Singles Day campaigns target overseas Chinese as domestic growth falters

Alibaba and e-commerce rivals bet on deep discounts, cheap shipping to win users

CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- After last year's Singles Day shopping festival was dubbed the quietest in history, China's e-commerce platforms knew they had to expand their horizons.

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