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ByteDance
zìjié tiàoyuè
字节跳动
announces
xuānbù
宣布
TikTok
dǒuyīn
抖音
US
měiguó
美国
joint venture
hézī
合资
company
gōngsī
公司
completed
wánchéng
完成

January 2026
2026 nián 1 yuè
2026年1月
ByteDance
zìjié tiàoyuè
字节跳动
completed
wánchéng
完成
TikTok
dǒuyīn
抖音
US
měiguó
美国
spin-off
fēnchāi
分拆
deal
jiāoyì
交易

January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM

January 22
1 yuè 22 hào
1月22日
TikTok
dǒuyīn
抖音
announced
xuānbù
宣布
US
měiguó
美国
business
yèwù
业务
joint venture
hézī
合资
officially
zhèngshì
正式
established
chénglì
成立
Oracle
jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
company
gōngsī
公司
Silver Lake
yínhú
银湖
investment
tóuzī
投资
people
zhě
者
each
gè
各
obtained
huòdé
获得
15 percent
15 bǎi fēnbǐ
15%
ByteDance
zìjié tiàoyuè
字节跳动
retained
bǎoliú
保留
19.9 percent
19.9 bǎi fēnbǐ
19.9%
shares
gǔfen
股份
。
according to
gēnjù
根据
agreement
xiéyì
协议
US
měiguó
美国
users
yònghùzhě
用户
data
shùjù
数据
by
yóu
由
Oracle
jiǎgǔwén
甲骨文
managed
guǎnlǐ
管理
this
zhè
这
classifier
bǐ
笔
deal
jiāoyì
交易
resolved
jiějué
解决
completed
le
了
TikTok
dǒuyīn
抖音
in
zài
在
US
měiguó
美国
faced
miànlín
面临
particle
de
的
ban
jìnlìng
禁令
risk
fēngxiǎn
风险
company
gōngsī
公司
can
kěyǐ
可以
continue
jìxù
继续
in
zài
在
that
gāi
该
country
guójiā
国家
operate
yùnyíng
运营

New Words

Bǎomǎ
宝马
BMW
lìrùn
利润
profit
háohuà chē
豪华车
luxury vehicle
xiāoshòu
销售
sales
diàndòng qìchē
电动汽车
electric vehicle
zìdòng jiàshǐ
自动驾驶
autonomous driving
kě chíxù
可持续
sustainable
ruǎnjiàn kāifā
软件开发
software development

News in English

China & World

ByteDance Announces TikTok US Joint Venture Completed

Bytedance Completed TikTok US Spin-Off Deal in January 2026, Creating Joint Venture With Oracle and Investors.

BMW announced a record profit of €16 billion in 2025, driven by strong luxury vehicle sales and premium pricing strategies. Net profit margin reached 13 percent, the highest in the company's history.

The company sold 2.4 million vehicles globally, with electric vehicles accounting for 25 percent of total sales.

BMW plans to increase EV production to 50 percent of total output by 2030.

CEO Oliver Zipse attributed success to innovation in autonomous driving and sustainable technology.

The company will invest heavily in battery technology and software development.

More in China & World

super typhoon
chāoqiáng táifēng
超强台风
Bavi
Báiwēi
白薇
landfall
děnglù
登陆
China
Zhōngguó
中国

Super Typhoon Bavi Makes Landfall in Eastern China Forcing Over 1.7 Million Evacuations

the United States
Měiguó
美国
once again / another round of
zài cì
再次
airstrike / aerial attack
kōngxí
空袭
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
，
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
immediately thereafter / thereupon
suíjí
随即
against / toward
duì
对
the Gulf / Persian Gulf region
hǎiwān
海湾
countries / states
guójiā
国家
to launch / to initiate
fādòng
发动
retaliatory / retributive
bàofùxìng
报复性
strike / attack
dǎjī
打击
。

Iran Retaliates Against Gulf States After US Conducts New Round of Airstrikes

the United States
Měiguó
美国
senator
cānyìyuán
参议员
Graham (Lindsey Graham, US Senator)
Géléiémǔ
格雷厄姆
suddenly / unexpectedly
tūrán
突然
to pass away / to die
qùshì
去世
，
to have lived to the age of (obituary term)
xiǎngnián
享年
71 years old
71 suì
71岁
。

US Senator Lindsey Graham Dies at 71 After Sudden Illness

Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
former
qián
前
Supreme Leader
zuìgāo lǐngxiù
最高领袖
Khamenei
Hāméinèiyī
哈梅内伊
at
zài
在
Mashhad (city in Iran)
Mǎshíhādé
马什哈德
holy shrine
shèngcí
圣祠
to complete
wánchéng
完成
burial / interment
ānzàng
安葬
。

Slain Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei Buried at Holy Shrine in Mashhad