Alibaba

As 2017 sets, here are my observations about Asia tech: Bloomberg Gadfly

(Dec 28): I'm not feeling quite bold enough to make predictions about 2018. After all, a year ago I didn't get why bitcoin was worth US$1,000 (yeah, I know), or why Pokemon Go was so exciting.

Amazon’s primed to rule Singapore: Bloomberg Gadfly

SINGAPORE (Dec 7): Southeast Asia is shaping up to be a fascinating retail battleground, with two distinct approaches vying for dominance.

Tech

'Rampant' video piracy sparks calls for a Singapore crackdown on illegal streaming from set-top boxes

SINGAPORE (Dec 4): Singapore, which prides itself on being a haven for law and order, is being called a haven for pirating copyrighted programming by entertainment titans such as Walt Disney, HBO, the National Basketball Association and the English Premi

Global Markets

Alibaba prepares a grand retail experiment for Singles' Day

HONG KONG (Nov 9): Jack Ma beat Jeff Bezos into grocery stores. Now China’s richest man is again showing his rival the way by targeting 6 million mom-and-pop shops, the biggest test yet of a vision to reinvent physical retail.

Startups, Entrepreneurs, Digital economy

Planes, trains and automobiles: Lazada's logistics battle to win SE Asia

SINGAPORE (Sept 29): Southeast Asia is on the verge of a logistics "boom" thanks to e-commerce, but will require huge investment in cities and last-mile networks to cope, says Pierre Poignant, the man behind the systems that keep Alibaba-owned Laz

Broker's Calls

This shopping mall REIT could soon benefit from its sponsor’s omni-channel strategy

SINGAPORE (Sept 15): OCBC Investment Research says CapitaLand Retail China Trust (CRCT) could get a leg up from an omni-channel strategy that could be implemented across its portfolio in the future.

Tencent's giant rally is a problem for some China investors

TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Sept 8): When it comes to China’s biggest technology stocks, some investors are finding there can be too much of a good thing.

In print this week

If you can’t beat them, join them?

(Aug 28): Shares in ComfortDelGro Corp received a strong boost after the company said on Aug 22 that it had signed an exclusive agreement with Uber to open talks on future collaboration.

Global Markets

Jack Ma is ahead of Jeff Bezos in grocery store ambitions

NEW YORK (Aug 18): Jack Ma is ahead of Jeff Bezos in one area: grocery stores.
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