Emerging Asia poised as e-commerce hub

Note: This article was originally published  in Bangkok Post  on 28 December 2017. ERIA's  Economist, Dr Lurong Chen, is the author.

Over US$25 billion in gross merchandise volume was settled within 24 hours through Alibaba's online retail marketplaces on this year's "Ali-double-11" (Nov) global e-shopping festival. (Read the full article by using the link above).