Innovation 21 August 2025 AI giants race to scoop up elusive real-world data OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity create partnerships and free offers for a steady stream of consumer data that can't be scraped from the internet. By Itika Sharma Punit
China Outside China 20 June 2025 The $10 billion delivery empire built on Shein and TikTok orders A Chinese courier company is out-delivering Amazon — and everyone else — across Southeast Asia. By Lam Le
Innovation 9 May 2025 How do you compete with Chinese e-commerce giants? A Vietnamese company is deploying housewives Sendo, once poised to become Vietnam’s leading e-commerce company, is reinventing itself to survive against TikTok Shop and Shopee. By Lam Le
Tech Giants 6 January 2025 YouTube Shopping wants to unseat TikTok Shop in Southeast Asia The platform is partnering with Shopee to target the region’s growing shoppertainment spending. By Michelle Anindya and Lam Le
Regional Champions 28 March 2024 ShopeeFood drops noncompete clause after Rest of World reporting Drivers for the Vietnam delivery company had used workarounds but feared detection. After Rest of World’s reporting, the clause was dropped. By Lam Le
Creator Economy 28 March 2024 Brazil banned these killer kites. Influencers are keeping the black market alive By advertising on Instagram and TikTok, and selling through marketplaces, vendors are finding their way around the ban. By Matheus Andrade and Daniela Dib
Regional Champions 7 March 2024 ShopeeFood miscalculates delivery distances. Gig workers in Vietnam are paying the price Rest of World reviewed nearly 50 orders on one of Vietnam’s most popular food delivery apps. In most cases, the distance counted was lower than Google Maps' estimate. By Lam Le and Nhung Nguyen
Exporter Newsletter 12 October 2023 How Silicon Valley missed the next wave of e-commerce There are lots of exciting retail companies — just not in the U.S. By Russell Brandom
Apps of the World 25 August 2023 Shopee, the juggernaut that fended off Amazon Featuring a whirlwind of discounts, the Sea Group-owned app is popular from Indonesia to Taiwan. By Joan Aurelia Rumengan
Labor 28 July 2022 Why delivery drivers tried to sew their lips shut in Indonesia The protest comes amidst dropping wages, rising inflation, and an investment crunch in the region. By Antonia Timmerman
E-commerce 18 May 2022 15-second shopping: TikTok’s e-commerce ambitions are rising As TikTok Shop expands across Southeast Asia, will users buy that it’s more than just entertainment? By Meaghan Tobin and Randy Mulyanto
E-commerce 15 November 2021 The future of Brazilian gaming: shopping Sea, a Singaporean giant, has leveraged Free Fire's massive success to open new markets in Latin America. By Leo Schwartz