Web offers vendors a world of choices

Chinese merchants are moving into the global market via cross-border e-commerce, and their expansion into this segment will grow at a double-digit pace in the coming years, a study has found.

Argentina and Israel were the two fastest-growing markets for online retail exports in China last year, according to global e-commerce vendor eBay Inc. Shipments to Argentina rose 130 percent, while those to Israel were up 78 percent. Sales to Norway (the third-fastest-growing market) expanded 69 percent.

Among the top 15 emerging overseas markets were Russia and Brazil, thanks to a jump in the number of new online shoppers, said John Lin, vice-president of eBay.