WEEK IN REVIEW: TikTok Will Set Up an E-commerce Operation in Mexico

The TikTok Shop logo appears on the screen of a smartphone in Reno, United States, on December 14, 2024. (Photo Illustration by Jaque Silva/NurPhoto) (Photo by Jaque Silva / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Outgoing U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan arrived in New Delhi on Monday for two days of talks with senior officials, including his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval. The White House indicated on Friday that Sullivan plans to discuss India’s concerns about China’s proposed new mega-dam in Tibet. (CNBC)

A major manhunt is underway in the southern DR Congo’s Lomami province for a local police officer who murdered a pair of Chinese nationals on New Year’s Day. It’s not clear yet why the officer shot the two employees of the China Railway Engineering Corporation, who were in the province working on a road upgrade project. (ACTUALITE.CD — in French)

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