Tag: Alibaba
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US adds Alibaba, Tencent to list of businesses that trade counterfeit goods
The Office of the USTR said its list had for the first time included AliExpress and WeChat e-commerce sites.
February 18, 2022 -
Alibaba shares slump on slow Chinese spending
The company forecast that its annual revenue would grow at the slowest pace since its stock market debut in 2014.
November 19, 2021 -
Beijing begins anti-trust probe into Alibaba
Alibaba Group said in a statement that they have received notification from the State Administration for Market Regulation.
December 24, 2020 -
Alibaba Cloud plans to invest $283 million to accelerate global partner ecosystem
The investment aims to help Alibaba Cloud partners in accelerating their digitalisation capabilities and create joint products.
June 16, 2020 -
Jack Ma steps down from SoftBank board
Ma is close with SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son.
May 18, 2020 -
Alibaba eyes $13 bn Hong Kong IPO after setting price: reports
Alibaba will sell 500 million shares to investors at HK dollar176, according to Bloomberg News, below the maximum HK dollar 188 of its indicative price range.
November 20, 2019 -
Alibaba Singles’ Day sales set new record of $38.38 billion
The year-on-year GMV growth registered a 25.7 percent rise, while the number of delivery orders stood at a massive 1.292 billion.
November 12, 2019 -
Alibaba’s Jack Ma steps down as Chairman
Ma in an open letter announced his retirement and said he wants to return to education, which gives him excitement and blessings.
September 10, 2019 -
Alibaba’s UCWeb wants to promote e-commerce instead of competing
UCWeb's UC Browser has been available in India since 2009. It claims to have 130 million monthly active users in the country and 1.1 billion user downloads worldwide (excluding China).
September 7, 2019 -
Google Assistant beats Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri
The common set of 800 questions was split into five categories - Local information, commerce, navigation, information in general, and commands.
December 24, 2018 -
US, China trade war stupid: Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma
Ma argued on Monday that the purpose of trade should be to promote peace and communication rather than conflict, and that the rise of protectionism is misguided.
November 6, 2018 -
Jack Ma will step down in 2019, to be succeeded by CEO Daniel Zhang: Alibaba
While remaining as executive chairman in the next 12 months, I will work closely with Daniel to ensure a smooth and successful transition: Ma
September 10, 2018 -
Alibaba’s Jack Ma not retiring for now: Report
Ali Baba co-founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma is not retiring for now and will unveil a succession strategy on Monday when he turns 54, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday.
September 9, 2018 -
Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma announces retirement
A former English teacher, Ma co-founded Alibaba with 17 others out of his apartment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, in 1999.
September 8, 2018 -
UC Browser registers over 130 million Monthly Active Users in India
UC Browser, a product of Alibaba-owned UCWeb, has crossed 130 million Monthly Active Users (MAUs) in India as of January 2018, the company announced on Wednesday while launching the 12.0 version of the popular platform. The new version of the browser has been upgraded to support faster video content consumption on mobile. It consumes 50...
February 7, 2018 -
Alibaba-owned DingTalk enterprise chat app for SMEs now available to download in India
The English version of DingTalk app, also available in Malaysia, is the first concerted push outside of China since launching three years ago.
January 15, 2018 -
The growing charm of online shopping fests
Late last year, business reporters from across the world were invited to Shanghai — China’s largest city — to witness the people of the most populous country in the world shop relentlessly for 24 hours. The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, one of the world’s largest retailers, has been celebrating the country’s ability to buy in...
January 2, 2018