E-commerce

China’s Pinduoduo, JD.com among 5 summoned over false advertising

Beijing's market watchdog said it had identified issues, including false advertising for promotional events and irregular rules.

S. Korea fines e-commerce giant Coupang record $525 million over data leak

Allegations of a massive data leak first surfaced in November, becoming an unexpected source of friction between Seoul and Washington.

SingPost to roll out islandwide mail and small parcel pick-up from HDB, condo letterboxes

Minister for Digital Development and Information Josephine Teo, accompanied by SingPost CEO Mark Chong and chairman Teo Swee Lian, viewing the intelligent flexi sorter at the launch of SingPost's new S$30 million automated parcel sortation facility within the Regional eCommerce Logistics Hub in Greenwich Drive on June 9, 2026.

Amazon moves Prime Day back to June for World Cup and 250th anniversary of US independence

Amazon held Prime Day in July for the past five years.

Temu fined $297 million by EU for sale of unsafe toys, chargers

The European Commission blamed Temu’s recommendation algorithms for helping to spread illegal products.

Temu fined $296 million for breaching EU rules on sale of illegal products

EU regulators investigated Temu following complaints by pan-European consumers’ organisation BEUC and 17 of its national members.

JD.com founder vows to protect its 900,000 Chinese workers from losing their jobs to AI or robots

The online retailer has set up more than 80 training bases around China to retrain workers with skills such as maintenance and servicing of automated systems.

Branded Content

Lower costs and fewer hassles: Why buying and selling online just got easier on Carousell

Doorstep collection offered by SPX Express gives Carousell users a flexible alternative to arranging meet-ups or travelling to drop-off points.

Mums go live: Meet three women in Singapore making a living from live-streaming at home

(From left) Live streamers Natalia Rajahmany, Elaine Heng and Joyce Mak.

Grappling with pay cut, tech skills and isolation to pursue her passion for cooking

Ms Joyce Mak, a mother who does live streams promoting cooking and skincare products from home, with her streaming set-up at home on May 12.

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