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Telling the fortune of digital payments in 2021
Oped, Kelvin Phua, Published on 12/02/2021
» Just over one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been impossible to ignore the stratospheric growth of digital payment methods across the world. In APAC specifically, we've seen Facebook and PayPal join Google, Tencent, and other leading technology firms in backing Gojek, a popular Southeast Asian super app. Not missing a beat, Gojek's competitor Grab has been keeping busy by purchasing stakes in popular e-wallets such as Indonesia's LinkAja.
Year in review: The winners and losers of 2020
News, Curtis S Chin & Jose B Collazo, Published on 04/01/2021
» As 2021 begins -- not soon enough for most of us -- we take one last look at the year that was.
Jack Ma's Singles Day is coming for Black Friday
News, Shuli Ren, Published on 23/11/2018
» Watch out: Jack Ma's Singles Day is going to make Black Friday a lot less alluring.
Unnecessary complications
News, Editorial, Published on 09/11/2018
» The working of government and the making of sausages are quite similar, a wise man said more than a century ago. It is often unappealing to watch the process, even if the outcome is often uplifting. Two events sparked by the Thai government last week rather prove the point. The quest for "Taobao Villages" and a sudden demand to protect Thai food from foreigners both came out of the blue, and are more off-putting than attractive.
Alibaba entry rings data alarm bells
News, Srisamorn Phoosuphanusorn, Published on 01/05/2018
» In the world of business, everything that is "given" has to be paid for, one way or another. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
China's sexist tech titans
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/04/2018
» The news that Alibaba is pouring US$320 billion into developing a "digital hub" in the much-touted Eastern Economic Corridor has not been greeted with universal applause in Thailand. Concerns are rising about the potential negative impacts on small local operators once the Chinese e-commerce giant cements its foothold.
Squeezing the blood out of a durian
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 25/04/2018
» With Thai durians selling like hot cakes on Alibaba's Tmall platform, the regime has every reason to believe its deal to have the e-commerce giant promote Thai products will be a resounding success. But Thai farmers may not necessarily gain as much from this as they expect.