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WeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch

TikTok denies it was hacked by group, 'AgainstTheWest', claiming the user data stolen wasn't authentic

Deliberately showing tattoos, and women broadcasting while wearing only underwear were also listed as violations

New rules could apply to e-commerce sites such as Alibaba Group's Taobao and payment services Alipay or WeChat Pay

WeChat has an average of 19 million daily active users in the United States

China could launch an official legal complaint about the app bans to the Geneva body

Trump signed an executive order giving ByteDance 90 days to relinquish ownership of TikTok

WeChat is an all-in-one mobile app that has more than a billion users globally

Current TikTok users will see little change, clarifies Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross

US, Australia, Britain and India are among the huge markets where Chinese companies have taken a hit

India’s technology ministry said Chinese apps were a threat to country’s sovereignty and security

Trump administration has sanctioned China-owned apps TikTok and WeChat

WeChat users rushed to install app before it could disappear from app stores

Trump signed executive orders giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with the Chinese platforms

HSBC said it did not participate in the decision of the US Department of Justice to investigate Huawei

India last month outlawed dozens of Chinese apps including ByteDance’s TikTok

Exporters are seeking out e-commerce and even social media mobile apps to lift their fortunes

With state-backed Chinese carmaker China Chang’ marking a further foray into transportation solutions

The amount of money spent on apps for smartphones this year will grow five times as fast as the global economy

China’s strict online censorship rules have tightened in recent years with new legislation

WeChat's monthly active users had crossed the one billion threshold, a company spokesman told AFP

It is required to censor public posts deemed “illegal” by the Communist Party

The companies were also ordered to immediately remove illegal content as well as increase platform management measures

Widely-used apps have given writers like an outlet to self-publish and make money

Stripe's technology enables merchants in 25 countries to accept payments online

WeChat says there are about 200,000 third-party developers for the WeChat platform

WeChat is the most popular mobile social media platform in China

With its newest feature, WeChat wants you never to download or install another app

Tencent chose to use “mini programs” because Apple would not permit the use of the word “app”

Cai Yuedong astrology cartoon company Uncle Tongdao, is now valued at US$43 million

WeChat censors content for all users registered with Chinese phone numbers

The app combines attributes from Facebook, Skype and WhatsApp with games and a mobile payment service also on offer

Buddhist accounts offer incense burning and and other religious services in the popular messaging app

WeChat parent company Tencent made the drone with help from local hardware startup Zerotech

Net profit for the three months to June rose to 10.74 billion yuan