Southeast Asia

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How many people are working at Shopee?  And what do they do? Some of our readers asked us: there has been a lot of chatter about...

Patiently spinning a flywheel Why does free shipping matter to Shopee’s strategy? That was one of the many questions highlighted during a fireside chat that...

Another J&T in the making? An interesting question that some friends have raised is: will Flash be another J&T in the making? There are several things in common: founders who are Chinese or with strong Chinese links; employing S&F and other experienced operatives; fast, aggressive and good timing. Flash Group probably has ambitions beyond just Express, seen from its name. With so much investment into cross-border and Thai ecommerce (especially by Chinese investors), there is more to do in logistics.

One of the major e-commerce platforms in Indonesia, Bukalapak has come a long way since it was founded in 2010.  Since its inception, the platform...

Launching Momentum Works Blooming Ecommerce in Indonesia report

Who will take care of LazMall? And, why LazMall in the first place?

With the value of Bitcoin fluctuating wildly in the past few months, the attention surrounding cryptocurrency – and blockchain technology in general – is...

A year after its launch as a WeChat mini-program, Xiao’e Pinpin was officially upgraded by Tencent into a full-fledged app in its own right.  Introduced...

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