Rajiv MenonE-Tailing
Indonesia Enforces 0.5% Tax Collection on Domestic E-Commerce Sales
Individual sellers generating up to Rp 500 million annually remain exempt from the withholding rule upon filing a declaration.
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Amazon EU Faces Italian Trial over Alleged €3.52M Unpaid Import VAT
Prosecutors in Milan conclude an inquiry into two managers and 1.5 million Chinese products after November warehouse raids.
Rajiv MenonE-Tailing
South Korea Fines Coupang Won300.8bn over Delivery App Rules
Antitrust regulators penalized the e-commerce giant and rival Woowa Brothers a combined Won631.9bn for squeezing restaurant merchants with parity demands.
Wei ZhangE-Tailing
Lazada Adds on Flagships in Thailand and the Philippines
Swiss running shoe brand On opens its first official Southeast Asian marketplace storefronts on LazMall, planning catalog additions through 2027.
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
Thailand Approves up to 30% Import Duties on Cross-Border E-Commerce
The revised tariff regime targets inbound postal parcels to generate 6.3 billion baht in state revenue while shielding domestic manufacturers from discounted overseas goods.
Maria SantosE-Tailing
Macau Police Uncover 33,000 Fake Sites as Android Trojans Hit Wallets
Mobile malware disguised as gaming software uses deceptive screen overlays to intercept payment PINs from Touch ‘n Go and DuitNow users in Malaysia.
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Zepto Delivers 14,000 Gold and Silver Coins an Hour in Festive Shift
Swiggy Instamart also saw bullion orders jump up to 23 times during Dhanteras as quick commerce expands beyond groceries into high-value festive retail.
Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Temu Joins Philippine Anti-Counterfeiting Pact Across 90 Markets
A memorandum of understanding with IPOPHL establishes formal notice-and-takedown channels for intellectual property owners.
Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Coupang Swings to $501 Million Loss as Warehouse Fire Offsets Revenue Beat
South Korea’s e-commerce leader posted a $450 million operating loss after absorbing $248 million in direct fallout from an Incheon logistics hub blaze.
Minjun ParkE-Tailing
Kakao Swings to Net Profit of KRW 526 Billion
Operating profit surged 48 per cent to KRW 732 billion as full-year revenue reached KRW 8.1 trillion.
Maria SantosE-Tailing
Peppermint Bizmoto Partners with HaveIt to Power Transport Payments
The agreement will integrate the operator’s e-wallet infrastructure across the Philippine digital platform and its Ride It service.
Maria SantosE-Tailing
Zhang Yiming Tops China Wealth List with Nearly $100 Billion Fortune
Nongfu Spring founder Zhong Shanshan slipped to second place after his valuation dropped 23 percent to $61 billion.
Maria SantosE-Tailing
Pakistan Accelerates Alibaba Projects Under $1 Billion AI Strategy
Ministries must finalize operational frameworks by November to boost farm exports and link small enterprises to global markets.
Maria SantosE-Tailing
AnyMind and Meta Partner to Bring Live Commerce Ads to Asia Pacific
The ad rollout links social video streams to external merchant checkouts, starting with Facebook Live in Q4 2026.
Sarah ChenE-Tailing
TikTok Shop Targets 13.2% Share Across Southeast Asia E-Commerce
A surge toward US$15 billion in gross merchandise value puts ByteDance within striking distance of Lazada and Tokopedia across regional markets.
Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Lazada, Shopee and TikTok Cut Fees to Save Thai SMEs 1.93B Baht
The six-month rollback to January levels excludes electronics and covers 1.2 million registered small businesses.
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