AI, 5G technologies help e-tailers boost sales via livestreaming

Sellers promote freshly picked peaches via livestreaming at a plantation in Shiyan, Hubei province, in August. CAO ZHONGHONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Competition in China’s booming livestreaming e-commerce segment — the practice of promoting products via live broadcasts on online channels — is intensifying, as major e-tailers step up efforts to bolster sales and attract a more diversified … Continue reading AI, 5G technologies help e-tailers boost sales via livestreaming

AI-powered livestreaming rivalries heating up

A seller promotes products through livestreaming in Haian, Jiangsu province, during this year’s June 18 shopping gala. GU HUAXIA/FOR CHINA DAILY Competition in China’s booming livestreaming e-commerce sector has intensified during this year’s June 18 shopping carnival as major online retailers ramped up efforts to promote sales and entice a more diversified customer base via livestreaming … Continue reading AI-powered livestreaming rivalries heating up

Tutor firm chief not satisfied with unit

The products are on display at the exhibition area for East Buy (Dongfang Zhenxuan) platform during China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Sept 3, 2022. [Photo/VCG] Yu Minhong, founder and chairman of Chinese private tutoring company New Oriental Education and Technology Group, has expressed his dissatisfaction over East Buy, the livestreaming … Continue reading Tutor firm chief not satisfied with unit

Virtual humans helping spur e-commerce

Digital human technologies used for livestreaming sessions are displayed at the 4th China International Consumer Products Expo in Haikou, Hainan province, in April. LUO YUNFEI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE An artificial intelligence-powered digital doppelganger of Liu Qiangdong, Chinese e-commerce giant JD’s founder and chairman, appeared in two of the firm’s livestreaming rooms in April to promote a variety … Continue reading Virtual humans helping spur e-commerce