eCommerce
Grab wants to be the future of retail
With its new GrabMerchant marketplace, shops will be more online than ever before.
Facebook invests in Gojek
Facebook and WhatsApp want to "serve small businesses" with this Gojek deal.
Rocket Internet has a coffee startup now
But Flash Coffee faces strong rivals ready for regional expansion.
Vietnam’s online spending to triple to $35b by 2025
Half of Vietnam’s 96 million people will be online shoppers.
Shopee’s explosive growth pushes Sea to near $1b revenue
April orders up 140% as lockdowns boost Shopee usage.
Ex-Lazada exec admits defeat with Vietnam fashion store
Luxury flash sales worked in Europe, but not in Vietnam.
Sequoia in $25m funding for Indonesia startup helping mom-and-pop stores to stock up
GudangAda, started just last year, has bagged series A money.
Oyo, RedDoorz put staff on unpaid leave as tourism grinds to a halt
Hotel bookings are way down as the virus hits the travel industry especially hard.
