Kuaishou Pulls Plug on Video App Zynn After Fleeting U.S. Success Tanks Amid Controversy

 /  News  / 
Kuaishou Technology, whose eponymous app is a major rival to ByteDance Inc.’s Chinese version of TikTok, said that it will stop services for another of its offerings, Zynn. Read More

TikTok Rival Kuaishou Wins Rights to Tokyo and Beijing Olympics

 /  News  / 
Chinese short video company Kuaishou has won the broadcasting rights to the next two Olympic Games as the TikTok rival hits a milestone in its user numbers. Read More

The Rise of a Chinese Rural Poet on Video Platform Kuaishou

 /  News  / 
Han Shimei has lived an isolated life full of disappointment, but has found new purpose writing poetry on a video-sharing app. Read More

Kuaishou Mired in Music Copyright Troubles on Eve of Hong Kong Share Trading

 /  Legal  / 
A Chinese copyright body has requested Kuaishou remove 10,000 videos from its platform for alleged infringement of intellectual property rights, and that may just be the start. The order comes as the short video app prepares to trade its shares in Hong Kong. Read More

Headlines From China: Why Kuaishou’s Quality Content Play Is So Important

 /  Headlines From China  / 
As Kuaishou gears up for its $6 billion IPO in Hong Kong next month, the video platform is enhancing its efforts to become a source of high-quality content. Read More

Kuaishou IPO Could be Only Weeks Away

 /  Short Video  / 
The TikTok-like Kuaishou could be preparing to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as early as Feb 5, people close to the deal told Caixin. The expected IPO could raise as much as $5 billion and make it the first major short-video platform to go public. Read More

Short Video Firm Kuaishou Optimizes Its E-Commerce By Connecting Livestreamers With Quality Products

 /  Livestreaming  / 
TikTok rival Kuaishou is doubling down on efforts to expand its e-commerce presence with the introduction of a product pool as the company has seen a surge in online shopping orders generated on its platform. Read More

Chinese Short Video Platform Kuaishou Increases Livestreaming E-Commerce Investment with Massive Incubation Plan

 /  News  / 
TikTok rival Kuaishou is upping the ante in plans to boost its booming e-commerce business, as a growing number of people cash in on livestreaming to sell products on the Chinese short video platform. Read More

Kuaishou to Build Livestreaming E-Commerce Base in Chengdu

 /  News  / 
TikTok rival Kuaishou on Wednesday said that it will invest 3 billion yuan ($424 million) to build a livestreaming e-commerce base in the western Chinese city of Chengdu, the latest sign that the video-sharing platform is increasing its bet on a sector that has taken off during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read More

Subculture Sellouts: Kuaishou and Bilibili Embrace Normcore

 /  Opinion  / 
Long known as havens for China’s marginalized, nerdy, and just plain weird, the two video platforms are trading their grassroots cred for a more yuppie-friendly image. Read More

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