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With a TikTok ban looming in the United States, young Americans are flocking to a Chinese social media platform called Xiaohongshu, known among Anglophones as RedNote. The US last April brought in a ...

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Genshin Impact was originally announced for the Switch in 2020, and fans have been patiently waiting for its release ever since. However, with the Switch 2 release looming ever closer, both ...

She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old. Scarbro has multiple immune disorders, making her ...

5.4 is the next major version of Genshin Impact, and it is a bit relaxed on new content. With Natlan's centuries-long conflict finding its cinematic conclusion in the previous patch, our blonde ...

Genshin Impact Version 5.5 will reportedly introduce a new sub-region called The Great Volcano of Tollan. The official lore notes that the volcano used to be the home of ancient dragons, with a ...

You’ve likely already come across the name: Xiaohongshu, or more commonly known as Red Note, the Chinese social media platform that TikTok users are now flocking to in droves ahead of the app ...

Xiaohongshu, which translates to “little red book” in Chinese, is a lifestyle e-commerce and social media platform. Think Instagram meets Tiktok: an app whose feed offers an infinite scroll of ...

In the days leading up to a proposed US government ban on the social media platform TikTok, American users have turned to another Chinese-owned app, Xiaohongshu. The United States passed a law last ...

Xiaohongshu is a Chinese social media platform known in English as Red Note. The app, which blends the visual appeal of Instagram with Pinterest’s organisational flair, soared to the top of Apple’s ...