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Impressed - door-to-door dry-cleaning for busy Hongkongers

People shouldn't waste time doing laundry, service's co-founder tells Kylie Knott

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Amazon’s Delivery Drones: Where Will They Land?

Amazon is suggesting it has created a workable solution, but one that also puts the onus on customers.

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China aims to quadruple express delivery market by 2020

China aims to nearly quadruple the revenues of its express delivery market by 2020 in a move to boost consumption and services as the economy slowed on softening trade and investment.

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German start-up foodora plans to take Hong Kong’s online food-courier services upmarket

​Berlin-based start-up foodora aims to carve a profitable niche in the crowded, HK$2 billion-a-year (US$258.06 million) food-delivery services market in Hong Kong by focusing on online orders with the city's more upscale restaurants.

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S. Africa witnesses sharp rise in social protests, report says

​There has been a 96 percent increase in social protests in South Africa since 2010, a report by a Britain-based think tank has shown.

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Oil prices pare losses on less-than-expected rise in U.S. inventories

​Oil prices pared much of early losses on Thursday as a weekly government report showed U.S. crude inventories rose less than expected.

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Japanese e-commerce giant to offer delivery lockers

Japanese e-commerce giant to offer delivery lockers

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116 express delivery companies' permits canceled in 2012

Chinese postal authorities said the permits of 116 express delivery companies were canceled in 2012 and urged greater supervision amid a series of reports on problems with the booming sector.