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Beijing is increasingly praising tech platforms for their ability to create jobs, in a sign of the government’s shifting attitude towards the sector. Photo: Simon Song
China’s economic stimulus

China mends fences with big tech in consumption, employment push

Beijing is increasingly praising the tech sector as a driver of jobs and economic growth, but platforms may still be closely supervised.

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Hong Kong economy

Food deliveries by drone to take flight in Hong Kong as early as April

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Asean

Letters | Asean must keep markets open to allow digital economy to thrive

Alibaba

Video | How Alibaba.com is betting on AI to transform e-commerce

In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Alibaba.com president Zhang Kuo discusses the next big shift in global trade: AI.

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In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Alibaba.com president Zhang Kuo discusses the next big shift in global trade: AI.
Alibaba

Alibaba.com targets 100% AI adoption by merchants in 2025

Zhang Kuo, president of Alibaba’s international wholesale marketplace, expects the AI initiative to help sellers and buyers on the platform.

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Hong Kong economy

Poll reveals which Hong Kong products are winning over Asean online shoppers

Consumers from Thailand, Indonesia lead in buying products from city, while Singapore respondents have highest spend per purchase.

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Hong Kong economy

Food delivery platform Deliveroo to exit Hong Kong market in April

Deliveroo says it has nominated liquidators to manage closure of the business and the remainder of its assets.

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Deliveroo Hong Kong’s platform will remain active until April 7. Photo: Jelly Tse
JD.com

JD.com nearly triples quarterly profit on back of revived consumer spending

JD.com reported a better-than-expected profit of 9.9 billion yuan in the fourth quarter, up from 3.4 billion yuan a year ago.

TikTok

TikTok Live set to make US$77 billion in annual sales, lawsuit shows

The app, which faces a US lawsuit alleging child exploitation, is said to have made $1.7 billion sales from TikTok Live in one quarter.

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Alibaba

Buns over bytes: Laid-off tech workers pursue culinary dreams

In Hangzhou, four ex-Alibaba employees have launched a thriving eatery that aims to inspire career reinvention.

The Ummy Mummy bun restaurant in Hangzhou. Photo: Handout
Alibaba

Alibaba looks to fill 3,000 internship roles in AI talent hunt

The scramble for talent comes as Chinese start-up DeepSeek sets off a national frenzy to adopt AI in various industries.

Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Photo: Reuters
Smartphones

Huawei leads China’s smartphone sales boom fuelled by subsidies

A government subsidy scheme for electronics purchases has boosted sales in the world’s largest smartphone market.

US-China trade war

‘What’s the point?’: Chinese factories hit hard amid US tariff policy shift

Small-scale factories supplying China’s e-commerce giants face an uncertain future as the US moves to end tax exemptions for small parcels.

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Hong Kong economy

Letters | Why the Hong Kong market is important to mainland Chinese tech companies

Readers discuss mainland Chinese firms’ interest in Hong Kong, the prospects of the city’s stock market, and the quality of taxi services.

People walk past advertising for Chinese social networking and e-commerce app RedNote at a shopping centre in Beijing on January 15. Photo: AFP
Alibaba

Alibaba to ramp up AI, cloud investments as quarterly profit surges

CEO Eddie Wu said Alibaba will ‘aggressively invest’ in AI infrastructure and bolster research and development on advanced new AI models.

The Hangzhou-based tech conglomerate on Thursday reported total revenue of 280.2 billion yuan in the three months ended December 31. Photo: Shutterstock
China jobs

China’s food-delivery platforms vow welfare coverage for armies of riders

Amid a labour shift that has pushed millions of jobseekers to online platforms, greater protections are being promised for some temporary workers.

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TikTok

TikTok to expand e-commerce in more countries as US business remains in limbo

TikTok Shop is expected to enter Italy, Germany, France, Japan and Brazil this year, according to sources.

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IPO

Shein faces investor pressure to slash valuation to US$30 billion: sources

Shein shareholders believe an adjustment is needed to help get its potential UK IPO over the line, say people familiar with the matter.

Shein’s logo and website are seen in this illustration taken on May 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters
Shein

China’s online sellers face turmoil after Trump’s tariff reversal

Trump’s return to the White House has added to the challenges faced by cross-border merchants in China.

US-China trade war

Outside In | Trump’s bid to collect tax on small Chinese parcels will cost the US

Chinese parcels make up two-thirds of de minimis imports exempt from customs taxes. But cost of processing would outweigh the tax collected.

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Alibaba

Jack Ma tours Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarket in central China

The Alibaba founder was spotted visiting one of the company’s grocery stores just days after visiting its Hangzhou campus.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma (sixth from left) visits a Freshippo supermarket in Changsha, capital of Hunan province, on Thursday. Photo: RedNote
Alibaba

Chinese apps are slowly returning to India 5 years after border clash

Apps including Alibaba’s Youku streaming platform and Tencent’s hit PUBG Mobile have returned under new names amid a thaw in China-India relations.

Shein’s return to India comes amid a thaw in relations with China after a deal for patrolling the Himalayan border. Photo: Reuters
Pinduoduo

Discount deals dim: Trump duties dampen demand for Temu, Shein

Shein’s US sales fell 16 per cent to 41 per cent for five days from February 5 while Temu’s fell as much as 32 per cent.

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s AI deal with Apple lifts Hong Kong shares by most in 2 years

The deal, which leverages Alibaba’s Qwen AI model, could boost iPhone sales in China and solidify Alibaba’s position as a leading AI player.

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Alibaba

Jack Ma visits Alibaba’s AI-powered second-hand marketplace

Alibaba has been using the online flea market as a testing ground for its rapidly improving AI technologies.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma (fifth from left) visits the offices of second-hand goods platform Xianyu in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

Revive 2020 China deal? Trump pick for US trade envoy suggests so

Jamieson Greer vows to ensure ‘fair’ market access as well as review duty-free handling of smaller parcels from the mainland and Hong Kong.

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Jamieson Greer, US President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the US Trade Representative, testifies in Washington on Thursday. Photo: EPA-EFE
China-EU relations

Chinese e-commerce in spotlight as EU targets flood of small packages

Brussels is seeking to scrap tax breaks for low-value shipments as it cracks down on ‘dangerous’ goods sold by firms such as Temu and Shein.

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Shein

China’s online sellers mull price hikes to offset US tariffs

Chinese merchants face fresh challenges after new US tariffs and the removal of de minimus exemptions.

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