e-commerce
Online car portals merge to largest auto marketplace in Southeast Asia
Malaysia's used car online platform Carsome Group is teaming up with its competitor, Kuala Lumpur-headquartered and Australia-listed...
Malaysian online car sales platform plans stock listing in the US
Malaysian used car online platform Carsome is considering an initial public offering (IPO) in the US in...
E-commerce logistics startup becomes Thailand’s first unicorn
Thailand’s logistics services provider for e-commerce, Flash Group, after successful funding rounds has become the country’s first...
Vietnamese startup brings e-commerce to small cities and rural areas
Newly launched social commerce company Mio is taking advantage of the fact that despite Vietnam has one...
Alibaba makes first investment in Vietnam, buys stake in retail chain
VinMart's 2,900 mini stores and 130 supermarkets will become pick-up joints for online shopper on Alibaba's Lazada
China’s...
Gojek, Tokopedia merge in joint company, create $18-billion tech giant
Gojek co-CEO Andre Soelistyo (left) will lead GoTo, William Tanuwijaya remains Tokopedia CEO
Indonesian ride-hailing and e-commerce...
AirAsia launches e-commerce portal for beauty products
Beauty channel on AirAsia's "Super App"
With not many people flying nowadays, Malaysia’s budget airline AirAsia is widening...
Gojek, Tokopedia merge to new Southeast Asian e-commerce giant GoTo
New e-commerce giant GoTo plans stock listing in US and Indonesia
Two of Indonesia's largest e-commerce companies, ride-hailing...
Gojek crosses 200,000-driver mark in Vietnam
The number of motorbike taxi drivers riding for ride-hailing firm Gojek Vietnam has crossed the 200,000-mark, with...
Gojek, Tokopedia to create new Southeast Asian e-commerce giant
A new e-commerce giant is in the making
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments company Gojek and the country's leading...
Singapore’s street food vendors rapidly adopt digital payments
Singapore's hawkers go digital
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions in January...
Indonesian startups help street vendors migrate to the digital era
Indonesia, known for its buoyant startup scene, has groomed a very special form of startups, namely such...
Tokopedia poised to become the next great Asian IPO story
Indonesia’s e-commerce giant Tokopedia, a unicorn valued several billions of dollars, has confirmed its plans for an...
Grab, Gojek in merger talks to become Southeast Asian E-commerce giant
The two Southeast Asian ride-hailing providers turned e-commerce companies Grab and Gojek are planning to merge in...
Gojek next regional tech giant to lay off staff amid pandemic
Indonesian ride-hailing, delivery and e-commerce firm Gojek said on June 23 that it will lay off nine...
Philippines: Taxman wants his share from online businesses
The booming e-commerce industry in the Philippines has caught the eye of the country’s tax authorities who...
Facebook, PayPal invest in Indonesia’s e-commerce group Gojek
US social media giant Facebook and online payment pioneer PayPal both have participated in a fundraising round...
Malaysia seeks to boost digital connectivity to revive economy after pandemic
Malaysia plans to boost digital connectivity country-wide as the government acknowledges that improved digitisation has become “a...
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Singapore grants first-ever license for a cryptocurrency exchange
Singapore has an open approach to the crypto ecosystem
Singapore’s financial market regulator has granted preliminary approval for...
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Goodyear Malaysia under fire for alleged labourers’ abuse
A rights group has asked US authorities to investigate the Malaysian operations of multinational US firm Goodyear...