Catenaa, Monday, July 07, 2025- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that he expected to meet with his Chinese counterpart in the coming weeks to advance discussions on trade between the two nations. “I’m going to be meeting with my Chinese counterpart at some time in the next couple of weeks,” Bessent said in an […]
Catenaa, Tuesday, June 24, 2025-TikTok has strongly denied accusations that its Chinese parent company purchased $300 million worth of Trump Coins, a meme cryptocurrency tied to President Donald Trump. The rebuttal came after Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif., cited a report from GD Culture Group, a Nasdaq-listed firm, during a recent statement. In a post Thursday […]
Catenaa, Monday, January 20, 2025 – TikTok began restoring services Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to extend the timeline for enforcing a law banning the app unless ByteDance divests its US operations.Trump cited the app’s popularity and its role in benefiting small businesses as reasons for his decision, saying, “Frankly, we have no […]
Catenaa, Friday, April 25, 2025-TikTok has restructured its global e-commerce governance team, shifting oversight of key international markets — including Latin America — to leaders based in China and Singapore, according to a leaked internal memo obtained by Business Insider. The move, announced in a staff memo by Global Moderation Head Yue Chen, comes amid […]
Beijing, Friday, April 26 – TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance last Thursday issued a statement suggesting that it would shut down the app in the United States rather than sell it to an American buyer, the Guardian reported in Friday, April 26. This comes in the wake of US President Biden signing a bill into law […]
Catenaa, Tuesday, June 17, 2025- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he’ll likely extend the deadline for China-based ByteDance to sell off TikTok before it’s set to go dark on Thursday. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Trump said that he believes a deal to sell TikTok will eventually materialize and that […]
Catenaa, Tuesday, January 21, 2025 – President Donald Trump has signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day reprieve from a US law requiring its sale or ban, marking a reversal of his stance on the Chinese-owned app. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump hinted at a potential joint venture between the US and ByteDance, […]
WASHINGTON DC, Thursday, March 14, 2024 – The House on Wednesday passed a bill that could lead to a US wide ban of the popular video app TikTok if its China-based owner, ByteDance Ltd., doesn’t divest its stake in the company. US Lawmakers cited national security concerns as the reason for the legislation. The bill […]
Catenaa, Saturday,January 18, 2025 –The US Supreme Court has upheld a law banning TikTok unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells its US stake by tomorrow January 19, 2025. The unanimous ruling dismissed TikTok’s argument that the ban infringes on First Amendment rights, citing national security concerns tied to the app’s data practices and links […]
Catenaa, Friday, April 04, 2025-OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely’s startup Zoop, Amazon and the HBAR Foundation have submitted a bid to acquire TikTok from ByteDance, Reuters reported Wednesday. The bid was sent to the White House and President Donald Trump, according to Zoop co-CEO RJ Phillips. He said the move aims to reshape digital ownership, benefiting […]