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How can China maintain its global relevancy amidst diversification?
China’s reopening sparks optimism for global trade, offering significant opportunities for businesses in a dynamically recovering market.
Is Asia export recovery underway?
Given the late demand surge at the end of the season, some experts are hopeful that e-commerce demand will propel markets into 2024.
AI-powered IoT devices stand on the edge of change
Edge AI, a new wave of artificial intelligence that taps edge computing to speed up data processing, is transforming the digital economy – and our lives.
Smart Printables: What the future of smart labels means for logistics
Exciting innovations are enabling new possibilities for smart labels.
Exports to Japan: a guide to doing business in Japan
Get our free guide to exporting to the world's third largest economy.
How cross-docking is transforming last-mile delivery dynamics
By optimizing last-mile operations, cross-docking distribution is helping many businesses gain the competitive edge of speed in delivery.
Travel revival is fueling economic recovery and reshaping supply chains in Asia
By understanding the resilience of people flows across the region, companies can better understand shifts in the business landscape.
Japanese stationery brand Kakimori is leaving a paper trail to global success
In an era dominated by digital screens, analog writing has found an unexpected resurgence in Japanese stationery store, Kakimori.
4 ways to ensure you are not left out in the cold when the cold chain breaks
Cold chain disruptions create costly problems for companies and consumers. Here are four ways to mitigate breakage risks.
10 questions to ask before setting up a parcel locker network for your business
With smart parcel lockers increasing in popularity, is it time for your business to establish its own locker network?
With home gardening surging in popularity during lockdowns, Thai cactus nursery Cactus Inter is laying the groundwork to sustain interest beyond Covid-19.
Business is spiking for this Thai cactus seller amid a Covid-19 gardening boom
With home gardening surging in popularity during lockdowns, Thai cactus nursery Cactus Inter is laying the groundwork to sustain interest beyond Covid-19.
Business is spiking for this Thai cactus seller amid a Covid-19 gardening boom
With home gardening surging in popularity during lockdowns, Thai cactus nursery Cactus Inter is laying the groundwork to sustain interest beyond Covid-19.
In the cold seat: choosing between reefer containers and alternatives
While reefers remain the ultimate cold-chain solution, simpler and cheaper solutions are on the rise to meet changing market needs.
How Industry 4.0 technologies are powering the nearshoring trend worldwide
Nearshoring first gained ground as a way to mitigate disruptions caused by the pandemic and trade tensions. Now technology is driving a long-term shift.
A new normal for ocean freight comes with fresh challenges
Geopolitics is not the only risk to ocean supply chains in the ‘new normal’.