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Companies & Markets

Meituan seeks to raise US$3 billion in dual-currency bond sale

The dim sum bond market has also drawn interest from local Chinese governments and countries such as Indonesia.
Companies & Markets

Meituan plans debut dim sum bonds in up to 10 billion yuan sale

CGS International forecasts Grab's financial services segment to achieve operating breakeven by end-2026.
Companies & Markets
BROKER’S TAKE

CGS International upgrades Grab to ‘add’, raises target price to US$7 on financial services turnaround

Foodpanda delivery rider Abdullah Abbas wades through a flooded street under a railway bridge after heavy rainfall in Lahore, Pakistan, Aug 30, 2025.
Startups & Tech

No pause for food delivery riders during Pakistan’s monsoon

The Xiaomei agent allows users to order meals via voice command and help them book restaurants.
Companies & Markets

Meituan launches AI agent to boost food delivery business

Meituan is enjoying fresh momentum off the back of a partnership with Kuaishou, a Chinese live-streaming platform.
Companies & Markets

Tencent’s AI restraint shows risk of Alibaba, JD food war

Deliveroo tells riders that “the fee for each order is unique” and is based on estimates of time, distance, the rider’s location, time of day, day of the week, the busyness of the restaurant and a number of other factors.
Opinion & Features

Dynamic wages make work a gamble

Delivery Hero and Just Eat Takeaway compete with each other in Austria, Bulgaria, Italy, Poland and Spain.
Startups

Prosus set to win EU nod for US$4.74 billion Just Eat deal: sources

Alibaba’s food-delivery strategy has distracted investors away from the DeepSeek-led AI boom that drove its shares up more than 80% in just two months earlier this year.
Global Enterprise

Alibaba risks deepening US$100 billion rout as turf war heats up

Just like ride hailing and food delivery apps the world over, Chinese gig work employers pitch their jobs as flexible, entrepreneurial, and empowering.
Global Enterprise

China’s gig economy booms as blistering heat leaves workers exposed

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