Shopee trumped Lazada in Southeast Asia E-commerce market: A lesson of localization
Southeast Asia’s E-commerce potential With a young and large population of 650 million people, Southeast Asia (SEA) is known to be the world’s fastest-growing internet region in recent years. A joint study between Google and Temasek Holdings last year predicted that SEA’s digital economy will triple in size by 2025, reaching US$240 billion. As a […]
Vietnam rises as a manufacture destination amid US-China trade war
The trade war between the US and China won’t loosen up any time soon (Illustration by Eric Chow)
Vietnam in 2019: World’s second-biggest textile exporter?
A quick recap Ever since the economic reforms of the early 1990s, one of Vietnam’s key economic products has been textile and garment manufacturing. During the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial country, this sector has been creating millions of job opportunities for rural workers, forming a consistent chain of supply for domestic and […]
Analyzing Southeast Asians’ Participation on 2018 Singles’ Day (PART II)
“Alibaba’s long-term strategy was to sell to consumers outside of China on Singles’ Day, especially to the Southeast Asia, in addition to selling international brands to Chinese consumers, and they had fulfilled just that..“ ->> Analyzing Southeast Asians’ Participation on 2018 Singles’ Day (PART I) 2/Singapore Anticipation Starts Early with Traffic Doubling Up Right […]
Analyzing Southeast Asians’ Participation on 2018 Singles’ Day (PART I)
Alibaba’s tenth Singles’ Day event – Sunday, November 11 – again set a 24-hour sales record, despite concerns about a slowing Chinese economy and the effects of the ongoing trade war with the United States. The Chinese e-Commerce giant announced that sales reached $30.8 billion (213.5 billion yuan) for the mere 24-hour period, as measured […]
[Infographic] Singles’ Day (November 11st, 2018) shopping festival and the impressive records
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Single Day – November 11st has become an annual shopping occasion, a promotional-hunting monumental on a global scale. In recent years, the heat of the event has spread to Vietnam market, and large e-Commerce platforms like Lazada, Shopee, Tiki, Sendo obviously have not stood still. After only 3 days of shopping in the wake of […]
A Potential US Withdrawal from the UPU Treaty is Looming and What It Means for China-based e-Commerce Businesses
On October 17, 2018, the Trump Administration announced plans to withdraw from the Universal Postal Union (UPU) treaty due to a dispute over the discounted postal rates charged on Chinese packages shipped to the United States. The move is part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to level the playing field between Chinese and US businesses. […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART III)
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The import – export sector in the Philippines is on the rise. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s total trade grew by 8.6% in December 2017. This is better than the 5.8% full-year trade growth recorded in 2016. ->> [Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I) ->> [Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART II)
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The import – export sector in the Philippines is on the rise. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s total trade grew by 8.6% in December 2017. This is better than the 5.8% full-year trade growth recorded in 2016. ->> [Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I) Imports and exports posted 10.2 […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I)
![[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I) 48](https://blog.boxme.asia/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Untitled-1-01-1-1024x1024.png "[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in the Philippines (PART I) 50")
The import – export sector in the Philippines is on the rise. According to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the country’s total trade grew by 8.6% in December 2017. This is better than the 5.8% full-year trade growth recorded in 2016. Imports and exports posted 10.2 percent and 9.5 percent growth rates, respectively, exceeding the Development […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Vietnam (PART III)
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With its rising costs, China is no longer the go-to destination for many businesses, and Vietnam has arisen as a potential competitor. Recent trends show that the number of orders shifting from China to Vietnam has seen a significant increase. For example, China’s Pearl River Delta, long known as one of the key factory centers […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Vietnam (PART II)
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With its rising costs, China is no longer the go-to destination for many businesses, and Vietnam has arisen as a potential competitor. Recent trends show that the number of orders shifting from China to Vietnam has seen a significant increase. For example, China’s Pearl River Delta, long known as one of the key factory centers […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Vietnam (PART I)
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With its rising costs, China is no longer the go-to destination for many businesses, and Vietnam has arisen as a potential competitor. Recent trends show that the number of orders shifting from China to Vietnam has seen a significant increase. For example, China’s Pearl River Delta, long known as one of the key factory centers […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Indonesia (Part III)
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Indonesia may not be as big as China in terms of scale and population, but it pretty much is in every other sense of the word, thanks to its limitless opportunities for businesses – large and small alike. Here in the first ‘episode’ of the Southeast Asia analyzing series, we take a look at Indonesia […]
[Southeast Asia] Export Potential in Indonesia (PART II)
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Indonesia may not be as big as China in terms of scale and population, but it pretty much is in every other sense of the word, thanks to its limitless opportunities for businesses – large and small alike. Here in the first ‘episode’ of the Southeast Asia analyzing series, we take a look at Indonesia […]