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Alibaba Names Proven Leader As New Lazada Chief

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) replaced Lazada Group CEO Chun Li with the head of its Thailand business, signifying brewing competition in Southeast Asia, Bloomberg reports. Lazada's new leader James Dong was also a one-time business assistant to Alibaba CEO Daniel Zhang before joining Lazada as its CEO for Thailand in 2018. In…

Benzinga · Jun 3, 2022

Alibaba's Overseas Growth Push Gets Critical To Beat Domestic Slowdown

Alibaba Group Holding Limited's (NYSE:BABA) hunt for overseas growth is critical to offset sluggish demand at home by expanding in Europe through its Southeast Asian offshoot, Lazada, Reuters reports. Lazada plans to target local European vendors, while Alibaba's existing global platform, AliExpress, will continue to focus mainly on cross-border sales from China. However, the…

Benzinga · May 25, 2022

Chinese embassy: Lazada ad unacceptable

The Chinese embassy says the controversial promotional video for Chinese-owned Lazada posted on TikTok early this month is unacceptable.

Bangkok Post · May 13, 2022

PM weighs in on Nara, Lazada furore

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has slammed a controversial online promotion for Lazada that some people regarded as being offensive to the monarchy as "unacceptable".

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2022

Here's How Alibaba, JD Are Proving Handy Amid China Lockdown

Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA), JD.com, Inc (NASDAQ: JD), and Meituan (OTC: MPNGY) have built effic

Benzinga · May 10, 2022

Resentment over Lazada ad spreads to other armed services

After the army on Monday banned its soldiers and agencies from buying products through Lazada's online platform, the Royal Thai Armed Forces Command, air force and navy have also reacted, but in softer tones.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2022

Army boycotts Lazada over controversial ad

The army chief has ordered all units and organisations under his command to stop buying products via the Lazada online platform, in protest against a controversial video promotion.

Bangkok Post · May 10, 2022

Thai army boycotts online retailer Lazada after video enrages royalists

The Thai army said on Monday it will ban its 245,000 members from using one of Southeast Asia's biggest e-commerce websites for official purposes after royalists said a promotional video appeared to mock the royal family.

Reuters · May 9, 2022

Army boycotts Lazada over controversial video promotion

The army chief has ordered all units and organisations under his command to stop buying products via the Lazada online platform, to protect the royal institution and in protest against a controversial video promotion.

Bangkok Post · May 9, 2022

DES to sue over 'offensive' ad

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) will file a case against all parties involved in a controversial Lazada advertisement seen as an insult to the monarchy.

Bangkok Post · May 8, 2022