Pinduoduo: why China's e-commerce dark horse is on the rise

In the run-up to its $1.6 billion US IPO, high-flying Chinese online shopping app pushes the message it is not a Tencent affiliate. It's not quite as simple as that ...

Fierce competition between Lazada, Shopee, Tokopedia and Bukalapak is driving up costs and accelerating consolidation. Chinese buyers are staking their turf.

The Chinese groups completed bond offerings across USD, CNH and AUD, while the Taiwanese manufacturer has used its Singapore subsidiary for syndicated lending.

The American supermarket giant is deepening its partnership with China's No.2 e-commerce player. It's a sign of things to come as traditional retailers look to play on the e-commerce battlefield.

The vaguer terms of China's new foreign investment law has made it less likely that VIE-structured companies will be regulated by the government - a relief to Alibaba and Tencent.

With a battle raging for China's food delivery dollar, Ele.me sees parent company Alibaba's trove of user information as the secret ingredient for success over Tencent's Meituan.