Shopee agreed to adjust practices in Indonesia after competition law violation

Shopee agreed to adjust practices in Indonesia after competition law violation

BRAZIL – 2022/03/22: In this photo illustration, a woman’s silhouette holds a smartphone with a Shopee logo in the background. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shopee and its courier service Shopee Express agreed to adjust its current practices after admitting to … Read more

Alibaba bets on overseas businesses amid sluggish growth in China

Alibaba bets on overseas businesses amid sluggish growth in China

The logo of the Alibaba office building is seen in the Huangpu District in Shanghai, June 16, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group is betting on its overseas businesses while domestic consumption growth remains sluggish. One bright spot in Alibaba’s latest earnings report was its international e-commerce business unit, which posted … Read more

Alibaba’s Lazada cuts staff across Southeast Asia in fresh round of layoffs

Alibaba’s Lazada cuts staff across Southeast Asia in fresh round of layoffs

Lazada is the third-largest e-commerce player in Indonesia, after Sea Limited’s Shopee and Tokopedia, according to Momentum Works. Matt Hunt | Lightrocket | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Alibaba-owned Lazada began its latest round of layoffs on Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told CNBC, following a slew of media reports about cuts … Read more

Don’t read too much into market losses so far

Don’t read too much into market losses so far

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on January 3, 2024, in New York City.  Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need … Read more