Category: E-Commerce

New China-Africa Air Cargo Route From Hainan to Kenya, South Africa

The Kenyan cargo airline Astral Aviation launched new direct service between the southern Chinese island province of Hainan and Africa, with service to both Nairobi and Johannesburg. The first flight took off late last week, ferrying 48 tons of Chinese electronics and e-commerce goods. ...

Indonesia Lifts TikTok License Suspension as App Shares Data

Indonesia lifted its suspension of TikTok's local operating license after the social media platform shared data requested by the government about recent protests, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said. Indonesia has the second-largest audience on TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, ...

Trump Tariffs Boosting Nigerian E-Commerce Giant

The CEO of the Nigerian e-commerce company Jumia says the Trump administration’s tariffs are easing its access to Chinese manufacturers. Francis Dufay told Bloomberg that trade barriers in the U.S. are forcing Chinese suppliers to find other markets, which benefits Nigerian consumers. This is strengthening Jumia’s hand ...

China’s Delivery Titans Export Their Ugliest Rivalry to Brazil

Two of China’s biggest delivery giants are exporting not just their business models but also their worst habits. In Brazil, Didi’s 99Food and Meituan’s Keeta have turned a promising overseas expansion into a spectacle of lawsuits, exclusivity deals, and copycat branding so absurd that instead of toppling ...

Behind the Abaya: Chinese E-Commerce Eyes Persian Gulf’s Hidden ‘Her’ Economy

Narratives surrounding “veiled luxury” beneath the black abayas are electrifying Chinese e-commerce players. Frustrated by the U.S. markets due to the tariff, Chinese e-commerce players are turning to the Middle East's untapped “Her” economy.  Viral ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

How to Lure Chinese Financing Back to the Global South: Report

Global South countries face increasing financing pressure, endangering their ability to keep developing while also implementing measures to deal with a growing climate crisis. The disruption of global trade is coupled with a larger megatrend: flows of international capital to the developing world have turned negative. This means that countries are now routinely paying more to service loans than they receive in disbursements.

The vast majority of Global South borrowers ...

TikTok to Invest $8.8 Billion in Thailand Over Five Years

TikTok plans to invest $8.8 billion in Thailand over the next five years, focusing on digital infrastructure, workforce development and online safety initiatives, a senior executive said Friday after talks with the government. The social media platform owned by China's ByteDance ...

China and Indonesia Are Linking QR Payments, and It’s Bigger Than You Think

China and Indonesia are launching a partnership to connect their QR code payment systems, shaking up the way cross-border payments work. China’s UnionPay International and Indonesia’s Payment System Association (ASPI) have teamed up to bring their QR code payment ...

Nigerian Shoppers Succomb to Massive Temu Marketing Blitz

Chinese online retailer Temu is now the most downloaded app on both the Android and Apple stores in Nigeria thanks to a massive marketing campaign that has blanketed the West African country with promotions for low-cost products imported directly from China.

Chinese Shopping App Temu Suspended in Vietnam: State Media

Chinese shopping app Temu has been forced to suspend its services in Vietnam after it failed to register with authorities, state media said on Thursday. Goods ordered on Temu were no longer being cleared through customs in Vietnam, state media reported, ...

Buy Now, Pay Later: Latin America Pressured by Chinese Online Shops

By Paulina Abramovich Isidora Olave opens a package containing a T-shirt, a skirt, and a handful of glitter stickers shipped to her front door in Santiago, Chile, all the way from China, almost 20,000 kilometers away.

Indonesia’s Antitrust Agency Says Shopee Arm Admits Breaches

The Indonesian arm of e-commerce firm Shopee has admitted violating anti-monopoly rules and agreed to change some of its operations, Indonesia's antitrust agency, or KPPU, said on Wednesday. The KPPU said in May it was monitoring the Indonesian units of e-commerce ...

Indonesia Probes Shopee and Lazada for Suspected Anti-Competition Breaches

Indonesia's antitrust agency said Monday it was probing local units of e-commerce giants Shopee and Lazada for potential breaches of anti-competition rules. The agency said it was closely watching PT Shopee Internasional Indonesia and PT Ecart Webportal Indonesia, the domestic units ...
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