As advertising costs in the European and American markets continue to rise year after year, and price wars in Southeast Asia have reached a point where all that’s left is a ”race to the bottom,” a group of forward-thinking Chinese sellers has set their sights on South Africa, at the southern tip of the African continent—this ”Rainbow Nation,” with a population of over 60 million and a rapidly expanding middle class, is emerging as a new hub for Chinese supply chains going global, thanks to the local e-commerce giant Takealot.

Attention sellers on the European sites: A new Amazon return policy will officially take effect on September 1. At that time, for more than ten product categories—including baby and maternity, beauty, personal care, home goods, gardening, pet supplies, luggage, food and beverages, wine, luxury beauty, furniture, mobile electronics, musical instruments and DJ equipment, tires, commercial, industrial, and scientific supplies—the default return period will be reduced from 30 days to 14 days. Returns may be requested within 14 days of receipt, and items must be shipped back within 14 days of the request. This policy applies uniformly to both FBA and seller-fulfilled orders; the corresponding return period will be automatically displayed on the product detail page based on the product category.

如果有一片区域，坐拥6.5亿人口、互联网用户快速渗透、电商渗透率却只有欧美的三分之一——你会不会心动？这就是拉美。而在这片土地上，有一个中国卖家正在跑步进场的平台，名叫美客多（Mercado Libre）。

“我辛辛苦苦拿了香港身份，续签的时候才发现，材料根本凑不齐。”——这句话，正在成为2026年许多香港身份持有者的真实写照。

“Is there still a window of opportunity to obtain Hong Kong residency?”—That was the question I was asked most often in 2026.