TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, is expanding its ecommerce business in south-east Asia. Attempts to ban TikTok in the US, as well as regulatory pushback to the app, mean the fast-growing region is crucial for growth as ByteDance prepares to justify a $300bn stock market listing. Read more at https://on.ft.com/3D048sI
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