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Go-Jek wage street fight for SE Asia 'super-app' supremacy
Published on 30/11/2018
» JAKARTA: At a makeshift kiosk outside her home in a South Jakarta backstreet, 39-year-old Julaiha stands at the front lines of a multi-billion-dollar battle over one of the richest opportunities in the global digital economy.
Singapore shopping malls' gambit paying off
Business, Published on 27/11/2018
» SINGAPORE: Online shopping in Singapore is lacklustre even after Amazon.com Inc debuted its Prime service in mid-2017. The island's malls are trying hard to keep it that way.
Tech firms pledge training for Asean workers
Published on 20/11/2018
» Microsoft, Google and other major technology companies have promised to help provide training in digital skills for around 20 million people in Southeast Asia by 2020 to make sure the region's burgeoning working-age population is a fit for the future job market.
Alibaba hits another 'Singles Day' record but growth slows
AFP, Published on 12/11/2018
» SHANGHAI - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba filled a record $30.7 billion in orders on Sunday during its annual "Singles Day" shopping frenzy, but growth slowed from previous years.
'Ababis' and 'Star Wnrs': Knockoffs thrive in China e-commerce
AFP, Published on 11/11/2018
» BEIJING - Sneakers on a popular Chinese e-commerce platform look like Adidas, but are branded "Ababis". Underwear resembling Calvin Klein are called "Caiwen Kani". Toys with an uncanny resemblance to a certain blockbuster movie franchise opt for "Star Wnrs".
Alibaba revenue jumps ahead of shopping bonanza Singles Day
AFP, Published on 02/11/2018
» BEIJING - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Friday posted a 54 percent boost in revenue in the second quarter and saw profits rebound ahead of Singles Day, the largest shopping holiday of the year in China.
Switzerland's Richemont, China's Alibaba team up
AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» ZURICH - Swiss luxury goods group Richemont announced Friday a partnership with Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to develop platforms in China for high-end products.
Who am I? Hunt for heritage drives Chinese to DNA tests
AFP, Published on 26/10/2018
» BEIJING - Chinese executive Miao Qing spits into a specially designed container, destined for a lab where her saliva will be analysed and sequenced, offering an insight into her genetic make-up and -- more importantly -- her ancestry.
Grab said to be in talks to sell Thai unit stake to Central
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2018
» Singapore-based ride-hailing firm Grab is in talks to sell "a decent-sized stake" in its Thai business to Thailand's largest retailer, Central Group, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China's 'new Silk Road'
AFP, Published on 26/09/2018
» BRUSSELS - As doubts grow over China's vast "Belt and Road" trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it says will not saddle countries with debt they cannot repay.