China

The grocery group-buying business has come under fire from state media as a cheap means of monetization, but how real is the threat posed to conventional retailers?

Both cooperated on different initiatives in the past years.

S&P Global Ratings estimates the market at just over USD 20 billion in 2020 and expects growth of 50-60% this year.

Short-video company targets e-commerce for growth, in defiance of leader Alipay.

The online purchase of fresh food is increasing rapidly in China.

Each user on average displayed the health code 25 times since being launched.

Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and Meituan have all used variable interest entities to dodge rules on capital activity.

The tragedy calls attention to the lack of workplace protections and benefits for around 200 million gig workers in China.