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19 articles matching the search query.
China’s top shopping influencer tells cash-strapped followers to work harder
Li Jiaqi, the “Lipstick King” who made $250 million last year, is being boycotted by consumers for saying on a weekend livestream, “Sometimes you have to reflect on yourself and ask why you haven’t received a raise after so many years. Have you been working hard enough?”
‘Making a comeback’ — Phrase of the Week
The return of a popular livestreamer was greeted with an expression that evokes the romance of Chinese literary bandits.
‘Back from the dead’ — phrase of the week
One of China’s unluckiest entrepreneurs is making a miraculous comeback after a pivot into live-stream ecommerce. He’s brought his business back from the dead.
Why ecommerce livestreaming will survive Beijing’s crackdowns
China’s ecommerce livestreaming industry is now a mainstay in Chinese consumers’ lives. But the government’s latest scourge against celebrity influencers has thrown the booming ecosystem into uncharted territory.
What will happen to private tutoring? New Oriental’s 2022 game plan
New Oriental Education ($EDU), the largest Chinese tutor on the block, recently posted a year-end summary: Revenues in 2021 decreased by 80%; 60,000 employees were dismissed; and the company lost 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) through such expenses as tuition refunds and severance pay.
Influencers on steroids: Live-streaming salespeople are the future of social media
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Kuaishou reaches $159 billion valuation after largest tech IPO since Uber
Chinese short-video giant Kuaishou made a splashy IPO in Hong Kong, reaching a valuation close to its larger competitor, Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Will Douyin’s parent company, ByteDance, follow and also list its short-video product in Hong Kong?
How China’s livestream industry is revolutionizing ecommerce
The livestream industry is flourishing in China, with the top hosts gaining celebrity status and earning thousands per day off commissions. But becoming the next livestream star is not as easy as it seems.
Kuaishou, China’s other TikTok, files for IPO in Hong Kong
TikTok may be in choppy waters in the U.S., but its Chinese version and two major competitors are thriving and hungry for cash to expand.
Chinese authorities take aim at binge-eating livestreamers as food prices spike
Chinese state media are urging people to reject food waste, and singling out a binge-eating internet phenomenon, known internationally as mukbang, for criticism. The campaign comes after food prices in China rose 13.2% year-on-year in July.
Viya, China’s most popular (and hardest-working) livestreamer
Chinese Lives is a weekly series that looks at notable figures from all eras of Chinese history. This week: Viya, the face of China’s “ecommerce livestreaming” boom.
Chinese proposal aims to clean up live-streaming in the name of underage internet users
The All-China Youth Federation (ACYF), a government-backed organization affiliated with the Communist Youth League of China, has introduced a proposal (in Chinese) to limit minors’ access to…
Live-streaming offers possible solution to education inequality in China
Live-streaming offers possible solution to education inequality in China
Embezzlement, lies, and camgirls — accountant steals 9.3 million yuan to woo live streamers
Embezzlement, lies, and camgirls — accountant steals 9.3 million yuan to woo live streamers
China’s box office enjoys another record-smashing Spring Festival holiday
Moviegoing is a national pastime for the Chinese during Spring Festival, and this year more than ever. As of Wednesday, the movies that debuted in China’s…
Chinese livestreamers flock to Kuaishou to show off their talents
Kuaishou, a fast-growing Chinese livestreaming app, offers millions of ordinary Chinese a platform to show off their talents to the world. One of its channels…
Digital country life, and a new nickname for the Dallas Mavericks
Live-streaming country life is turning some Chinese farmers into celebrities. Offbeat content such as farmers doing their chores gets extra attention. “Each day, farmer Liu live-streams video of his life in rural Sichuan Province to nearly 200,000 subscribers, who pay him the equivalent of $1,500 a month in virtual gifts — far more than anyone in his village has ever made.”
Chinese live-streaming site Qihoo 360 shuts down surveillance feature
TechNode reports that Qihoo 360, the video streaming service that was revealed last week to be broadcasting hundreds of live feeds around Beijing without users’…
‘Please stop watching us’: Live-stream video platform accused of privacy violations
‘Please stop watching us’: Live-stream video platform accused of privacy violations
