News & Reviews:   Taobao

If you frequently use TaoBao, this news might surprise you. Recently, TaoBao has introduced a 10% SST sales tax to Malaysian users. Perhaps, this is following the Malaysian government announcing that it will levy a 10% sales tax on purchases of goods below RM500 starting this year.

With 11.11 underway, Taobao and Lazada are collaborating once again to offer customers something good. For starters, you can purchase products from Taobao directly on Lazada as well as enjoy free shipping. 

A few weeks ago, we reported that the India Government was looking into banning several mobile apps from China due to security reasons. They have already banned TikTok in their country and now with the latest update - a total of 118 mobile apps are blocked.

This must be a really devastating news to some of the fanatic buyers during the 11.11 sales. It is reported that over 879 tonnes of cargo shipped from China sunk into the open ocean after encountered a collision. The cargo mainly consists of products purchased from Taobao during the sales. The repercussions of this incident involved not only Taobao and its consumers, but also the lives of the ship’s crew members.