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A cry for sobriety amid the planet’s drunken online shopping frenzy

20 Nov 2018 - 3:08pm 4

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Banking & Finance

BOCHK to allow mainland mobile payments with no local bank account

12 Dec, 10:43pm

Tech

In the land where e-payments are king, China says rejecting cash is illegal

10 Dec, 11:41am 4

Hong Kong economy

HSBC tightens PayMe app security after accounts illegally accessed

7 Dec, 10:50pm 3

Tech leaders and founders

Internet giants pose existential threat to banks: BIS chief

5 Dec, 2:46pm

E-Commerce

Singapore malls try new tricks to draw in crowds as threat of online shopping looms

24 Nov, 5:08pm 7

More on Alibaba

Enterprises

Lazada appoints new chief executive to replace Lucy Peng

13 Dec, 10:40pm

Start-ups

Chinese Starbucks challenger gets US$200 million more funding

13 Dec, 6:01am 6

Hong Kong economy

US-China trade war ‘just tip of the iceberg’ says Alibaba’s Jack Ma

12 Dec, 11:15pm 12

Enterprises

China’s food safety watchdog singles out tech giants for violations

12 Dec, 5:50pm

Tech

In the land where e-payments are king, China says rejecting cash is illegal

10 Dec, 11:41am 4

Big Tech

Alibaba extends global electronic trade partnership to Belgium

5 Dec, 9:42pm

Tech leaders and founders

Internet giants pose existential threat to banks: BIS chief

5 Dec, 2:46pm

More on JD.com

Big Tech

JD.com’s Richard Liu makes top 10 Google Hong Kong search list

13 Dec, 3:34pm

Enterprises

China’s food safety watchdog singles out tech giants for violations

12 Dec, 5:50pm

Tech leaders and founders

JD.com founder’s rape accuser says she was lured to dinner

3 Dec, 1:43pm

Apps & Social

How the Chinese deal with holiday boredom and nosy relatives

25 Nov, 6:54am 4

Tech leaders and founders

JD.com chief’s lawyer blasts Reuters for ‘one-sided’ report on rape case

24 Nov, 7:46am 7

Tech

Details emerge in JD.com CEO rape allegations as US weighs conflicting accounts

22 Nov, 4:12pm 28

Richard Liu made the Google Hong Kong top 10 search list for people in current international affairs this year. Photo: Reuters

JD.com’s Richard Liu makes top 10 Google Hong Kong search list

Richard Liu Qiangdong, the JD.com founder and CEO who is the subject of a rape investigation in the US, made the Google Hong Kong top 10 search list for people in current international affairs this year.

13 Dec 2018 - 3:34pm More on JD.com

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Southeast Asian e-commerce platform Lazada appoints new chief executive to replace Lucy Peng

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BOCHK to allow mainland mobile payments with no local bank account

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Meet the man who wants to upend China’s fashion industry with an app called Mogujie

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Australian cloud service provider eyes China potential with expanded presence in Hong Kong

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Babytree’s shares rise in Hong Kong debut after cutting IPO size on waning investors’ appetite

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Tencent partners with Line on mobile payments in Japan, heating up competition with Alibaba’s Alipay

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Chinese food delivery giant Meituan considers consolidating data from its different platforms after loss widens amid price war with Alibaba

Meituan considers consolidating data to cut costs amid losses from price war

27 Nov 2018 - 5:26am

Daniel Zhang Yong, chief executive of Alibaba Group Holding, talks to the media during the company’s Tmall 11.11 Global Shopping Festival in Shanghai on November 11. Photo: SCMP

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Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent founders nominated along with deceased national role models in honours list marking 40 years of economic reform

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How China’s first online grocery business made it easier for sick people to pick up their prescriptions

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Singapore malls try new tricks to draw in crowds as threat of online shopping looms

Singapore malls try new tricks to draw in crowds as threat of online shopping looms

24 Nov 2018 - 5:08pm 7

Clash of the retail titans: Here’s why shopping on China’s Singles’ Day and US Black Friday differ so much

Why Singles’ Day and Black Friday shopping differ so much

23 Nov 2018 - 11:02pm

JD.com founder Richard Liu. Photo: Bloomberg

JD.com chief’s lawyer blasts Reuters for ‘one-sided’ report on rape case

24 Nov 2018 - 7:46am 7

Chinese e-commerce sites remove Dolce & Gabbana products after anti-China slur by company founder

D&G products pulled from Chinese e-commerce sites after ‘racist’ remarks

23 Nov 2018 - 12:28pm 33

Prenetics is first Hong Kong firm to take genetic test kit for cancer risk direct to consumers

The Hong Kong firm taking cancer-risk tests straight to consumers

22 Nov 2018 - 8:38am

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Bitcoin crashes to lowest this year, losses top 25 per cent in a week

21 Nov 2018 - 11:29am 6

Pinduoduo’s losses widen as e-commerce player offers incentives to attract higher-quality merchants

Pinduoduo spends big to shake off reputation for low-quality cheap buys

21 Nov 2018 - 10:38pm 1

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SoftBank doubles down on Korean online retailer Coupang with US$2 billion investment

21 Nov 2018 - 1:17pm

JD.com’s fintech unit promises to lower cost of pig farming with new digital tools

JD.com goes the whole hog with facial recognition for agriculture

21 Nov 2018 - 1:19pm

JD.com offers no update on founder Richard Liu’s US case amid weak earnings

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20 Nov 2018 - 11:14pm

Tencent’s WeChat testing money market fund and score system in bid to catch up with Alipay

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20 Nov 2018 - 6:02am

China’s JD.com feels pressure as sales of big ticket items slow

China’s JD.com misses third-quarter revenue estimates

19 Nov 2018 - 9:26pm

China’s online shopping frenzy is no panacea for the clear air and water we really need for survival

A cry for sobriety amid the planet’s drunken online shopping frenzy

20 Nov 2018 - 3:08pm 4

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Robotic bartenders and smart hotels: a glimpse into the future

16 Nov 2018 - 6:11am

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