Huang Wei can sell anything. For instance: In April, Huang—known professionally as Viya—sold a rocket launch for around 40 million yuan ($5.6 million). The live, online shopping extravaganza ...

Chinese live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a whopping $210 million penalty for tax evasion and kicked off social media. CNN values your feedback 1.

Chinese live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a whopping $210 million penalty for tax evasion and kicked off social media.

Viya dominates China’s $60 billion livestream shopping industry. On Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s e-commerce platform, she plays the enthusiastic saleswoman and master of ceremonies, pushing ...

However, popular live shopping hosts have caught the eye of the Chinese Communist Party. Viya was fined roughly $210 million for tax evasion, a charge the government has levied against pop stars ...

A top Chinese live-streamer has been handed a 1.34bn yuan ($210m; £160m) fine for tax evasion. Huang Wei, known as Viya, is an internet celebrity with tens of millions of followers.

On the first day of this year’s Singles’ Day festival on October 20, Viya and her team sold 8.5 billion yuan (US$1.33 billion) worth of goods in a 14-hour live-streaming session.

The picture shows online anchor Li Jiaqi's live advertisement for the double 11 Shopping Festival in Shanghai, China on November 2. Xing Yun/Costfoto/Future Publishing/Getty Images “Sisters, I ...

Getty. E-commerce has kicked into high gear as shelter-in-place policies force many people to shift their shopping habits online. New data emerging from the COVID-19 Commerce Insight tracker shows ...

Chinese live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a whopping $210 million penalty for tax evasion and kicked off social media. Viya — also known in China as the ...

By Diksha Madhok and CNN’s Beijing bureau. Chinese live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a whopping $210 million penalty for tax evasion and kicked off ...

Chinese live-stream shopping influencer Huang Wei, known as Viya, has been hit with a whopping $210 million penalty for tax evasion and kicked off social media. Viya — also known in China as the ...