Southeast Asia e-commerce platform Lazada Group has activated its Olympic Games partnership as part of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) long-term partnership with parent Alibaba Group. As an official Olympic partner in Southeast Asia, Lazada will…
The International Olympic Committee and Worldwide TOP Partner Alibaba Group (NYSE: BABA) announced the launch of the firstever Olympic store on Tmall, China’s largest B2C marketplace for brands and retailers, during the weekend. The new Olympic store will be…
Samsung Electronics announced on Tuesday it will extend its partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through 2028, from the original 2020 end date of the collaboration. The two parties signed an agreement at a ceremony at the Hotel Shilla in…
Among changes ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Shibuya is having a revamp that includes Shibuya Stream, on the south side of the railway station. It is a complex covering the point where the Shibuya River emerges from underground. The theme of the first…
Japan will make the medals for the 2020 Olympic Games using recycled consumer electronic devices such as cellphones and home appliances. “Japan is undertaking an interesting project,” Nakagawa Masaharu, Japan’s environment minister, said during an…