Spending and ethics in focus
TikTok has officially launched its e-commerce service TikTok Shop in the US. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Consumers are increasingly turning to social media for their shopping this holiday…
India, Indonesia, China to see biggest jump in real salary in 2024
This year, nine out of 12 places in Asia-Pacific received the highest real salary increases in the world, ECA International reported. TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA | AFP | Getty Images Workers in…
Global rice markets are in crisis amid ‘artificial’ shortage
Rice is a crucial staple for over half the global population and the world is bracing for its most significant shortage in 20 years. India’s export ban on rice is…
Tencent-backed J&T Express fell in Hong Kong IPO debut
Courier handing over package asking female customer to do electronic signature, delivering, receiving, efficiency 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Shares of Indonesia’s J&T Express fell 1.33% when it…
Southeast Asia looks to renewable power for energy security
The floating solar photovoltaic power plant by EDPR Sunseap Group, a unit of Energias de Portugal SA, in Woodlands, in Singapore, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bryan van der Beek…
Southeast Asia haze returns as peatland fires fan global warming fears
In this photo taken on October 10, 2023, a man looks at a forest fire as it approaches houses in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra. Al Zulkifli | Afp | Getty…
Alibaba’s Lazada woos sellers affected by Indonesia’s e-commerce ban
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 Lazada, a Southeast Asian e-commerce…
Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction
CNN — A critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros calf has been born in a national park in Indonesia, the third successful pairing between a local female rhino named Ratu and Andalas,…
Kanjuruhan stadium disaster: One year on, families are still seeking answers
CNN — One year on from the Kanjuruhan football stadium disaster that killed more than 130 people in Indonesia, families of the victims are calling on authorities to reopen investigations…
TikTok’s Southeast Asia ambitions take a major hit with Indonesia ban
TOPSHOT – A staff of a small shoe manufacturer shows their new products to make an introductory video to be posted on social media in Bogor, West Java on September…