Young Indonesians eye burgeoning job of TikTok livestream shopping hosts


A merchant promotes a product via livestreaming on the TikTok in Sleman district, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. - Xinhua

JAKARTA (Xinhua): In front of a cellphone camera and ring light, a host was promoting a product offered via livestreaming on the TikTok social media account while occasionally responding to inquiries from potential customers in the chat column.

A few orders started to come in, and the number kept growing.

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