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Apple has launched an official flagship store on Douyin Mall, the e-commerce arm of <a href="/company/tiktok">TikTok’s</a> Chinese counterpart, ahead of the iPhone 17 release. It is Apple’s first major third-party store in China since 2014 and follows a 17% drop in local shipments last year. The move gives Apple access to Douyin’s one billion daily users and live commerce ecosystem.

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has sold its remaining shares in <a href="/company/byd">BYD</a>, ending a 17-year investment that began with a 10% stake in 2008. Berkshire started reducing its holding in 2022 and cut it below 5% by mid-2024. BYD shares fell in Hong Kong and Shenzhen after the disclosure, as the company thanked Buffett and the late Charlie Munger.

Wan Biao, former vice chairman of <a href="/company/honor">Honor</a> and longtime <a href="/company/huawei">Huawei</a> executive, has been appointed global CEO of Envision AESC and will also serve as executive director and CTO of Envision Group. The move comes as the company scales battery and energy storage production across Asia, Europe, and the US, securing over 40 GWh in 2024 orders.

Oracle will reportedly oversee retraining of TikTok’s recommendation engine and host US user data under a divestiture that hands majority ownership to American investors, the White House said. <a href="/company/bytedance">ByteDance’s</a> stake would drop below 20% with no role in the algorithm, while lawmakers warned they will scrutinize the plan for remaining risks.

Singapore-based iSense Global has received an undisclosed investment from China’s Dnake to drive its expansion in Southeast Asia and pursue a Nasdaq listing within five years. The partnership will shift manufacturing to Dnake facilities and support co-development of IoT solutions for security, healthcare, and city-scale monitoring.

Arc'teryx has apologized after a fireworks display in Tibet sparked ecological concerns and public backlash in China. Local authorities have launched an investigation, and parent company <a href="/company/anta">Anta’s</a> stock fell after the incident. The brand pledged to assess the environmental impact under government oversight and take corrective action if required.

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Wang Zhan, a founding member of <a href="/company/baidu">Baidu’s</a> early team, has joined Sunrise as co-CEO. The <a href="/industry/ai">AI</a> chip startup was spun off from <a href="/company/sensetime">SenseTime</a> after five years of internal development and has raised over RMB 1.5 billion. Sunrise is building CUDA-compatible inference GPUs, with a new chip slated for release in 2026.

<a href="/company/douyin">Douyin E-commerce</a> reported a 49% YoY rise in shelf-based GMV, with more than five million new creators and 5.36 million merchants joining the platform. It hosted an average of 1.25 million live streams each day, attracting over 300 million viewers and reinforcing its role as a major driver of online retail in China.

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