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SoftBank sells $200m stake in Indian ecommerce firm Meesho
SoftBank Group sold a 1.65% stake in Meesho, a Bengaluru-based ecommerce company, for US$200 million in a block deal.
Minh Le · · 1 min read
Amazon eyes product data graph to strengthen AI shopping tools
Amazon renamed its AI shopping assistant Rufus to Alexa for Shopping in May.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read
TikTok Shop is coming for Shopee’s ecommerce crown
A closer look at what's driving TikTok Shop's growth in Thailand, which other markets it's gaining ground in, and what Shopee is doing to fight back.
Jofie Yordan · · 5 min readJD.com takes control of German electronics chain Ceconomy
Ceconomy became a JD.com subsidiary, and JD.com will consolidate its financial results from November 12.
Aiko Gao Ishida · · 1 min readSea sails into the cloud
In today’s edition, we look at Sea Group’s latest financials, how deals are done in Japan, and Airwallex’s big plans for Singapore.
Samreen Ahmad · · 3 min readSea’s Q3 revenue jumps 43% on Shopee, Monee
The Singapore-based consumer internet company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of US$8.6 billion and net income of US$502.5 million on November 10.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min readS Korea fines Coupang $220m for anticompetitive conduct
Coupang Eats competes with Woowa Brothers' Baedal Minjok, the market leader in South Korea.
Minh Le · · 1 min readSociolla’s revenue jumps 71% in 2025 ahead of potential listing
Revenue doubled in Vietnam and expansion efforts are underway in Singapore, but a non-cash accounting charge contributed to widened losses last year.
Jofie Yordan · · 3 min readTikTok Shop launches standalone app in SEA
The app description lists shopping through livestreams and short videos.
Grace Priscilla Teo · · 1 min read