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Tokyo logs record high daily cases of COVID-19 for 3rd straight day

Tokyo recorded 3,865 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, authorities announced, hitting another daily record high as the city has become Japan's biggest COVID-19 hot spot.It is the third straight daythe

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Muslims celebrating the Eid al-Fitr festival

(Scroll to the right to see more)The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is ending. Celebrations have started in some countries while some Muslims are shopping at the last minu

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It's bargain time in China Duty-Free!

03:48 The Hainan Island is not just a paradise for beaches or seafood but also now a great place for some shopping spree. Duty-free policies are enabling the island to

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At least 10 dead in fire at COVID hospital in India's Mumbai

At least 10 people died in a fire that broke in a shopping mall housing a private hospital treating coronavirus patients in India's financial capital of Mumbai, local media reported citing officials.

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Italy begins reopening after COVID-19 lockdown

00:51 Italy is tiptoeing back from the COVID-19 lockdown.People are shopping, going to mass and visiting museums.But many cultural centers said they did not yet feel ready to open thei

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Urgent: Thai mall gunman killed by police

A gunman who killed at least 24 people in a shooting spree at a shopping mall in northeastern Thailand late Saturday was killed by the police, officials said on Sunday. The massive shooting has le

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Thailand shooting: Soldier kills at least 21 in shooting rampage

00:59 On February 8, a Thai soldier began a shooting spree that killed at least 21 people, injuring dozens more in a popular shopping mall in the city of Korat. Before this, he killed

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Amazon launches international shopping from United States

Amazon.comInchaslaunchedaninternationalshoppingfeaturethatwillenablecustomersacrosstheworldtoshopmorethan45millionitemsthatcanbeshippedtotheircountryfromtheUnit

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Woman’s request for ‘DIE’ hoodie causes controversy

AChinesewoman’sdemandforreturningahoodieprintedwith“Die”hastriggeredoffdividedpointsofviewonChinesesocialmediaafterthewomanassertedthatshe,togetherwithherfamily

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One dead, 12 injured in Beijing knife attack

BeijingpoliceonSundayconfirmedthataknifeattackinashoppingmallhasleftonewomandeadand12othersinjured,accordingtoastatementonitsofficialWeiboaccount.Theattackhappe

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LG’s new robots deliver food and double as shopping carts

Robotsarehard.Softbankhaspumpedabunchofmoneyintothem,andthebestit’scomeupwithsofarisPepper,afriendlyhumanoidthatstandsoutsideofstoresandrestaurants,tabletin-han

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France's Unibail-Rodamco to buy Australia's Westfield mall giant

FrenchpropertygiantUnibail-RodamcoistobuyAustralia'sWestfieldshoppingmalloperatorinadealtocreate"aglobalpropertyleader",thetwogroupssaidinastatement.Thedeal,whi

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Poland to phase out Sunday shopping by 2020

Poland'slawmakersonFridayapprovedalawthatwillphaseoutSundayshoppingbytheyear2020despitecriticismthatitmayeliminatethousandsofjobs.Proposedbytradeunionsthatwants

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Alibaba’s FashionAI 'digitizes the offline retail world'

ChineseonlineretailgiantAlibabatesteditsAI-powereddeeplearningmachineon"Double11",orSingles’Day,markingitsmoveintothephysicalretailingindustry.Thisyear'sDouble1

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E-commerce boom highlights robust China consumption

TherecordsalesatmajorChinesee-commercesitesSaturdayofferaninsightintotherobustdomesticdemandintheworld'ssecond-largesteconomy.November11hasbecomeanonlineshoppin

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China moves to clean up online shopping

Chinahascreatedanewlawtoimposeheavyfinesoninternetshoppingwebsiteswhichpublishfalseadvertisementsabouttheirproducts.Vendorswhodeletenegativeonlinereviewsorpostf

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E-commerce platforms ready to battle on Singles Day

China'se-commerceplatformshaveannouncedtheirpromotionalpoliciesbeforetheannualshoppingspreeonNov11,knownas"SinglesDay".OnTuesday,ChineseonlineshoppingmallGomere