China

Artificial Intelligence Security

Pinduoduo is facing a growing public backlash and an official investigation into its working practices after the death of an employee in her 20s. The employee, born in 1998, collapsed…

Alibaba’s facial recognition technology can reportedly be used to identify members of China’s Uighur Muslim minority.

Alibaba’s facial recognition tech could be being used to identify Uighurs

Alibaba China facial recognition Uighur

December 17, 2020

Alibaba’s facial recognition technology can reportedly be used to identify members of China’s Uighur Muslim minority. A new report from surveillance industry researcher IPVM says that Alibaba’s Cloud Shield software…

Alibaba has once again fallen foul of the Chinese government and has been fined 500,000 yuan (£57,000) for failing to submit relevant paperwork during an acquisition deal.

Alibaba fined £57,000 for failing to provide paperwork in latest government crackdown

Companies

Alibaba China Tencent

December 14, 2020

Cryptocurrency Ecommerce Payment

Alibaba has once again fallen foul of the Chinese government and has been fined 500,000 yuan (£57,000) for failing to submit relevant paperwork during an acquisition deal. In the government’s…

JD.com will start accepting digital yuan

JD.com becomes first online platform to accept digital yuan

Beijing China cryptocurrency digital yuan ecommerce JD.com

December 7, 2020

Companies Ecommerce marketplace

Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com Inc on Saturday announced it had become the country’s first platform to accept Beijing’s digital yuan. The company’s finch arm JD Digits will accept Beijing’s homegrown…

Wish.com saw its stocks divebomb as much as 16 per cent after launching its initial public offering (IPO) on the NASDAQ yesterday.

Wish.com sees net losses grow to $176m as it prepares for IPO

China Initial Public Offering IPO Wish

November 23, 2020

Companies Delivery / Supply Chain Ecommerce

Wish.com officially filed to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday as it reported skyrocketing revenues of $1.7 billion. The ecommerce platform revealed its sales figures for the first…

Alibaba’s AliExpress announces record breaking Singles Day

Alibaba AliExpress China ecommerce Global Shopping Festival Singles Day

November 17, 2020

Companies Ecommerce Industry Security

AliExpress saw the value of its merchandise sold internationally rise 350 per cent on Singles Day last week. The shopping event founded by Alibaba and now known as the Global…

Leading Indian online grocer BigBasket reeling from major cyber attack

Alibaba attack BigBasket China customers cyberattack details ecommerce grocery Hari Menon India Retail security

November 9, 2020

C2M China Consumer to manufacturer Pinduoduo

Cyberattackers have stolen the personal details of millions of users of Indian online grocer BigBasket, according to Bloomberg News. BigBasket co-founder and chief executive Hari Menon confirmed the attack, which…

Pinduoduo: Consumer-to-manufacture revolution offers glimpse into retail’s future

Analysis Op-ed

November 9, 2020

China counterfeit crackdown e-commerce illegal Livestream operation state

A consumer-to-manufacturer (“C2M”) revolution is currently under way in China that could remake the way goods are produced and sold in the future. In traditional retail, manufacturers produce what they…

China launches crackdown on online counterfeits

Ecommerce Security

October 26, 2020