China’s Didi starts food delivery operations in Brazil, ahead of rival...
On Monday 9 June, Didi kickstarted its food delivery operations in Brazil through 99food brand. The launch took place in Goiânia, a city of...
Painful reflections of a Chinese EV player’s Thailand GM
Starting from late 2024, Chinese EV maker NETA Auto began to experience a severe operational crisis across multiple markets. Amid significant financial stress at...
Fast Fashion, Faster Decisions: Inside Gen Z’s Style Mindset| Impulso E120
In this episode, we get candid with our colleagues on how and where they actually shop for clothes—and what that says about the future...
Baidu launches live commerce too
We all know that as one of the former top tech platforms in China, Baidu has fallen behind its peers Alibaba and Tencent.
The company...
What is behind PDD’s big earnings miss
PDD Group delivered another shock to the market in its Q1 2025 earnings, announced on Tuesday (27 May). Revenue growth was significantly behind market...
Behind TikTok Shop’s US layoffs
Last week, news circulated that TikTok Shop was preparing for layoffs in the US market. A letter from Mu Qing was widely circulated:
Over the...
Meituan founder explains the decision to go to Brazil
Yesterday (26 May) after (Hong Kong) market closed, Meituan released its Q1 2025 results.
The market has been in jitters about Meituan, because of intensified...
Why is EVERY Chinese company going to Brazil?| Impulso E119
Luckin is buying coffee beans, Meituan is sending teams to map the streets—and BYD is rolling out electric buses across São Paulo.
Amidst uncertain times,...
Chinese e-commerce giants were prepared for tariffs, but not like this
This commentary first appeared on ChannelNewsAsia (CNA). Republished here with permission. You can access the other commentaries from Jianggan Li on CNA as well.
“Total chaos.” A friend...
Pinduoduo builds last mile parcel delivery stations in China
This article is a translated excerpt of a blog post posted on Photon Planet. Please note that the opinions expressed here are of the...
