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Delivery workers for Ele.me and Meituan pass on a street in Yancheng, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, on May 14, 2025. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Alibaba delivers 80 million orders in 1 day amid price war

Meituan, Taobao, Ele.me and JD.com shower consumers with freebies and promotions, leaving customers gleeful and merchants overwhelmed.

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Meituan’s daily orders hit record 150 million amid rivalry with JD.com, Alibaba

13 Jul 2025 - 2:21PMvideocam

JD.com’s US$1.4 billion plan heats up delivery battle with Meituan, Alibaba

9 Jul 2025 - 11:57PM

Taobao’s daily orders soar as China’s instant e-commerce war heats up

The Taobao figures were released a day after rival Meituan reported record orders for its instant delivery service.

7 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM

A consumer uses Taobao’s instant commerce app to order food in Beijing, July 2, 2025. Photo: Simon Song

Meituan captures record orders as e-commerce war fuels demand for delivery

Daily orders surpassed 120 million on Meituan’s instant delivery service platform on Saturday; Taobao and JD.com also reported good volume.

6 Jul 2025 - 5:01PM

Opinion | 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 - 9:30AMvideocam

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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

A customer leaves a Shein pop-up store in Dijon, France, on June 26, 2025. Photo: AFP

Opinion | 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 - 10:50AMvideocam

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 - 1:01AMvideocam

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

Apple saw an 8 per cent year-on-year increase in iPhone 16 sales in China in the second quarter, according to research firm Counterpoint. Photo: AFP

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

A campaign event for TikTok Shop at the iconic Pike Place Market in Seattle. Photo: TNS

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’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

Opinion | 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 - 4:30PMvideocam

A person holds up Labubu dolls in a store during a press tour to Pop Land, a theme park opened by Chinese toy company Pop Mart, in Beijing, China, on June 2. Photo: EPA-EFE

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

TikTok Shop has officially launched in Japan. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

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 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

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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

A JD Logistics delivery driver on the streets of Beijing. Photo: Minghe Hu

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

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

(From left) Cyber security and technology crime bureau’s Chief Inspector Lee Chun-man, Superintendent Ko Tik and Senior Inspector Wong Yuen-yan. Photo: Nora Tam

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

More than 453 brands each surpassed 100 million yuan in gross merchandise value on Taobao and Tmall during this year’s 618 shopping festival. Photo: Shutterstock

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

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 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

E-commerce giant JD.com expects stablecoins to become the world’s next-generation payment system. Photo: Shutterstock

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

Hangzhou Zhiyi Technology provides clients with data-driven analysis of fashion market trends, based on style and sales data gathered from major shopping and social-media sites. Photo: Shutterstock

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

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

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