Logistics

Meituan Youxuan’s shutdown ended a subsidy war and opened a new phase in China’s retail competition.

As production capacity shifts into the region, fragmented suppliers and uneven material standards create new challenges for factory operators.

A robovan project is underway at Singapore’s Changi Airport, while public road testing is set to begin in Malaysia.

The strategy helps merchants boost efficiency and minimize tariffs, sidelining Western services.

It is getting more profit out of retail, even as quick commerce spending tests the limits of that improvement.

Investors from the UAE, Australia, and across Asia backed the latest tranche.

Increased spending on supply chains and merchant support also weighed on its 2025 results.

Petrochemical, tech, and shipping companies are all grappling with the Strait of Hormuz blockage.