Alibaba to buy out Baidu in Chinese food delivery app
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has agreed to buy out Baidu Inc. and other investors in Chinese startup Ele.me.
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Alibaba signs licensing deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures
Alibaba's video streaming service, Youku Tudou, has signed content licensing deals with NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television, marking a deeper foray into entertainment for the Chinese e-commerce giant.
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Alibaba Singles' Day sales reach $8.6 billion in first hour
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. kicked off its annual Singles’ Day shopping bonanza, logging $8.6 billion in sales within the first hour.
Alibaba and Tencent taking riskier bets
Alibaba and Tencent can count themselves among the world’s costliest technology companies after a stellar run. To justify those lofty valuations, China’s two largest corporations have to deliver on some of the riskiest bets they’ve placed in years.
Alibaba suspended by anti-counterfeiting group
The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition has suspended Alibaba’s membership following complaints that the Chinese e-commerce store is “the world’s largest marketplace for fakes”.
Alibaba hits R100 billion in sales on Singles’ Day
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd reported more than $9 billion in sales on China’s Singles’ Day on Tuesday
Alibaba sells R22 billion worth of goods in one hour
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said about $2 billion worth of goods were sold on the e-commerce giant’s websites within the first hour and 12 seconds of its annual shopping festival
Alibaba stock market debut at a record $24.3 billion
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is planning a record 24.3-billion-dollar debut on the US stock market, according to a posting from the Securities Exchange Commission on Friday.
China approves pilot to open mobile telecoms market, boost competition
China has approved a pilot scheme allowing private companies to piggy back on the country’s three dominant telecommunications providers to offer own-brand mobile services, opening the world’s largest mobile phone market to...
Chinese website ordered to remove ads for iPad 2 cases
Protective cases for the second generation iPad are being sold on Chinese e-commerce website Alibaba -- even before Apple has launched the new device -- and suggest the next model will have a camera.
Microsoft and Alibaba team up to test a new Chinese Internet search engine
Microsoft Corp. and Alibaba Group, China's biggest e-commerce site, are testing a search service, adding a new competitor to a crowded Chinese search market.