Virtual singers Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling help promote a Pikachu-themed electric cooker by Chinese home appliance maker Midea. (Picture: Taobao)Virtual singers Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling help promote a Pikachu-themed electric cooker by Chinese home appliance maker Midea. (Picture: Taobao)
Virtual singers Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling help promote a Pikachu-themed electric cooker by Chinese home appliance maker Midea. (Picture: Taobao)
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Virtual anime idols join China’s live streaming ecommerce craze

Selling products through live streaming has become more popular during the coronavirus pandemic

Topic |   Live streaming
Xinmei Shen
Xinmei Shen

Updated: 2:58pm, 4 May, 2020

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Virtual singers Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling help promote a Pikachu-themed electric cooker by Chinese home appliance maker Midea. (Picture: Taobao)Virtual singers Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling help promote a Pikachu-themed electric cooker by Chinese home appliance maker Midea. (Picture: Taobao)
Virtual singers Luo Tianyi and Yuezheng Ling help promote a Pikachu-themed electric cooker by Chinese home appliance maker Midea. (Picture: Taobao)
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