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HONG KONG -- Taobao, the flagship retail platform of China's Alibaba Group, will introduce free overseas shipping on apparel orders as it attempts to challenge cross-border e-commerce rivals Temu and Shein.
A recent Forbes Advisor study identified the riskiest places in the world to visit based on seven key criteria – and the destinations that ranked the safest.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi this week, with issues to include Beijing’s purported aid for Russian military against Ukraine and its assertive behaviour in the contested South China Sea.
VIENTIANE/SINGAPORE -- Thailand's national railway opened a new passenger service to Laos this month, the latest addition to an expanding Southeast Asian rail network aimed at increasing cross-border traffic of people and goods with China.
SINGAPORE -- Singapore-based Grab has acquired the Southeast Asian businesses of Chope, a local restaurant reservation platform, as the ride-hailing and food delivery operator seeks to expand its restaurant-related business.
Singapore has emerged as a highly digitalized market post-pandemic and is widely regarded as an innovation hub in Southeast Asia. Research from Google, Temasek and Bain indicates that ASEAN’s digital economy will surpass S$396 billion (US$300 billion) in gross merchandise value by 2025, with financial services digitalization a primary growth factor.
This is not the first time Musk has lauded the late prime minister. He previously called Lee a “genius” for installing air-conditioning units in public service buildings to boost productivity in the humid, tropical country.