JAKARTA: TikTok's chief executive said Thursday the company would pour billions of dollars into Southeast Asia in the coming years, as a report showed its nascent venture into online shopping is paying off.The popular video-sharing app's e-commerce affiliate has gained a substantial market share in the region just a year after its launch.'We're going to invest billions of dollars in Indonesia and Southeast Asia over the next few years,' Shou Zi Chew told a forum in Indonesian capital Jakarta.'From a humble team of about 100 people, we now have nearly 8,000 employees in Southeast Asia.'