TikTok invests $1.5bn in Tokopedia to revive e-commerce in Indonesia

TikTok, the social media giant, has announced a $1.5bn investment in Tokopedia, Indonesia’s largest e-commerce platform, in a bid to reopen its online shopping business in the country. The deal will merge TikTok’s popular Indonesian shop with Tokopedia, giving TikTok a 75% stake in the joint venture. The partnership, which will start with a pilot…

Zhang Yiming stepping down from his role as CEO ByteDance Ltd.

SINGAPORE: Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance Ltd., will step down from his role as chief executive officer, media reported. The owner of the popular short-video app TikTok says human resources chief Rubo Liang will become the new CEO. Zhang Yiming is a Chinese billionaire internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012 and developed the news…