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A Meituan delivery worker walks among office towers in Beijing on March 27. Photo: Reuters
Meituan

JD and Meituan food fight spills into public in Chinese delivery platform spat

In a public letter, JD.com accused a ‘rival platform’ of preventing delivery riders from using multiple platforms, for which Meituan was fined in 2021.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong e-commerce, US consumers expected to take the hit from DHL suspension

China trade

French flock to Chinese e-commerce bargains, hunt for ‘agent Taobao’ to deliver

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Fintech

Digital wallets are finally taking hold in Hong Kong, report shows

A survey found that 42 per cent of Hongkongers use Alipay and 22 per cent use Apple Pay, but credit cards are likely to remain relevant.

Passengers pay for the Star Ferry from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central next to an advertisement for Alipay on December 19, 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse
US-China trade war

Shein, Temu to increase US prices next week, reflecting new tariffs

In nearly identical statements, Shein and Temu said prices would increase following US policy changes expected to impact how they operate.

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Crime in Hong Kong

E-commerce head urges scam arbitration for safer online shopping in Hong Kong

Consumers more at risk when using bank accounts for online transactions rather than third-party processors such as PayPal or credit cards.

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Hong Kong economy

US tariffs force Hong Kong e-commerce operators to seek new markets

Hong Kong firms have been urged to consider further developing local sales or explore expanding to Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America.

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Options for Hong Kong e-commerce firms include further developing local sales. Photo: Jelly Tse
US-China trade war

Temu and Shein to raise US prices from next week over Trump’s tariffs

The China-founded e-commerce sites said they would be making ‘price adjustments’ from April 25 but did not provide details about increases.

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US-China trade war

TikTok to the rescue? China’s factories go viral as US tariffs drive up prices

With tariffs at record levels, mainland suppliers to US market get creative – but industry insiders remain cautious as duties bite.

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US-China tech war

Alibaba’s Taobao shopping app sees surging downloads in US amid Trump tariffs

Taobao jumped to fifth place from 47th on Apple’s App Store and to third place from 144th among shopping apps on Google Play in a matter of days.

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Americans have rushed to download Alibaba’s premier shopping app Taobao as the country faces 145 per cent in new tariffs on Chinese goods. Photo: AFP
TikTok

TikTok Shop’s sales in US plunge as tariffs hit Chinese imports

TikTok Shop, along with platforms like Shein and Temu, has emerged as a major channel connecting Chinese vendors with US consumers.

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Gross merchandise value on TikTok Shop fell last week amid an escalating tariff between the US and China. Photo: AFP
Pinduoduo

Temu cuts US ads after Trump’s tariffs, as app downloads plunge

The Chinese-backed shopping app has been a significant advertiser since launching in the US in September 2022.

Meituan

China’s fast delivery market to see ‘clash of titans’ as JD.com takes on Meituan

The new rivalry is a fresh sign of China’s hyper-competitive marketplace, where profit margins have been steadily pushed down.

Donald Trump

American bargain hunters flock to China’s DHgate e-commerce app

‘There’s nothing a Chinese factory can’t make,’ a TikTok user says in a video purportedly showing suppliers of designer fashion brands.

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DHgate is a business-to-business wholesale platform connecting over 2 million registered buyers from more than 220 countries. Photo: Screenshot
US-China trade war

Chinese e-commerce giants help tariff-hit exporters pivot to domestic market

Meituan said it would actively heed the central government’s call to bolster domestic demand and consumption.

The Meituan logo is displayed on a smartphone in this arranged photo taken November 7, 2023. Photo: Shutterstock Images
ByteDance

TikTok drives ByteDance’s overseas sales despite US hurdles: report

ByteDance’s total revenue is said to have risen to US$155 billion last year, placing the unicorn among the world’s top internet giants.

Amazon

Amazon CEO says online sellers could pass tariff costs to customers

US President Donald Trump has boosted tariffs on China, where Amazon sources much of its inventory.

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TikTok

TikTok Shop flags US risks, promotes EU as tariffs triple on small parcels

TikTok Shop has increased efforts to recruit cross-border merchants for European markets, including Spain, Germany, Italy and France.

The logo of TikTok Shop is shown on the screen of an iPhone. Photo: AFP
Shein

Workers in ‘Shein village’ face uncertain future as trade war escalates

The livelihood of hundreds of thousands of workers are under threat in a Chinese export hub churning out T-shirts and jeans for US shoppers.

Hong Kong workers/labour rights

Deliveroo riders to take legal action over compensation as it exits Hong Kong

Sixteen couriers plan to file claims with Labour Tribunal over employee entitlements.

Asean

Opinion | 3 ways Asean can survive Trump’s tariff war – and 4 ways China can help

Amid escalating global trade tensions, Southeast Asian nations must stick together and diversify their options to mitigate external shocks.

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US-China relations

Trump tariffs, ‘de minimis’ exemption end challenge China’s e-commerce merchants

The policy changes affect many of China’s 120,000 online exporters, whose major market is the United States.

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Higher US tariffs and the end of duty exemptions pose a major challenge to China’s cross-border e-commerce merchants. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

As Trump decrees China’s ‘de minimis’ exemption dead, what’s the ‘bottom line’?

The order, likened to ‘closing a loophole’, could ‘significantly increase administrative and compliance costs’ for the US, and Chinese firms can still stay competitive, analysts say.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong condemns US tariffs, duty-free parcel cancellation as ‘bullying’

Lawmaker Kennedy Wong also says most manufacturers in China will not absorb tariff hikes themselves.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | In a broken world, China-Japan-Korea cooperation is Asia’s backbone

By blending economic might, technological prowess and cultural bonds, cooperation can be elevated into a transformative, inspiring force.

From the left, South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya join hands at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on March 21. Photo: Kyodo
Artificial intelligence

A DeepSeek moment is playing out in rural China as peasants seek AI advice

Rural residents, who account for a third of China’s 1.4 billion population, are eager to apply AI services.

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Farmers harvest cabbages in Tangshan, north China’s Hebei Province, November 6, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
TikTok

TikTok Shop to expand to Germany, France, Italy next week amid uncertainty in US

The move marks a major expansion of the short-video app’s e-commerce operations in Europe as it faces a looming ban in its largest market.

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Boao Forum for Asia

‘Unstoppable momentum’ vs ‘big challenges’ in China’s cross-border e-commerce

Former deputy secretary general for China’s State Council warns of a potential negative impact from foreign import tariffs on small packages.

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