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United States

Opinion | World must forge ahead with globalisation, with or without the US

Washington has long resisted efforts to reform the Western-centric international order. Now Trump appears poised to withdraw from it altogether.

23 Nov 2024 - 8:28AMvideocam

Pinduoduo

Amazon invites Chinese sellers to new bargain marketplace Haul

22 Nov 2024 - 6:30PM

Smartphones

US antitrust officials want to force Google to sell Chrome browser

19 Nov 2024 - 10:18AM

TikTok

Amazon questioned by US Congress over TikTok e-commerce deal

Some see the collaboration allowing users to directly buy Amazon goods through the ByteDance-owned app as a way to make it harder to ban TikTok.

15 Nov 2024 - 12:30PMvideocam

TikTok is expanding business deals in the US as a potential ban on January 19 looms. Photo: Shutterstock

Books and literature

The bookstores where anyone can rent a shelf to sell books, new or used

In Japan, where many conventional bookstores have closed, a new business model sees people rent shelves in a store to sell their books.

9 Nov 2024 - 1:38AM

Shenzhen

Chinese cities dominate Amazon seller network, outnumbering US hubs

More than half of Amazon’s top 20 seller bases are in China, including top-ranked Shenzhen.

30 Oct 2024 - 10:18PM

Fame and celebrity

Who is Amazon nepo baby Preston Bezos, Jeff Bezos’ eldest son?

Emmy-winning journalist turned children’s book author Sánchez says Jeff Bezos ‘loves her kids’ – and likewise, she was seen holidaying in Greece with him and his son Preston this year.

30 Oct 2024 - 6:00PM

Who is Amazon nepo baby Preston Bezos, Jeff Bezos’s eldest son with MacKenzie Scott? The MIT grad was spotted at Nobu with future stepmum Lauren Sánchez – who calls her blended family “the Brady Bunch”. Photo: Getty Images

Semiconductors

Intel set for sharp drop in quarterly revenue as chip maker struggles to recover

The once-iconic American semiconductor giant is expected to report this week an 8 per cent decline in quarterly revenue to US$13.02 billion.

29 Oct 2024 - 8:45PM

US presidential election 2024

Bezos says Washington Post ended US presidential endorsements on ‘principle’

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos argued presidential endorsements ‘create a perception of bias’.

29 Oct 2024 - 12:18PM

TV shows and streaming video

The name’s Bond, James Bond. Yes, for real. And it’s no joke

A new film, Our Name is Bond, reveals the trials and tribulations as well as the upsides of sharing a name with the world’s most famous spy.

27 Oct 2024 - 7:15PMvideocam

In documentary Our Name is Bond, people such as the man pictured reveal the tribulations of sharing the name James Bond with the fictional spy. Photo: Apple TV

Fashion

How Victoria’s Secret changed the US retail, media and fashion worlds

Selling Sexy: Victoria’s Secret and the Unraveling of an American Icon examines why the brand is an unsung, if controversial, champion of US consumerism.

22 Nov 2024 - 2:20PM

Gigi Hadid on the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in New York. Photo: AP

Korean drama reviews

Review | Spice Up Our Love: No Gain No Love spin-off deconstructs romantic dramas

This fantasy drama follows an erotic-novel author who turns into the lead character from one of her web stories, both played by Han Ji-hyun.

9 Oct 2024 - 7:45PMvideocam

E-commerce

Temu sells US$4 remotes compatible with rival Amazon’s Fire TV Stick

The knock-off Fire TV remote controls are selling briskly, according to Temu’s site.

9 Oct 2024 - 11:35AM

Books and literature

The ‘CoHo’ effect? Why spicy romance novels are going full steam ahead

First came Twilight and Fifty Shades of Gray … now, romantic fiction is enjoying another heyday, with authors like Colleen Hoover boasting legions of fans

8 Oct 2024 - 12:52PM

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni in a still from their romantic drama film, It Ends with Us, which was adapted from the novel of the same name. Photo: Sony Pictures

Fame and celebrity

Who is Honor Swinton Byrne, Tilda Swinton’s actress daughter?

Raised in Scotland with her twin brother Xavier, Honor Swinton Byrne starred in ‘The Souvenir’ then decided to take a degree in psychology; now, she’s following in her Oscar-winning mum’s footsteps.

6 Oct 2024 - 5:00AM

Honor Byrne and her mother Tilda Swinton are both actresses. Photo: Getty Images

Korean drama reviews

Review | No Gain No Love: emotional but faltering end to K-drama romcom

There are big emotions and charming lead performances from Shin Min-a and Kim Young-dae, but No Gain No Love stumbles somewhat in its finale.

2 Oct 2024 - 7:45PMvideocam

Thailand

After billions for Singapore and Malaysia, Google spends big in Thailand too

Google’s US$1 billion bet on Thai data centres could boost the economy by US$4 billion over 5 years and create 14,000 jobs annually, it says.

1 Oct 2024 - 9:06AM

Semiconductors

Intel rebuffs Arm after British firm asked to buy US chip maker’s product unit

In the high-level inquiry, Arm did not express interest in Intel’s manufacturing operations.

27 Sep 2024 - 2:52PM

Intel, once the world’s largest chip maker, has become the target of takeover speculation since a rapid deterioration of its business this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Smartphones

Xiaomi asks India to recall antitrust report over commercial secrets

Xiaomi says an investigation report on Flipkart contains sensitive business data on the smartphone firm that was not redacted, sources say.

23 Sep 2024 - 4:34PM

United States

Jeff Bezos gives rave review of fiancé’s book caught in copying row

Sánchez’s former yoga teacher Alanna Zabel said in a lawsuit that the woman stole the idea from her.

22 Sep 2024 - 10:47AM

Korean drama reviews

No Gain No Love midseason recap: Shin Min-a, Kim Young-dae get closer

This office romance K-drama is heating up as the leads’ sham marriage turns into more. Can they be honest with each other and everyone else?

20 Sep 2024 - 7:15PMvideocam

Shin Min-a and Kim Young-dae as sham newlyweds Son Hae-young and Kim Ji-wook in a still from No Gain No Love. Things are getting serious between the main characters in this unusual office romance K-drama, as they find themselves at closer quarters than expected.

Artificial intelligence

US FTC slams TikTok, Meta and Twitch over data used by AI

YouTube, social media platform X, Snap, Discord and Reddit were also included in the FTC report.

20 Sep 2024 - 11:48AMvideocam

Social media and video streaming companies continue to face scrutiny from US regulators over data concerns. Photo: NurPhoto/Zuma Press/TNS

Semiconductors

Intel secures Amazon as AI chip client, outlines turnaround plans

CEO Pat Gelsinger outlined steps that Intel would take to revive itself, after it reported disastrous second-quarter earnings.

25 Sep 2024 - 3:37PM

India

India accuses Samsung, Xiaomi of colluding with Amazon, Flipkart

Smartphone companies violated competition laws by giving preference to select sellers, prioritising listings, and offering steep discounts.

14 Sep 2024 - 7:22PM

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Kim Young-dae, rising star of No Gain No Love and Perfect Family

Musical polyglot Kim started with modelling before making his name as an actor in Extraordinary You and The Penthouse. He hasn’t looked back.

14 Sep 2024 - 7:15PM

Kim Young-dae in a still from No Gain No Love.

Venture capital market

Chinese firms in mobility, hardware are big draw for venture funds, report shows

125 Chinese firms with overseas operations received funding across 156 deals during the period between November 2023 and August this year.

13 Sep 2024 - 8:25PM

The most popular venture-capital funding targets are Chinese companies involved in automobile and mobility, as well as intelligent hardware. Photo: Shutterstock

Tencent

Wave to pay: Tencent brings palm scan to tourists in Macau

WeChat Palm Pay lets mainland tourists pay by scanning their hand in shops located in hotels under the Galaxy Entertainment Group.

11 Sep 2024 - 5:00PMvideocam

Malaysia

Malaysia scraps its loathed internet re-routing plan after public backlash

Insiders warn fallout from scrapped DNS policy could undermine government efforts to attract tech investments from major players like Nvidia.

9 Sep 2024 - 1:29PM

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Amazon

亚马逊

Incorporated as “Cadabra” in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, the company went online the following year as amazon.com. It started as an online bookstore but soon diversified into DVDs, CDs, MP3 downloads, software, video games, electronics, apparel, furniture, food, toys, and jewellery. Apart from online retailing, Amazon also produces consumer electronics, notably the Amazon Kindle e-book reader and the Kindle Fire tablet computer, and provides cloud computing services.

Chairman / President

Jeff Bezos

CFO / Finance Director

Brian Olsavsky

Industry

Internet

Website

amazon.com

Headquarters address

Seattle, Washington and Arlington, Virginia, U.S.

Stock Code

NASDAQ: AMZN

Year founded

1994

last updated:

27 August, 2024