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JD.com
JD.com’s US$1.4 billion plan heats up delivery battle with Meituan, Alibaba
E-commerce giant unveils ‘Double Hundred Plan’ as industry-wide daily delivery orders reach a new high of more than 200 million.
9 Jul 2025 - 11:57PM
Alibaba
Taobao’s daily orders soar as China’s instant e-commerce war heats up
7 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM
Alibaba
Meituan captures record orders as e-commerce war fuels demand for delivery
6 Jul 2025 - 5:01PM
China economy
Opinion
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Chinese companies must now focus on wooing consumers at home
Re-routing exports away from the US offers only brief relief; the playbook must now start at home, with China’s vast market.
5 Jul 2025 - 9:30AM
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Shein
France fines Shein US$47 million for ‘deceptive’ pricing amid EU scrutiny
Shein did not offer discounts based on the lowest price in the previous 30 days, and sometimes raised prices before applying a reduction.
4 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
Asean
Opinion
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How Asian businesses can compete with China’s apex predators
China’s growing supply chains offer short-term opportunities but Asia must quickly learn from how it tests and strategically nurtures firms.
4 Jul 2025 - 10:50AM
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Alibaba
Alibaba seeks US$1.5 billion from exchangeable bonds for cloud, e-commerce push
The zero-coupon bonds maturing in July 2032 can be exchanged for Alibaba Health shares.
4 Jul 2025 - 1:01AM
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Apple
Apple’s China iPhone sales face headwinds in second half: Counterpoint
Sales of Apple’s flagship device ‘will stumble amid weak consumer spending and an ageing iPhone 16 cycle’, Counterpoint analyst says.
3 Jul 2025 - 8:16PM
TikTok
TikTok Shop cuts more US jobs as Trump’s ban deadline looms
The team has also been replacing US-hired staff near Seattle with managers connected to China.
3 Jul 2025 - 10:45AM
China trade
Chinese sellers bracing as Amazon Prime Day sale and tariff pressure to collide
Retailers say some of the price hikes from Washington’s tariffs are passed on to consumers, but they also have to eat up extra costs to remain competitive.
3 Jul 2025 - 2:09AM
Alibaba
Alibaba’s US$7 billion subsidy deepens China’s instant shopping battle
The renewed push follows JD.com’s aggressive entry into China’s food delivery market in February.
2 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
China economy
Opinion
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Labubu’s rise reflects hitmaker ability of China’s digital ecosystem
An ecosystem that combines e-commerce with social media, it turns users into marketers, breeds viral hits – and projects cultural power.
2 Jul 2025 - 4:30PM
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Donald Trump
TikTok Shop launches in Japan as app faces uncertainty in US
The popular short-video app is seeking to diversify its global footprint while reducing its reliance on the US market.
1 Jul 2025 - 7:00PM
China exports
The ‘family warehouses’ powering Shein and Temu’s rapid UK expansion
Chinese immigrants in Britain are converting their homes into makeshift warehouses for goods ordered via China’s booming shopping apps.
29 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM
Alibaba
Alibaba trims partnership as company bets on younger leaders
Nine partners – including former CEO Daniel Zhang – have left, bringing the number down from 26 to 17.
27 Jun 2025 - 3:30PM
JD.com
JD.com hires full-time food delivery riders to challenge Meituan, Alibaba
Recruitment drive suggests that company urgently needs to strengthen its courier workforce to fight resourceful rivals.
25 Jun 2025 - 5:24PM
Apple
Apple joins China’s subsidy scheme to lift sales amid heated local competition
Consumers in Beijing and Shanghai can avail themselves of discounts of up to US$278 on select models of Apple devices, including the iPhone.
24 Jun 2025 - 8:00PM
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Alibaba
Alibaba folds delivery app and travel agency into e-commerce group
CEO Eddie Wu said the restructuring ‘marks a strategic upgrade from an e-commerce platform to a comprehensive consumer platform’.
23 Jun 2025 - 5:56PM
Crime in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrest 118 over e-commerce scams involving HK$5 million in losses
Three most common types of goods involved in such scams are concert tickets, electronics and food and drink.
21 Jun 2025 - 5:32PM
Alibaba
China subsidies give Alibaba, JD.com sales lift during 618 shopping festival
The Chinese e-commerce giants again withheld total gross merchandise value figures, continuing a trend in recent years amid a maturing market.
19 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
Meituan
Meituan keeps tight grip on 70% of food delivery market in China, report says
Citing internal data, Leiphone.com reported that Meituan’s daily food delivery orders reached 90 million this month.
19 Jun 2025 - 7:00PM
Saudi Arabia
JD.com takes its Meituan rivalry to Saudi Arabia with express delivery service
JoyExpress is a business-to-consumer express delivery service that covers most of the 13 provinces in the Middle Eastern country.
19 Jun 2025 - 8:00AM
JD.com
JD.com founder bets on stablecoins to cut cross-border e-commerce payment costs
‘JD.com intends to secure stablecoin licences across key currency markets globally,’ founder and chairman Richard Liu says.
18 Jun 2025 - 7:30PM
Artificial intelligence
How a Chinese AI start-up helps Nike, Gap, Urban Revivo predict fashion trends
Hangzhou Zhiyi Technology’s operations reflect how AI adoption in mainland China is expanding and transforming various industries.
16 Jun 2025 - 9:35AM
US-China trade war
Temu resumes direct sales to US after Washington-Beijing trade truce
Some items that had been removed from Temu’s US marketplace last month have been made available for sale in recent days.
13 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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ByteDance
TikTok’s sister app Douyin courts merchants with lower deposit fees
The zero-deposit policy expands a pilot programme that started in February, initially covering stores that sold certain types of goods.
13 Jun 2025 - 2:26PM
VR and AR
Chinese AR glasses maker Rokid is going global with Alibaba partnership
Rokid will launch its AR Spatial glasses on AliExpress through the platform’s ‘BigSave’ programme, shaving off about US$100 off the US$650 eyewear.
7 Jun 2025 - 4:30PM
Hong Kong society
Hong Kong’s food delivery scene soars with drone services to Ma On Shan
Keeta starts delivering orders from two fast-food restaurants in Science Park to Ma On Shan Promenade.
6 Jun 2025 - 10:57PM
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