The hidden costs behind big discounts: Why the grey market should worry you

Everyone loves getting great discounts and deals while shopping. Who wouldn’t love buying a top-of-the-line smartphone or a branded watch online at a bargain price? It indeed feels like you've hit the jackpot, until the phone malfunctions and you discover there's no warranty. That’s a very common example of risk when buying from grey sellers, and this is one of the many hidden costs that…

Geekplus transforms SME logistics with robotics, driving profitability and achieving 99.9987% order accuracy at YesAsia

HONG KONG, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Geekplus, a global leader in mobile robotics and automation solutions, continues to demonstrate how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can achieve greater operational efficiency and profitability. YesAsia, a leading e-commerce platform specializing in Asian beauty and lifestyle products, faced increasing e-commerce demand and labor challenges. In…

Geekplus transforms SME logistics with robotics, driving profitability and achieving 99.9987% order accuracy at YesAsia

HONG KONG, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Geekplus, a global leader in mobile robotics and automation solutions, continues to demonstrate how small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can achieve greater operational efficiency and profitability. YesAsia, a leading e-commerce platform specializing in Asian beauty and lifestyle products, faced increasing e-commerce demand and labor challenges. In…

CP AXTRA Partners with Tencent Cloud: Catalysing a Digital Transformation in Retail

Newly signed agreement encompasses IaaS and artificial intelligence solutions to enhance customer experience, competitive edge and operational capabilities BANGKOK, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Tencent Cloud and CP AXTRA unveiled a strategic collaboration with the goal of accelerating digital transformation in retail. Leveraging Tencent Cloud's cutting-edge cloud-based infrastructure and…

Carsome partners Petronas AutoExpert to expand aftersales services in Malaysia

Carsome Group, Southeast Asia’s largest integrated car e-commerce platform, and Petronas AutoExpert, a business unit under Petronas Lubricants Marketing Malaysia, have formed a strategic partnership to enhance aftersales service offerings for customers across Malaysia. This collaboration highlights both companies' commitment to building an integrated automotive ecosystem that goes beyond car…

Lakeside Secures New Distribution Agreements with Kelun Pharmaceutical

Expanding Partnerships with Major Industry Players ITASCA, Ill., Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lakeside Holding Limited ("Lakeside" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: LSH), a U.S.-based cross-border supply chain solution provider with a unique focus on the Asia-Pacific market is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Hupan Pharmaceutical (Hubei) Co., Ltd. ("Hupan Pharmaceutical"), has…

New Oriental Announces Results for the Second Fiscal Quarter Ended November 30, 2024

BEIJING, Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the "Company" or "New Oriental") (NYSE: EDU/ 9901.SEHK), a provider of private educational services in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2024, which is the second quarter of New Oriental's fiscal year 2025. Financial Highlights for the…

Guangdong’s GDP estimated to surpass 14 trillion yuan in 2024

GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- In accordance with the government work report that the governor of Guangdong province delivered at the Third Session of the 14th Guangdong Provincial People's Congress on January 15, 2025, the province's GDP was estimated to surpass 14 trillion yuan in 2024, ranking first in China for 36 consecutive years, and its total imports and exports increased…

Yeahka’s Local Life Open Platform Achieves 894% YoY GMV Growth

SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting January 13, RedNote topped the App Store's free download chart. As a lifestyle platform for young people, RedNote has rapidly expanded in the local life sector recently, creating new opportunities for upstream and downstream industries and further opening up market space. Take Yeahka (9923.HK) as an example. Yeahka's local life business…

Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Holdings Limited Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong Pharma Digital Technology Holdings Limited ("Hong Kong Pharma" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HKPD), a leading provider of over the counter ("OTC") pharmaceutical cross-border e-commerce supply chain services in Hong Kong, today announced the closing of its initial public offering (the "Offering") of an aggregate of 1,403,685 ordinary shares, par…