Amazon China
Amazon to shut down Kindle e-book store in China
As of 2017, China was already the world’s biggest market for Kindle.
Thao Lam La · · 2 min read
Report: Chinese regulator halts Tencent’s merger of video game firms
According to Reuters, Huyu and DouYu would have had a combined market share of 70%, further strengthening Tencent’s online gaming hold.
Roehl Niño Bautista · · 1 min read
In brief: Amazon to shut China marketplace, says Reuters
After 15 years, Amazon is still a minor player.
Aya Lin · · 1 min read
China’s online spending to hit $2 trillion this year
That’s doubled from two years ago.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readChina preps for craziest ever shopping spree as Singles Day looks set to top $20b
Next week’s Singles Day will see Chinese consumers spend more online than has ever been done before.
Steven Millward · · 2 min readBrief: Amazon plots China fightback with hiring spree
Job listings show Amazon is hiring in up to 900 positions as the retail giant, which first launched in China in 2004, seeks to revitalize its Chinese business.
Steven Millward · · 1 min readOpinion: Amazon will probably never enter Southeast Asia. Here’s why
But Indonesia is a more likely entrance.
Sheji Ho · · 5 min readHow Alibaba created the world’s biggest online shopping day
Today, when people think of November 11 in China, they think of massive sales. But it used to be celebrated in a very different way. What changed?
C. Custer · · 6 min readAmazon sucks it up in China, opens a store on Alibaba’s marketplace
Here’s the weirdest China ecommerce news so far this year – and possibly all year: Amazon just opened up a store on Alibaba’s marketplace, Tmall.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read