On-demand logistics and delivery company Lalamove is close to completing a $1.5 billion financing round that would bring its valuation to around $10 billion, according to Chinese media.
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The Double 11 shopping festival is hard to miss. E-commerce platforms put out ads everywhere to boost consumption. Like the locals, foreigners are embracing the shopping frenzies.
Cainiao Smart Logistics Network announced a partnership to launch a charter program with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. on Tuesday to enhance its logistics network as cross-border trade between China and Latin America continues to expand.
Chinese social e-commerce startup Nice Tuan announced its latest $80 million Series C2 round led by CDH Investments.
Didi Chuxing today said that it will launch an on-demand logistics service in Chengdu and Hangzhou on June 23.
WeChat added delivery services to its mini programs last week, another feature to make it a super app that almost equals an operating system.
In preparation for entering the freight logistics market, Didi has started recruiting truck drivers in May.
AI, Big Data, Telematics and Logistics services caught investors’ attention and raised significant funds, hinting at a bright future for such services in the digitizing world.
On November 8, Alibaba Group announced an additional investment of roughly $3.3 billion to increase its equity stake in the logistics company Cainiao they launched in 2013.
SF Express Holding announced its wholly owned subsidiary Shenzhen SF Tyson Holdings had signed a cooperation agreement with the Hubei Provincial Government. SF will build the world’s fourth and Asia's first professional freight airport in Ezhou.
According to official website of the State Post Bureau, monitoring data showed that postal enterprises received 243 million packages on December 12, a 38 percent increase from last year.
JD.com logistics CEO Wang Zhen-hui said at 2017 NewGen Logistics World Summit on December 11 that due to consumption, industrial upgrades and technological advancements, the logistics industry is entering a new era defined by short chains, smartness and symbiosis.