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E-commerce

Companies & Markets

Amazon, Flipkart take aim at India’s banks with new consumer loan offerings

Under its rules, AliExpress says content must not be sexually explicit or harmful to minors, and its listing policies ban “any items depicting or suggestive of sex involving minors”.
Companies & Markets

AliExpress bans Chinese sex doll seller after Reuters examination

Shein has faced fierce political pushback since it opened its first physical store at the BHV Marais in central Paris.
Companies & Markets

Shein faces EU pressure to curb sales of sex dolls and weapons

Gen Z is also the key driver of the luxury resale market, analysts say, making TikTok Shop fertile ground.
Lifestyle

TikTok Shop pushes into luxury retail with US$11,000 handbags

The stablecoin market is worth US$300 billion todaya nd could grow to US$4 trillion by 2030.
Crypto & Alternative Assets

Grab, XSGD issuer StraitsX to develop digital asset wallets to accept stablecoin payments

Visitors walk through the Marina Bay Sands shopping mall in Singapore on September 11, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Why retail success hinges on more than bargains

Singapore's Sea Ltd, the tech startup that's become South-east Asia's most valuable company, increased the size and set the final price of a secondary stock offering to raise at least US$2.57 billion.
Companies & Markets
BROKERS’ TAKE

Maybank cuts Sea target price with ‘hold’ call on softer Shopee margins, HSBC maintains ‘buy’ call

A worker sorts packages at JD's warehouse during Singles' Day, China's massive annual shopping event in Beijing, China, Nov 11, 2025.
Global Enterprise

JD.com touts Singles’ Day sales despite China deflation concerns

An influencer holds a Labubu Why So Serious Plush Pendant doll during an AliExpress and Pop Mart livestream shopping show on Singles' Day at a pop-up store in London, Britain, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Lifestyle

Labubu craze hits London on Singles’ Day with AliExpress live shopping show

Singapore's efforts to build an AI hub could help it unlock the AI ambitions for the region.
Companies & Markets

South-east Asia’s digital economy revenue set to hit US$135 billion in 2025: report

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