SHANGHAI -- Apple created quite the buzz when it announced it would hold its livestreaming event on China's Tmall online marketplace during the country's annual "618" midyear shopping festival.
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Livestreaming from the Shanghai auto show in April. (Photo by Tomoko Wakasugi)
SHANGHAI -- Apple created quite the buzz when it announced it would hold its livestreaming event on China's Tmall online marketplace during the country's annual "618" midyear shopping festival.