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Retailers Obtain Alibaba Support for Attracting Loyal Members During This Year’s 11.11

Alibaba features more than 290,000 brands for the 14th edition of its 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. This year, the internet giant has equipped merchants with tools and solutions to grow their brand loyalty membership programs to help them succeed during and beyond 11.11.

Taobao Live Urges Promotion of Agricultural Products During Double 11 Shopping Festival

Taobao Live issued an initiative to all livestreamers on the platform, expressing the hope that more agricultural products could be promoted in order during this year's Double 11 Shopping Festival to boost China's rural revitalization.

New Oriental Education to Build Supply Chain for Live-Streaming

Chinese private tutoring institution New Oriental Education is trying to build its own supply chain for its "Oriental Selection" live-streaming channel which has recently gained popularity through bilingual introduction.

Chinese Regulators Curb on Live-streaming Industry

According to an announcement on Wednesday by China's State Taxation Administration, three government departments in the country recently issued documents regulating live-streaming profit-making.

Taxation Authorities Issue Notices to Celebrities and Livestreamers to Report Tax Problems by 2021

Recently, China’s “livestreaming queen” Huang Wei, better known as Viya, was severely punished for tax evasion.

Employee Wins Legal Dispute With Livestreaming Firm Huya After Being Physically Removed From Company Premises in 2020

An employee of Chinese game livestreaming company Huya on Monday announced the verdict of a high-profile legal case that had pit himself against the firm.

China Esports Annual Development Report 2021: Market Size of Domestic Esports Industry to Reach $27.36 Billion

This report analyzes the current status and characteristics of China’s esports industry and provides an outlook for the industry’s future development.

Top Livestream Salesman Li Jiaqi Records $1.7 Billion in Sales in First 11.11 Livestream, Viya Follows

Taobao's anchor sales list showed that the final sales of Chinese livestream salesman Li Jiaqi on the first live-streaming event of this year's 11.11 Shopping Festival reached 10.653 billion yuan ($1.7 billion).

JOYY’s 2021 Q2 Revenue Increases by 39.7% Year-on-Year

Live streaming platform and BIGO owner JOYY announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter of 2021 on Thursday, showing revenue reaching $662 million, up 39.7% year-on-year.

Kuaishou Hit by Music Copyright Dispute Ahead of Hong Kong Listing

A Chinese government-backed organization has asked Kuaishou to take down 10,000 videos due to infringement of music copyrights, days before the company’s IPO in Hong Kong.

Meituan Joins Hands with Bilibili to Launch Limited Edition “Bullet Chat” Bike Share Program

Chinese food delivery and services platform Meituan have begun collaborating with video and live streaming company Bilibili to launch limited edition “Bullet Chat Meituan Bikes” across various cities.

Tencent to Merge Douyu and Huya to Compete with Bilibili and Kuaishou

Tencent is planning to consolidate Huya and Douyu, the two biggest gaming-focused live-streaming platforms in China.

China’s Cyber Administration Punishes Live streaming sites for Spreading Vulgar Content

China cyber watchdog punishes the country’s major online live streaming platforms for spreading “vulgar” content.

Ep. 68: Entertainment livestreaming outside of China with Shang Koo of M17.asia

Episode 68 of Tech Buzz China features our co-host Rui Ma in dialogue with Shang Koo, the CFO of M17 Entertainment, or M17.asia, which is a livestreaming company popular in Taiwan and Japan.

Baidu to Promote Livestreaming Feature for Mobile Ecosystem

Baidu, Inc. today announced it will actively promote its livestreaming service in 2020 as a way to build its mobile ecosystem.

Brands Turn To Live-Streaming As China Returns To Work

Taobao Live, Alibaba Group’s live-streaming platform, saw a sharp rise in brand activity this past month as merchants slowly resumed operations amidst the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Four US Law Firms Announced Investigations Against Douyu

Within the past week, four US shareholder rights litigation firms announced an investigation into claims against Chinese livestreaming platform Douyu.

Ep. 54: Influencers, KOLs, idols, and the future of China ecommerce

Episode 54 of TechBuzz China is about the rise of the influencer and idol economies in China, which is a major trend that has created an entirely new ecosystem online.

TikTok Retains Its Crown as World’s Most Downloaded Short Video App, Other Chinese Apps Follow

Several Chinese short video/live broadcast applications made it into the Top 20 of Apple’s App Store and Google Play in terms of downloads and revenue outside mainland China during the second quarter of 2019.

Live-Streaming Platform Inke Goes Public in Hong Kong

Inke Inc. welcomed its first trading day on July 12 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, starting with a 40 percent surge on its share price within the first 15 minutes.

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