Bezos-backed Ula wants to help digitalize MSMEs in Indonesia. Here’s how. [Q&A]
Indonesian e-commerce startup Ula came into the limelight in October last year when Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos's family office joined its Series B funding round, marking the billionaire's first-ever investment in Southeast Asia’s e-commerce space.
Ula announced then that it has secured $87 million in Series B funding round co-led by Dutch tech investment firm Prosus Ventures, China-based tech…
Chinese stabilizer manufacturer Hohem’s product lineup now available at South Korea’s E-mart supermarkets
The addition of the supermarket chain as a point of sale marks the firm's further expansion across offline channels throughout the APAC region
SHENZHEN, China, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hohem, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer of gimbal stabilizers for smartphones and cameras, has made its products available at E-mart, South Korea's most popular supermarket chain. The chain is owned by Shinsegae,…
eWTP (World e-Trade Platform) and CONAGO (Mexican Confederation of Governors) sign cooperation agreement in Mexico City
DENVER, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In May 2022, eWTP (World e-Trade Platform) and CONAGO (Mexican Confederation of Governors) signed a cooperation agreement in Mexico City. Under the framework of eWTP cooperation, both parties will bring the pilot experience and excellent results of eWTP's pilot digitalization projects in other countries to more states in Mexico and provide a development…
Clarivate Awarded Expanded License for Domain Service in Mainland China
MarkMonitor becomes the first and only foreign-owned domain name registrar licensed in Mainland China to offer .com, .cn and .net Top Level Domains
LONDON, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, today announced it is the first and only licensed foreign-owned domain name registrar…
TrustDecision, new overseas brands officially launched in Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit
SINGAPORE, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From July 20th to 22nd, Huawei Intelligent Finance Summit 2022 was held in Singapore. The theme of the conference was "Smarter, Greener, and Together to Build Green Digital Intelligence Finance", bringing together Global Financial Industry Leaders, Opinion Leaders, Academia Representative, and Innovative Practitioners, etc., conducted in-depth discussions…
Carsome expands Malaysia-based regional headquarters
Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform Carsome announced Wednesday the expansion of its regional headquarters in Malaysia, which signifies the company’s efforts in growing a high-skilled workforce to solve customers’ pain points in the car ownership journey.
The expanded headquarters occupies a total of 41,860 square feet of space, spread across four stories at KYM…
P&G and Shopee launch a new exclusive 360° virtual home shopping experience that transforms how users shop online
The new feature is part of P&G's Regional Super Brand Day on Shopee, which also includes campaign-exclusive deals, on-site visibility, and traffic drivers such as influencer engagement and media.
SINGAPORE, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) and Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, officially kicked off P&G's Regional Super Brand…
CGTN: Beyond the Tianshan Mountains: Xinjiang is a land of wonders
BEIJING, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "To both the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains you can see lush pasture; The Gobi Desert has been turned into fertile fields with melted snow irrigating farms..." The lyrics of the popular folk song named "Xinjiang Is a Wonderful Place" offer a true picture of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
 
The Tianshan Mountains,…
AMOREPACIFIC Brings the ‘Next’ K – Beauty Innovation to Indonesia
The 77-year hub of latest beauty innovations, AMOREPACIFIC offers latest beauty solutions through its global brands Sulwhasoo, Laneige, innisfree, & Etude
JAKARTA, Indonesia, July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- While K-concept beauty products are gaining popularity in Indonesia, AMOREPACIFIC, a 77-year-old beauty group with roots in Korea, is moving forward as a global provider of new and…
ADA acquires SingPost’s eCommerce unit to expand eCommerce solutions across APAC
ADA, an regional integrated end-to-end eCommerce solution provider, said Tuesday it has acquired SingPost’s eCommerce arm, to further strengthens its end-to-end eCommerce capabilities in the region.
This deal, which includes the unit’s assets and staff, will further strengthen ADA’s eCommerce capabilities in technology and enablement, offering clients fully integrated services in Malaysia,…