SHANGHAI/GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG — China’s biggest import and export fair started on Monday in some of the strangest of circumstances of its six decades — in a digital format and minus physical visitors. Canton Import and Export Fair has been a semiannual diary fixture for businesses across the region since 1957, drawing hundreds […]
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Tiananmen museum seeks funds to preserve crackdown relics online
HONG KONG — The operators of the world’s only museum dedicated to preserving the memory of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen crackdown have begun a global crowdfunding drive to take their collection online, prodded by the looming national security law Beijing plans to impose in Hong Kong. “We have to […]
Singapore orders online election advertising to disclose sponsors
SINGAPORE — The government of Singapore on Monday set out new rules for internet election advertising, as the coronavirus pandemic is expected to push more campaigning online ahead of the general election that must be held by April 2021. Effective immediately, paid election ads on social media and other websites […]
Singapore sets rules for online election advertising amid pandemic
SINGAPORE — The government of Singapore on Monday set out new rules for internet election advertising, as the coronavirus pandemic is expected to push more campaigning online ahead of the general election that must be held by April 2021. Effective immediately, paid election ads on social media and other websites […]
Japan’s music industry explores online concerts to cure virus blues
TOKYO — For concert promoter Hiromichi Hayashi, the live music business this year has been all but dead due to the coronavirus pandemic. Concert cancellations began to roll in on February 26, the day Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe requested citizens to avoid large cultural events. As of the end […]
Lloyds’ online banking customers face meltdown on ‘bills day’
Scores of people have been unable to login to their online and mobile banking at Lloyds Group, Britain’s largest retail bank, on the first day of the month – “bills day”. The unresolved technical issue means many are unable to make vital monthly mortgage payments and pay for other fixed […]
Coronavirus has accelerated the shift to online
Stripe, which is based in San Francisco and employs 2,000 people, is among a handful of firms that have thrived during lockdown. Since early March, the company has processed more than $1bn (£800m) of payments exclusively for new clients. Estimates from Forbes suggest the company’s revenue could be as high […]
Hong Kong warms to online commerce amid pandemic and protests
HONG KONG — Kristy Wong, a 25-year-old marketing officer in Hong Kong, had never shopped online until the coronavirus pandemic. Unlike other young urbanites around the world looking for bargains on popular shopping sites, Wong was accustomed to buying items ranging from designer bags to birthday cakes just by walking […]
Mastercard brings Priceless experiences lineup online
Dive Brief: Mastercard is bringing its “Priceless experiences” to the digital world by offering online experiences to cardholders as they hunker down at home during the pandemic, the company shared with Marketing Dive via press release. The online events series is hosted by Mastercard global ambassadors, including acoustic sessions with […]
Nintendo only brand to rank in top 10 for online, offline marketing
Dive Brief: Nintendo last year was the only brand among more than 600 to receive a top 10 ranking in both online and offline marketing campaigns, according to Engagement Labs research. The video game giant rose to No. 2 from No. 3 for having a “talkworthy” online campaign, while its […]