-alibaba-platforms-latest-crackdown-trending-topic-violations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Sep 2025 07:35:09 +0000 Ben Jiang Ben Jiang The operator of China’s second-most popular short video app, Kuaishou Technology, and microblogging platform Weibo came under scrutiny from the nation’s top internet regulator for allegedly “damaging the online ecosystem” due to lax content control. Kuaishou and Weibo had failed to manage content effectively, allowing celebrity gossip to infiltrate their trending topics, according to two notices published on the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC)’s WeChat public account on Saturday. The... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3326376/china-warns-kuaishou-weibo-over-celebrity-gossip-amid-crackdown-online-content?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3326376/china-warns-kuaishou-weibo-over-celebrity-gossip-amid-crackdown-online-content?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 10:00:17 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Xiaohongshu’s valuation surged 19 per cent to US$31 billion in just three months during recent transactions via a major fund, underscoring the intense investor demand for a Chinese equivalent to Instagram. The valuation came to light through portfolio documents distributed by a GSR Ventures Management vehicle, which logged shares of the fund changing hands in the first half of 2025. Xiaohongshu comprised 92 per cent of the fund’s total assets as of June’s end, a slight rise from the previous... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3324261/value-instagram-style-xiaohongshu-soars-19-3-months-us31-billion-gsrs-books?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/business/article/3324261/value-instagram-style-xiaohongshu-soars-19-3-months-us31-billion-gsrs-books?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:13:58 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Major Chinese social media platforms, including Tencent Holdings’ WeChat and ByteDance-owned Douyin, have launched new features to abide by Monday’s roll-out of a new law that mandates labelling of all artificial intelligence-generated content online. The law, which was issued in March, requires explicit and implicit labels for AI-generated text, images, audio, video and other virtual content. Explicit markings must be clearly visible to users, while implicit identifiers – such as digital... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3323959/chinas-social-media-platforms-rush-abide-ai-generated-content-labelling-law?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/policy/article/3323959/chinas-social-media-platforms-rush-abide-ai-generated-content-labelling-law?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 14:00:14 +0000 Xinlu Liang Xinlu Liang Chinese authorities have announced new rules targeting the rapid expansion of medical science accounts on social media and other unofficial channels, to stop the spread of false and misleading medical information online. The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the National Health Commission (NHC), the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), and the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (NATCM) jointly issued a notice about the new regulatory framework on August... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3322803/china-cracks-down-fake-medical-advice-new-rules-health-influencers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3322803/china-cracks-down-fake-medical-advice-new-rules-health-influencers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 08:46:06 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Apple has joined the popular Chinese social platform RedNote, known as China’s answer to Instagram, in the US tech giant’s latest bid to strengthen its brand presence in the competitive mainland market ahead of the launch of the iPhone 17. After publishing its first post on Saturday morning, the verified Apple account has amassed more than 200,000 followers on RedNote, a site known for its young, tech-savvy and trend-conscious user base. Earlier this year RedNote gained worldwide fame,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3322223/apple-boosts-chinese-social-media-presence-rednote-account-ahead-iphone-17-launch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3322223/apple-boosts-chinese-social-media-presence-rednote-account-ahead-iphone-17-launch?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:00:15 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Apple has started testing Douyin Pay as a new mobile payment service on its China App Store, according to mainland media reports, while purportedly leaked images of the iPhone 17 stirred up discussion on Chinese social media this week. Once tests are completed, Douyin Pay is expected to serve as the fourth payment platform on the mainland App Store, after Ant Group’s Alipay, Tencent Holdings’ WeChat Pay and state-run China UnionPay, according to reports on Tuesday by online local media IThome... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3321744/apple-eyes-douyin-pay-mainland-app-store-while-iphone-17-leak-stirs-online-debate?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3321744/apple-eyes-douyin-pay-mainland-app-store-while-iphone-17-leak-stirs-online-debate?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 13 Aug 2025 13:00:10 +0000 Nancy Wang Nancy Wang Yin Chenxi, a second-year postgraduate student, was working on her thesis one evening when her phone lit up with a notification from the Chinese social media platform RedNote, recommending a video tagged with words including “stress relief” and “cutting perfume bottles”. Exhausted from her work and in dire need of distraction, Yin opened the video. In it, a glass perfume bottle was sliced in two by someone with a knife. As the two liquid-filled halves fell away, a gurgling sound could be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/article/3320074/how-ai-asmr-videos-are-captivating-social-media-users-instagram-rednote-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/article/3320074/how-ai-asmr-videos-are-captivating-social-media-users-instagram-rednote-and-beyond?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:15:08 +0000 Nancy Wang,Chloe Loung Nancy Wang,Chloe Loung Social media users are questioning a new trend in Hong Kong after videos circulated earlier this week on Reddit showing people making what appeared to be the controversial Nazi salute. The videos attracted comments questioning the trend – which had become popular among users of Chinese social media platforms RedNote and Douyin – and its implications. However, other users pointed out that the gestures were meant to be harmless tributes to a character in the popular Hong Kong film series Young and... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3319257/nazi-salute-trend-chinese-social-media-actually-tribute-young-and-dangerous?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3319257/nazi-salute-trend-chinese-social-media-actually-tribute-young-and-dangerous?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Jul 2025 09:15:09 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Chinese start-up Hangzhou Zhiyi Technology applies artificial intelligence (AI) in apparel design and production, helping famous brands like Nike, Gap and Urban Revivo predict the next fashion trend. Founded in 2018 at fast-rising Chinese technology hub Hangzhou, capital of eastern Zhejiang province, Zhiyi Tech is focused on compiling style and sales data from major shopping and social-media sites around the world, providing clients with data-driven analysis of fashion market trends. Zhiyi Tech... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3314467/how-chinese-ai-start-helps-nike-gap-urban-revivo-predict-fashion-trends?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3314467/how-chinese-ai-start-helps-nike-gap-urban-revivo-predict-fashion-trends?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Jun 2025 01:00:18 +0000 Hannah Wang Hannah Wang Chinese social media platform RedNote has open-sourced its first large language model (LLM), joining a growing list of Big Tech firms looking to stake a claim in the artificial intelligence (AI) market, as the Shanghai-based company tries to leverage its growing international profile for new growth. The company on Friday unveiled its dots.llm1 model, a mixture-of-experts system that activates 14 billion parameters out of a total of 142 billion when responding to queries, a design that aims to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3313612/rednote-joins-ai-race-its-own-open-source-model-it-says-bests-alibaba-deepseek?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3313612/rednote-joins-ai-race-its-own-open-source-model-it-says-bests-alibaba-deepseek?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:00:18 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg RedNote’s valuation surged to US$26 billion in recent market transactions via a major fund, an unusually fast ascent that underscores how the Chinese social media phenomenon is making headway against TikTok in the US. The start-up’s price tag emerged through a document from a GSR Ventures Management vehicle that showed shares of the fund changing hands. RedNote comprises 91 per cent of the GSR fund’s assets, according to the internal document reviewed by Bloomberg News. The portfolio’s stated... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3313105/chinas-rednote-tiktok-alternative-sees-valuation-soar-backing-gsr-ventures?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3313105/chinas-rednote-tiktok-alternative-sees-valuation-soar-backing-gsr-ventures?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 05 Jun 2025 02:05:10 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng Huawei Technologies on Thursday unveiled its first laptop that runs the company’s self-developed operating system, HarmonyOS, following the expiration of its Microsoft Windows licence for personal computers (PCs) in March. Stacked with artificial intelligence (AI) features, the laptop, which has not yet been named, operates HarmonyOS 5, also referred to as HarmonyOS Next, the latest iteration of the system. Most Huawei laptops in the market currently run Windows, although some models offer the... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3309569/huawei-unveils-first-laptop-running-self-developed-harmonyos-windows-licence-expires?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3309569/huawei-unveils-first-laptop-running-self-developed-harmonyos-windows-licence-expires?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 May 2025 10:00:19 +0000 Ann Cao Ann Cao Alibaba Group Holding is expanding the reach of its primary online marketplaces, Taobao and Tmall, through a collaboration with popular Chinese social media platform RedNote, known on the mainland as Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book”. The cross-platform collaboration will enable merchants on the two Chinese e-commerce sites to embed product links directly in social-media posts, according to a joint announcement on Wednesday by Taobao and Tmall Group (TTG), Alibaba’s domestic... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3309414/alibaba-collaborates-social-media-platform-rednote-fresh-domestic-e-commerce-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3309414/alibaba-collaborates-social-media-platform-rednote-fresh-domestic-e-commerce-push?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 May 2025 09:01:31 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Two families from China and the United States respectively, who became friends on the mainland social media platform RedNote during a potential TikTok ban in January, have met in person in Shanghai. In January, many US social media users migrated from Tiktok to RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, in reaction to a then looming US ban of the Chinese short video platform. Such people dubbed themselves “Tiktok refugees”. Some shared photos of their pets or kids to pay “taxes” jokingly demanded... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3303929/us-family-visits-china-counterparts-after-joyful-exchange-rednote-tiktok-refugees?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3303929/us-family-visits-china-counterparts-after-joyful-exchange-rednote-tiktok-refugees?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:00:09 +0000 With their addictive mix of family scandals, jaw-dropping betrayals and steamy romances – all packed into bite-sized, minute-long episodes – Chinese micro-dramas have become a daily indulgence for many Malaysians. From quick fixes during the morning commute to stolen moments in a busy workday, these fast-paced tales have been tailor-made for smartphone viewing. Now, local content makers are also eyeing the format, hoping to replicate the quick-click, multi-episode formula for home-grown... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3302446/malaysians-are-hooked-chinese-micro-dramas-can-local-creators-cash?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3302446/malaysians-are-hooked-chinese-micro-dramas-can-local-creators-cash?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Mar 2025 07:00:09 +0000 Ne Zha 2 has taken top spot as the world’s highest-grossing animated film – the first non-American, non-English-language animation to achieve the milestone. The story of a legend now becomes a legend in its own right with a budget of just US$80 million, compared to second-ranked Inside Out 2’s US$200 million. This cost-efficient, high-quality production is not an isolated phenomenon but a part of China’s growing cultural and technological presence. It follows a wave of breakthroughs in China,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3299511/ne-zha-tiktok-its-chinese-story-triumph-over-adversity?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3299511/ne-zha-tiktok-its-chinese-story-triumph-over-adversity?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Feb 2025 08:30:10 +0000 It has been four months since I arrived in New York, and in that time, I have embarked on a journey filled with warmth, discovery and connection. Everywhere I go, I am met with the genuine goodwill of the American people and a shared aspiration for a better future – one that unites us despite the distance between our countries. This year, I had the privilege of celebrating my first Spring Festival in New York, after the holiday’s inscription to Unesco’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3299994/people-people-relations-are-real-glue-china-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/china-opinion/article/3299994/people-people-relations-are-real-glue-china-us-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:30:10 +0000 Joyce Yip, a 39-year-old entrepreneur in Guangzhou, in southern China, has a new celebrity crush: Melania Trump. The two-time United States first lady has become an online celebrity in China, especially among women. That may be surprising given her husband’s hostility towards China, but social media posts reflect admiration for her independence, taste in fashion and how she is raising her teenage son. And, perhaps most importantly, her stoic allegiance to President Donald Trump despite his... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3299559/why-melania-trump-has-chinese-women-admirers-despite-her-husbands-anti-china-stance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/lifestyle/family-relationships/article/3299559/why-melania-trump-has-chinese-women-admirers-despite-her-husbands-anti-china-stance?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:15:08 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The internet regulator in Shanghai has approved six more generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) services for public release, including a translation tool from RedNote, a Chinese social platform that surged in popularity overseas last month amid uncertainties about TikTok’s fate in the US. The newly registered services also included an AI assistant for the upcoming Global Developer Conference, a three-day event in Shanghai that kicks off on Friday. Members of Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek are... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3299451/china-approves-rednotes-ai-translation-along-5-other-models?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/big-tech/article/3299451/china-approves-rednotes-ai-translation-along-5-other-models?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:00:09 +0000 The family of a promising Chinese footballer who suffered severe brain injuries in an accident during a training camp in Spain have accused his club and Beijing’s governing body of failing to cover the teenager’s medical bills. Guo Jiaxuan, 18, who plays for the academy of Chinese Super League (CSL) team Beijing Guoan, suffered a subarachnoid haemorrhage after colliding with another player during a training match against RC Alcobendas in Madrid, Guo’s brother said on Tuesday. A subarachnoid... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3298350/chinese-footballer-18-brain-dead-after-accident-spain-family-accuse-club-and-fa?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/sport/football/article/3298350/chinese-footballer-18-brain-dead-after-accident-spain-family-accuse-club-and-fa?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:15:51 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang So-called fake foreigners have emerged on mainland social media platforms, posing as TikTok refugees to deceive young women and share inappropriate content, sparking widespread concern. As hundreds of thousands of foreign users join RedNote, the platform has experienced a surge in cross-cultural interactions. In the two days leading up to January 14, RedNote gained over 700,000 new users. RedNote is also known as Xiaohongshu in China Posts by foreign people often attract thousands of warm,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295779/warning-over-scamming-rednote-fake-foreigners-who-share-improper-content?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295779/warning-over-scamming-rednote-fake-foreigners-who-share-improper-content?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:00:11 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu The mother of an autistic son in the United States has received help and love on the Chinese social media platform RedNote after she asked mainland users for kid-friendly recipes. Francelia Moraga, 27, who is of Mexican descent asked for Chinese dishes for her son with autism on January 15. She said she had been cooking Chinese dishes such as fried rice and orange chicken for him because he did not like Mexican food. Her post received more than 17,000 likes and 3,000 comments, with many people... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295764/us-mum-thanks-beautiful-rednote-community-3000-chinese-dish-ideas-autistic-son?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295764/us-mum-thanks-beautiful-rednote-community-3000-chinese-dish-ideas-autistic-son?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:00:09 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng The Lunar New Year holiday is among the priciest time to travel in China, but this year, Chinese internet user Lan He managed to score a one-way flight ticket from Kunming, Yunnan province, to her parents’ home about two hours away in Jian, Jiangxi province, for less than 500 yuan (US$68). The trick? Fool the algorithms, according to Lan. Before Lan booked her flight, she unleashed a string of social media posts complaining about costly holiday airfares. “I’m not going because flight tickets are... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3296092/chinas-lunar-new-year-travellers-try-outsmart-algorithms-cheaper-fares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/tech/tech-trends/article/3296092/chinas-lunar-new-year-travellers-try-outsmart-algorithms-cheaper-fares?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jan 2025 02:00:08 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang A Belgian man helped a Chinese woman find delicious chocolates she remembered from a childhood trip, and their heartwarming RedNote bond has touched many netizens. The social media platform TikTok resumed its service in the US hours after a suspension that blocked access to millions of users across the country. However, another Chinese platform, RedNote, continues to rise in popularity overseas. RedNote, is also known as Xiaohongshu, in Chinese. Chinese and foreign netizens have been sharing... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295486/belgian-man-helps-chinese-woman-find-special-chocolate-sparks-heartwarming-rednote-bond?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295486/belgian-man-helps-chinese-woman-find-special-chocolate-sparks-heartwarming-rednote-bond?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Jan 2025 10:00:09 +0000 Zoey Zhang Zoey Zhang A man in the United States shared old photos of himself with Chinese actress Song Zuer on RedNote, sparking speculation of a romance between the pair that was later denied by her studio. The 26-year-old actress and singer has 16 million followers on a popular mainland social media platform and is celebrated for her sweet looks and warm personality. Song made her debut as a child actress in the TV series The Sea and Sky Boundless. She gained fame in 2009 for playing a legendary anti-authority... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3295625/us-man-shares-old-photos-china-actress-song-zuer-rednote-sparks-romance-speculation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3295625/us-man-shares-old-photos-china-actress-song-zuer-rednote-sparks-romance-speculation?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:00:10 +0000 Fran Lu Fran Lu Ask a user of the social media app RedNote what the new “world-famous” Chinese dish is, they will almost without exception say Chinese steamed eggs. This is thanks to a trend of cooking steamed eggs, which some people mistakenly call “egg custard”, among domestic and international users on the app recently. The trend began after a RedNote Chinese cooking influencer with 100,000 followers, @qunzidefan, posted a video recipe of the dish on January 18. She added boiled water into whisked eggs,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295658/overseas-rednote-users-impress-cooking-new-world-famous-chinese-steamed-eggs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295658/overseas-rednote-users-impress-cooking-new-world-famous-chinese-steamed-eggs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Jan 2025 01:00:09 +0000 With Donald Trump back in the Oval Office, TikTok is back online for American users. One intriguing aspect of the TikTok ban saga is that hundreds of thousands of users in the US have migrated to RedNote, the Mandarin-based social media app known as Xiaohongshu in China. For many of these young Americans, gleefully self-styled as TikTok refugees, it was their first direct interaction with mainland Chinese people. This contact is revealing important facts about the state of our world, in... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3295538/us-and-china-should-follow-lead-their-youth-bonding-rednote?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3295538/us-and-china-should-follow-lead-their-youth-bonding-rednote?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Yating Yang Yating Yang After TikTok users in the US began flocking to the Chinese social media platform RedNote, a 21-year-old American “TikTok refugee” sought to reconnect with her long-lost Chinese classmate, known only as “Simon”. With the help of Chinese netizens, she miraculously found him in just 22 hours, amazing many people online. On January 15, Katharina Celia, 21, who had quickly amassed over 20,000 followers after joining RedNote, posted a heartfelt video seeking help from the Chinese community to... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295630/china-netizens-help-us-rednote-user-find-long-lost-chinese-classmate-22-hours?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295630/china-netizens-help-us-rednote-user-find-long-lost-chinese-classmate-22-hours?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0000 Feel strongly about these letters, or any other aspects of the news? Share your views by emailing us your Letter to the Editor at letters@scmp.com or filling in this Google form. Submissions should not exceed 400 words, and must include your full name and address, plus a phone number for verification Most of us were surprised to witness the rare show of US-China camaraderie as American TikTok users flocked to RedNote, the Chinese social media platform also known as Xiaohongshu. These users,... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3295621/tiktok-refugees-rednote-kindness-should-be-watchword?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/letters/article/3295621/tiktok-refugees-rednote-kindness-should-be-watchword?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Jan 2025 03:30:10 +0000 Amid the saga over TikTok being banned in the United States, an unexpected twist has sparked perhaps the most interesting grass-roots cultural exchange between US and Chinese internet users in recent history. Rather than migrating to American alternatives such as YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels, hundreds of thousands of TikTok users have moved to RedNote, the Chinese social media platform also known as Xiaohongshu. This mass migration coincides with what outgoing US ambassador to China... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3295494/tiktok-rednote-digital-migration-defies-geopolitics?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/opinion/world-opinion/article/3295494/tiktok-rednote-digital-migration-defies-geopolitics?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Chinese users on the RedNote social media platform have cautioned one another about requests from “TikTok refugees” who ask for street view images of China and photos of Tibet or Xinjiang, warning that such users could be foreign spies. Posts discouraging Chinese users from sharing street views began circulating on the platform last week with warnings like: “Isn’t it strange that they all want photos of China’s landscapes? Doesn’t it seem unusual? Stay alert.” Some users urged: “Please be... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3295497/chinas-rednote-netizens-warn-each-other-over-sharing-street-views-us-tiktok-users?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/china/politics/article/3295497/chinas-rednote-netizens-warn-each-other-over-sharing-street-views-us-tiktok-users?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jan 2025 09:35:45 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan A Taiwan online celebrity has asked so-called TikTok refugees flooding the Chinese social media app RedNote to make sure they engage properly with the local culture. Yu Enli, who is the son of Taiwan actress and singer Annie Yi, struck a chord in China by calling on such people not to treat RedNote as a haven or just an avenue for protest. Millions of internet users in the United States have downloaded the RedNote app since mid-January ahead of a looming ban on TikTok. RedNote, is known as... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295230/son-taiwan-singer-rejects-refugee-label-tiktok-rednote-converts-urges-respect?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3295230/son-taiwan-singer-rejects-refugee-label-tiktok-rednote-converts-urges-respect?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Jan 2025 06:00:15 +0000 Alice Yan Alice Yan Ahead of an expected ban on TikTok, so-called internet refugees from the United States are being warmly greeted by Chinese counterparts on the alternative RedNote platform posing as a famous Taiwan-born actor. On RedNote, a leading social media app dubbed China’s Instagram, many Chinese users introduce themselves as the actor Eddie Peng Yuyan, by posting a picture of him. “Hello, this is me. Nice to meet you,” they say as they leave comments on the accounts of new foreign users of RedNote, also... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3295165/me-china-rednote-users-share-actor-eddie-peng-photos-welcome-tiktok-refugees?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/people-culture/china-personalities/article/3295165/me-china-rednote-users-share-actor-eddie-peng-photos-welcome-tiktok-refugees?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:00:11 +0000