Food delivery
China’s delivery drivers are its most obvious underclass
New rules aim to help, but the economy will keep them down
Food delivery platform WhyQ brings AI into its corporate catering niche
New artificial intelligence-powered features will help both client companies and their employees be better informed
Uber explores Delivery Hero takeover to fight DoorDash globally: sources
The ride-hailing giant has been making acquisitions overseas to strengthen its position internationally
China formalises labour rules for gig workers on online platforms
The guidance also seeks to strengthen oversight of algorithms used by Internet platforms by enhancing transparency
China fines Alibaba, PDD for food delivery business failures
The country’s hyper-competitive instant delivery market engaged in a price war in the past year as platforms tried to defend their market share
Chinese regulator fines, confiscates US$527m from food-delivery platforms
They violated food safety regulations
Grab to buy foodpanda’s Taiwan business for US$600 million
The deal marks Grab’s entry into its first market outside South-east Asia
Delivery Hero investor Aspex calls on CEO to step up turnaround or face ouster
Aspex questions Delivery Hero’s ownership of certain businesses
Deliveroo exits Singapore as parent DoorDash shifts focus
DoorDash says decision not an indication of business performance
Lessons Grab CEO Anthony Tan learnt while building the super app
Through stories and insights, the app’s co-founder reveals the difficulties and struggles he experienced during the early days in a newly-released podcast titled Inside Grab
