Alibaba is joining the (reignited) ride-hailing war in China
It is an assault on Didi, but it is also defensive in the scenario that one day Didi might venture into other areas that threaten Alibaba’s empire, or reinforce Tencent’s.
Rise of cross-border C2C shopping
Availability of platforms such as Jetspree and Airfrov, has helped turn every passenger into a potential personal shopper.
Alibaba is an advertising company, more than an ecommerce one
60% of Alibaba's revenues are now derived from its advertising platform - Alimama.
Thailand’s Central Group is going big OFFLINE
It is setting aside US$1.5 billion to grow its physical stores across Thailand and Vietnam
Will Alibaba replace more people at Lazada?
The new Lazada CEO Lucy Peng is a heavy weight. She will make a lot of swift changes at the company.
[MW Special Report] Ecommerce in Thailand – Part 1
Will everyone get a slice of the pie in Thailand's e-commerce industry?
Amazon enters Vietnam?
It only takes 2 days to ship goods from China to Vietnam by land, and Amazon's already there.
JD Thailand aims for May launch
Our sources say JD and Central will take the "money is no object" approach
Thoughts on Zalora CEO’s departure
Namshi was profitable while Zalora is not. We believe the reason is not that Namshi’s team is vastly better than Zallora’s at execution.









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