Alibaba to sponsor Lunar Year Spring Festival Gala to reach China’s thrifty consumers

Alibaba to sponsor Lunar Year Spring Festival Gala to reach China’s thrifty consumers

Alibaba Group Holding has won the sponsorship for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala show, China’s most-watched event of the year, as the e-commerce giant reaches out to consumers to regain growth momentum. The Hangzhou-based company signed a deal with China Media Group (CMG), which owns state broadcaster China Central Television, to be the “exclusive e-commerce … Read more

‘Voice of China’ echoes Xi Jinping’s ‘self-revolution’ call to double down against corruption

‘Voice of China’ echoes Xi Jinping’s ‘self-revolution’ call to double down against corruption

In another sign that China will press on with its crackdown on corruption, the country’s state broadcaster has vowed to promote “self-revolution” within the Communist Party and expand the ruling organisation’s influence. In an article in the party’s top theoretical journal Qiushi on Saturday, China Media Group (CMG) chief Shen Haixiong applauded President Xi Jinping’s … Read more

Chinese state media reporters blocked from deadly blast site near Beijing, raising rare controversy over press controls

Chinese state media reporters blocked from deadly blast site near Beijing, raising rare controversy over press controls

In another video, reporters were seen surrounded by a group of uniformed police officers telling them to leave the scene. A reporter with China Media Group, of which CCTV is a division, was heard saying “we three reporters are shoved by a dozen people”. The incident sparked controversy and became a trending topic on social … Read more