Posts from category E-Commerce

Airline Introduces iTicketing with Apple iPad Kiosks

on June 24, 2010 by admin in ASEAN News, Aviation News, Credit Cards, E-Commerce, News, Tourism News, Travel News, Comments Off

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in collaboration with SITA, an air transport technology major, has installed iPad kiosks at the Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral), to simplify flyers’ travelling needs. The initial five MHkiosks named after MHMobile stationed at KL Sentral, which… Continue reading

ACTA to Play God on Online Activities – Overrides WIPO Role

on April 21, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Asia Pacific Trade, Australian Business, B2B Business, Bilateral Trade, Canada News, China Business News, E-Commerce, EU News, Global B2B, India, India News, Pakistan News, Switzerland News, Trade News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which will be released on Thursday from New Zealand is expected to put tabs on most e-activities on the basis of piracy or copyright infringement. Moreover, the accord is also likely to slight the existence… Continue reading

EU Embarrassed by Report on Exports of Torture Equipment

on March 18, 2010 by admin in E-Commerce, EU News, Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Trade Deals, Trade News, UK News, Comments Off

The EU which insists on stringent enforcement of human rights in every trade deal has found itself cornered by the recent jointly released report by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation. The report titled ‘From Words to Deeds’ has… Continue reading

WTO Could be a Stage to Resolve Google-China Faceoff

on March 4, 2010 by admin in China Business News, E-Commerce, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

At the behest of Google, the Obama administration is reviewing the options of complaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the Chinese censorship of Google Inc., the search engine powerhouse and other affected companies. The alleged Chinese action is… Continue reading

Migrant Workers Fuel e-Wallet Growth in the Gulf

on February 24, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business Communication, E-Commerce, India News, Malaysia News, Trade News, UAE News, World Business, Comments Off

The current mobile phone finance players and aspiring entrants are vying among one another to extract a higher share of the future market of mobile payments, the latest mode of payment among migrant workers, by joining forces with current mobile… Continue reading

El Nino Impact – Rice Prices to Skyrocket

on February 4, 2010 by admin in Business, E-Commerce, Export News, Import News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

Based on the last month’s report on El Nino by the US Climate Prediction Center, the global rice production as well as other food products will be drastically impacted by the ongoing climatic phenomenon. El Nino, characterized by a warming… Continue reading

China to Tax E-tailers as an Act of Internet Regulation

on February 4, 2010 by admin in China Business News, E-Commerce, World Business News, Comments Off

China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce will soon keep tabs on its online businesses to check fraud and generate revenue through one of the country’s fastest growing industries. A new proposal which is expected to be rolled out by mid-March… Continue reading

Latin American Countries to Begin Single Currency Talks

on January 28, 2010 by admin in E-Commerce, Export News, Import News, Latin American Business, Trade News, Comments Off

The trade ministers of an alliance of Latin American Countries (ALBA) will meet today to discuss the operational launch of a regional electronic currency. In last April, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and the leftist leaders of the region agreed to… Continue reading

Online Exporter Guide from ITC to Mainly Aid Africa

on January 24, 2010 by admin in Africa News, E-Commerce, Export News, Global Export News, Trade News, Comments Off

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a comprehensive, interactive trilingual online version of its Cotton Exporter’s Guide as an outreach to improve the skills and abilities of developing countries in cotton trading and marketing. The ITC’s latest press release… Continue reading

Blizzard Saves the Season for E-tailers in US

on December 24, 2009 by admin in E-Commerce, World Business News, Comments Off

The snow storm that crippled the US during the final shopping weekend on December 19 and 20 became a blessing in disguise for e-commerce businesses as the total online sales recorded 13 percent growth compared to the same period last… Continue reading

Collective Effort Needed to Stop Illegal Ivory Trade

on November 2, 2009 by admin in Business, E-Commerce, Trade News, World Business, Comments Off

It is evident now that the two decades of a law to ban poaching of elephants has done very little to stop illegal trade of ivory which is going on unabated particularly in Africa, and many other parts of the… Continue reading

e-Modernization of Palestinian Customs to Boost Trade

on August 11, 2009 by admin in E-Commerce, News, Trade News, Comments Off

Palestinian Customs in partnership with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) had fully adopted the latest version of ASYCUDA’s web-based application to expedite the international trade processes of its country, said the UNCTAD press release. ASYCUDA, the… Continue reading

Korea Plans to Include Overseas Partners in its e-Trade

on July 6, 2009 by admin in Business, E-Commerce, Economy, Comments Off

South Korea is planning to popularize the domestic e-trade initiative called uTradeHub among international traders, and for which the government has already approached Libya, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Romania. The uTradeHub system is the first operational e-commerce platform in the world… Continue reading

WIMAX and HSPA Battle It Out To Usher In Next Wave of E-Commerce

on June 11, 2009 by admin in Australian Business, Australian News, E-Commerce, World B2B, World Business, Comments Off

Internet has permeated through all walks of lives, and this has tremendously increased the need for better connectivity. Lately, businesses regardless of being offline or online, view internet and its connectivity as an indispensable part of their business process. However,… Continue reading

B2B Portal- A Partnership, the Trader Can Only Win

on June 4, 2009 by admin in B2B Business, B2B Portal, Business, E-Commerce, Global B2B, World B2B, World Business, Comments Off

B2Bs are fast becoming house hold names among international traders. The free memberships of these portals are used by most of the traders to learn about the functions as well as to initiate business. But choosing the right portal for… Continue reading

An International Trader Cannot Dismiss B2Bs

on June 3, 2009 by admin in B2B Portal, Business, E-Commerce, Global B2B, World B2B, World Business, Comments Off

Business to Business (B2B) portals have emerged as comprehensive business solution for international trade. It is high time for a trader to check, if one witnesses tremendous progress in one’s competitor’s business and one does not use e-commerce space for… Continue reading

B2Bs Emerge As the Best among the Business Models of the Internet

on May 30, 2009 by admin in B2B Business, B2B Portal, E-Commerce, Global B2B, World B2B, World Business, Comments Off

Business to Business portals have enhanced business opportunities for international traders with their unparalleled web services. The portals took international marketing to a different level in short span of time by reducing cost and improving quality. Initially, one of the… Continue reading

How Universal Networking Sites Work For Businesses

on May 28, 2009 by admin in B2B Business, B2B Portal, E-Commerce, Global B2B, World B2B, Comments Off

Fishing for Customers in places where they hang out for fun and entertainment has become a theme for most of the businesses across the globe regardless of their size and geography. Many companies were able identify that this place is… Continue reading

International Trade Gets Eco-Friendly through B2Bs

on May 24, 2009 by admin in B2B Business, B2B Portal, Business, E-Commerce, News, Comments Off

As businesses are getting more environmentally conscious, this phenomenon has fuelled businesses across the world to use Business to Business (B2B) portals as their international business tool for all their trading needs. However, in the early 1990′s, though the concept… Continue reading