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It is right for the government to discipline online superstars, but there can be no opaqueness or ambiguity when taking action
- Disruptions to deliveries have made it more difficult for live-streamers to sell goods and get advertising deals, leading some to give up during lockdowns
- Live-streaming e-commerce boomed in the early days of the pandemic, but China’s zero-Covid policy is presenting new economic challenges
China’s regulators have restricted minors from the country’s booming live-streaming industry, citing the need to protect ‘their physical and mental health’, in the latest crackdown on internet platform operators.
China’s regulators have restricted minors from the country’s booming live-streaming industry, citing the need to protect ‘their physical and mental health’, in the latest crackdown on internet platform operators.
Kuaishou Technology delivers solid financial results for 2021, with net loss narrowing to 78 billion yuan.
Kuaishou Technology delivers solid financial results for 2021, with net loss narrowing to 78 billion yuan.
Regional governments and business associations have had to deal with rising complaints about false advertising and poor product quality.
Regional governments and business associations have had to deal with rising complaints about false advertising and poor product quality.
The Cyberspace Administration of China plans to go after agencies that help influencers gain online traffic through questionable methods.
The Cyberspace Administration of China plans to go after agencies that help influencers gain online traffic through questionable methods.
China’s internet watchdog is making it harder for Big Tech firms to profit from gaming, live streaming and social media services aimed at the country’s 180 million internet users under the age of 18.
China’s internet watchdog is making it harder for Big Tech firms to profit from gaming, live streaming and social media services aimed at the country’s 180 million internet users under the age of 18.
The short video app’s rise in cross-border e-commerce comes as the ‘made in China, sold on Amazon’ community scrambles to find a new platform to engage overseas consumers.
The short video app’s rise in cross-border e-commerce comes as the ‘made in China, sold on Amazon’ community scrambles to find a new platform to engage overseas consumers.
Live-streaming e-commerce host Ping Rong was held liable for tax irregularities in 2019 and 2020, according to tax authorities in southern Guangdong province.
Live-streaming e-commerce host Ping Rong was held liable for tax irregularities in 2019 and 2020, according to tax authorities in southern Guangdong province.
More than 20 broadcast organisations are using Alibaba’s new online transmission system, Live Cloud, for the first time to cover the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
More than 20 broadcast organisations are using Alibaba’s new online transmission system, Live Cloud, for the first time to cover the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Tencent, with a 37 per cent stake in Douyu, wants to team up with at least one private equity firm in the take-private plan, according to sources.
Tencent, with a 37 per cent stake in Douyu, wants to team up with at least one private equity firm in the take-private plan, according to sources.
ByteDance’s Douyin is investing ‘tens of millions of yuan’ to promote live-streamers producing content involving traditional music from various cultures, including Chinese ethnic minorities.
ByteDance’s Douyin is investing ‘tens of millions of yuan’ to promote live-streamers producing content involving traditional music from various cultures, including Chinese ethnic minorities.
Sales commissions for the top live-stream shopping hosts have reportedly made them millionaires and even billionaires.
Sales commissions for the top live-stream shopping hosts have reportedly made them millionaires and even billionaires.
Bilibili said it will prohibit the live-streaming of games with bloody, violent and pornographic content.
Bilibili said it will prohibit the live-streaming of games with bloody, violent and pornographic content.
In last year’s Singles’ Day sales, China’s e-commerce platforms hit a record US$151 billion gross merchandise value, a sign that live-stream retail is booming.
In last year’s Singles’ Day sales, China’s e-commerce platforms hit a record US$151 billion gross merchandise value, a sign that live-stream retail is booming.
Shenzhen-based Remo Tech has seen a threefold growth in sales during the pandemic, driven by demand for its motion-tracking Obsbot Tiny webcam.
Shenzhen-based Remo Tech has seen a threefold growth in sales during the pandemic, driven by demand for its motion-tracking Obsbot Tiny webcam.
A draft regulation in China would bar unlicensed sales of banking, insurance and securities services through live-streaming, an increasingly common practice for influencers.
A draft regulation in China would bar unlicensed sales of banking, insurance and securities services through live-streaming, an increasingly common practice for influencers.