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Alibaba seeks to reclaim e-commerce dominance in China with cross-service loyalty scheme

Alibaba Group Holding is set to launch a new membership programme spanning a range of services from an online marketplace…

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Alibaba and JD.com claim record participation in 618 sales event, boosted by subsidies

More than 453 brands each surpassed 100 million yuan (US$14 million) in gross merchandise value (GMV) on Alibaba’s Taobao and…

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Temu, Pinduoduo owner PDD faces profit challenge amid Trump tariffs, domestic competition

Chinese discount e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, operator of Temu and Pinduoduo, faces increased profitability challenges amid US President Donald Trump’s…

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Temu points Chinese sellers to Middle East, Latin American markets amid US tariff woes

On Friday, more than 1,000 Chinese merchants selling on the Temu online marketplace gathered for a five-hour event in Guangzhou,…

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China’s ‘involution’ trap is hurting nation’s competitiveness, state media warns

Chinese state media has refreshed its calls for local-level governments and businesses to refrain from unhealthy, exhausting competition that is…

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China’s Lunar New Year travellers try to outsmart algorithms for cheaper fares

The Lunar New Year holiday is among the priciest time to travel in China, but this year, Chinese internet user…

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JD.com launches gifting feature to compete with Alibaba, Tencent ahead of Lunar New Year

Chinese e-commerce platform operator JD.com on Friday introduced a gifting feature on its mobile app, joining rival Alibaba Group Holding…

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TikTok parent ByteDance denies its secret algorithms create filter bubbles

An executive from Chinese social media giant ByteDance played down the role of its content-recommendation algorithms in creating so-called filter…

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Opinion | China will rein in vicious competition at the root of its overcapacity

The Chinese economic miracle occurred on a far greater scale than even the most experienced observers could have imagined. It…

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PDD’s Chinese-American billionaire investor Duan Yongping heaps praise on Temu

Chinese-American billionaire and low-key entrepreneur-investor Duan Yongping publicly praised e-commerce giant PDD Holdings’ Temu for its marketing success, highlighting the…

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