China’s 5G rollout is becoming one of the biggest tech stories of the year.…
Sephora’s APAC shoppers found victims of data breach
France’s Sephora has flagged a large-scale data breach, revealing that the personal information and passwords of the cosmetic retailer’s Asia Pacific customers have been exposed to an “unauthorised th…
Kobe’s Evangeline Leong’s opinion on the removal of “likes” on Instagram
How will the removal of ‘likes’ affect our Asian community? What are some of the repercussions?…
eBay Korea leads in Korean e-commerce market
The volume of transactions on eBay Korea was estimated at 8.81 trillion won ($7.47 billion) in the first six months of 2019, keeping it at the top in the blooming but heavily competitive e-commerce ma…
Shinsegae to launch integrated online shopping firm SSG.COM in March
Shinsegae Group will launch a brand new entity that specializes in e-commerce in an effort to become Korea’s answer to Amazon.…
What are those eggs populating Instagram?
Five years ago, there was potato salad. Then there was half an onion, chicken nuggets, and now there is an egg.…
Baidu sales, profit lift on increased online ads
China’s Baidu reported strong sales and profit in the recently closed second quarter, on the back of surging online advertising revenues.…
Retail in Asia partners with Retail Asia Expo 2018
Retail in Asia partners with Retail Asia Expo 2018.…
The $1,290 Balenciaga “T-shirt shirt” goes viral
The French brand keeps making products that push all of social media’s buttons, and that serves the company very, very well.…
China’s Tencent surpasses Facebook in valuation a day
Chinese internet giant Tencent has surpassed Facebook in terms of market value just a day after it became the first Asian technology firm to reach the $500 billion valuation mark.…