Headlines From China: Singer-Actor Jackson Yee Tops Forbes China Celebrity List for 2nd Straight Year

Singer-Actor Jackson Yee Tops Forbes China Celebrity List for 2nd Straight Year

Singer-actor Jackson Yee has topped the Forbes China Celebrity List for the second year running, while actor Wang Yibo came in second and actress Jia Ling made a big leap from 93rd last year to third this year after a wildly successful directorial debut. Yee, 20, snagged the top position last year thanks to the critically-acclaimed romantic crime thriller Better Days (2019), which won him him several awards and nominations, including the Best Newcomer awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards and Asian Film Awards last year. Read more The Star

Kuaishou’s Sales Beat Despite Stiffening ByteDance Rivalry

Kuaishou Technology’s revenue rose a better-than-expected 49% after advertising sales more than doubled, defying China’s stricter content control and intensifying competition with ByteDance Ltd. Away from the business, Kuaishou has shed roughly $180 billion in valuation since notching a record shortly after its February debut. Read more Bloomberg