Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Shopee and Magalu Form Marketplace Partnership in Brazil
Magazine Luiza will sell its first-party catalog on Shopee while integrating Shopee products into its own digital ecosystem.
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Minjun ParkAutomotive
Renault and Geely Invest More in Brazil for New Electric Vehicle
The capital injection will upgrade local assembly lines to meet regional demand for affordable passenger models.
Wei ZhangFood
Robusta Coffee Climate Resilience Is a Flawed Myth, Study Warns
New research shows the crop is highly vulnerable to drought, threatening global supplies led by Vietnam and Brazil.
Rajiv MenonTelecom
Alibaba Opens Brazil Data Centres to Target South American AI Demand
The Chinese cloud giant is expanding its overseas computing footprint into Latin America to capture local artificial intelligence workloads.
Maria SantosFood
Vietnamese Pepper Exports Spice Up by 25%, Despite Increased Competition from Brazil
In the first ten months of 2025, Vietnam’s pepper exports experienced an increase of over 25% in comparison to the previous year. This growth occurred even though the export volume dropped 5.9% to 206,427 tonnes, as reported by the Vietnam Pepper and Spice…
Minjun ParkFood
Coffee Industry Seizes Opportunities as Global Prices Continue to Climb
In a striking reflection of the challenges posed by climate change, coffee prices surged globally by approximately 40% in 2024, as highlighted by a recent study from the Food and Agriculture Organization. This surge is largely attributed to adverse weather…
Sarah ChenE-Tailing
Brazil’s postal service inks deal with Shopee to sell products to Asia
Brazil’s postal service Correios said on Wednesday it has signed an agreement with Singaporean shopping app Shopee to boost exports of Brazilian products to Southeast Asian markets. Shopee, owned by Southeast Asian tech giant Sea, signed a memorandum of…
Aiko TanakaElectronics
No More iPhone Models Without Charger in Brazil
The new iPhone 14 lineup is coming, but Brazilians may not be able to get it in the country. Apple cannot sell its iPhone models without a charger in Brazil anymore, particularly the existing iPhone 12 and 13 models, and was fined more than $2 million (12.28…
Maria SantosFood
Pork imports nearly triple
Frozen pork imports nearly tripled in the first 10 months of this year to 332,000 tons, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Also imported were 350,000 pigs on the hoof from Thailand, a 50 percent increase year on year. Together they cost…
Wei ZhangFashion
L’Occitane takes majority stake in beauty brand Sol de Janeiro
The L’Occitane group has acquired an 83 percent stake in Brazilian-inspired body care brand Sol de Janeiro as part of a strategy to expand its premium beauty offer. Upon the deal’s closure, Sol de Janeiro will become a majority-owned subsidiary of L’Occitane…
Aiko TanakaE-Tailing
Singapore’s Shopee disrupts the Brazil’s e-commerce sector
Shopee took just two years to become Brazil’s most downloaded shopping app, winning users to its low-cost marketplace with its game-changing approach to e-commerce: in-app mini-games offering coupons to winning users. The Singapore-based company has combined…
Maria SantosFashion
Havaianas has best quarter in a decade as China sales surge
Havaianas’ global expansion — prioritizing Europe, China, and the U.S., in addition to Brazil — remains on a strong path. The world market leader in open footwear delivered revenue growth in all regions, including distributors. Outside Brazil, net revenues in…
Aiko TanakaFood
Coca-Cola the latest global brand to ‘Adopt a Park’ in Brazil rainforest
Coca-Cola Co on Wednesday agreed to sponsor a protected reserve in the Amazon rainforest, joining beer maker Heineken and a growing list of global corporations signing up to the Brazilian government’s “Adopt a Park” program. Environmentalists say that the…
Maria SantosE-Tailing
Shopee scales up Brazil operations, eyes Latam potential – sources
Shopee, the e-commerce arm of Southeast Asia’s SEA Ltd, is scaling up its operations in Brazil and evaluating the long-term potential of Latin American markets, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Shopee, the largest e-commerce platform in…
Maria SantosElectronics
Samsung temporary closing its smartphone and home appliance factory in Brazil
Another factory falls victim to a global pandemic. As the coronavirus begins spreading rapidly in Latin America, Samsung has decided to shut down its factory in Manaus, Brazil. The measure is temporary and comes after the Brazilian government called out for…
Wei ZhangFood
Nespresso’s Brazil boss heads up APAC operations
Nespresso has announced Jean-Marc Dragoli, who led the company’s Brazilian operations, as general manager for Oceania. Dragoli is now based in Sydney and aims to build on the double-digit growth achieved in his previous role. “I know Australians and New…