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Alibaba founder Jack Ma had long expressed a desire to list in Hong Kong

Alibaba files to list in Hong Kong as soon as Q3

Business / 13 Jun

Amazon will focus its efforts on more lucrative businesses selling overseas goods and cloud services in China

Amazon to close online store in China

Business / 19 Apr

The world's biggest 24-hour shopping event, celebrating its tenth year, kicked off early yesterday morning

Alibaba hits another 'Singles Day' record, growth slows

Business / 12 Nov 18

Jack Ma said Alibaba can no longer meet its promise to create 1 million jobs in the US due to US-China trade tensions

Alibaba says US-China trade war ends US jobs promise

Business / 20 Sep 18

The $1.2 billion deal's collapse represents a blow for Jack Ma, the executive chairman of Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba Group, who owns Ant Financial together with Alibaba executives

US blocks MoneyGram sale to China's Ant Financial

Business / 03 Jan 18

The alliance would target opportunities in China's $500 billion food retail sector, as Alibaba races to build big-data capabilities in the offline retail market where roughly 85% of sales are made

Alibaba to take $2.9bn stake in China's top grocer

Business / 20 Nov 17

331 million packages from Singles' Day as resulted in 160,000 tonnes of packaging waste

China faces waste hangover after Singles' Day buying

Business / 17 Nov 17

An estimated 1.5 billion parcels are expected to be delivered in China over the next six days after Singles Day

China shopping festival smashes record with $25bn haul

Business / 13 Nov 17

China's top e-commerce firm has announced a two-year share repurchase programme of up to $6 billion

Alibaba's quarterly revenue beats estimates

Business / 18 May 17

Aldi is planning to start online sales in China this month

German discounter Aldi to start online sales in China

Business / 02 Mar 17

Ant is the payment affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group

Alibaba's Ant Financial to buy MoneyGram

Business / 27 Jan 17

Yahoo made the new discovery as it was investigating what was already the largest data breach of a single company

Data Protection Commissioner examining Yahoo hack

Business / 15 Dec 16

Alibaba said that 84% of sales in the first two hours of Singles Day were via mobile devices, up from last year.

Alibaba's Singles' Day sales hit record $17.7bn

Business / 11 Nov 16

Alibaba has been grappling with a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy - China

Alibaba revenue up 39% as more shoppers buy online

Business / 05 May 16

Tesco to sell stake in southeast Asian online retailer Lazada to Alibaba

Tesco to sell stake in Asian retailer Lazada

Business / 12 Apr 16

Alibaba said its net income reached $1.93 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the third quarter

Alibaba delivers on quarterly revenue

Business / 28 Jan 16

Alibaba's Jack Ma gets control of South Morning China Post

Alibaba buys South China Morning Post

Business / 14 Dec 15

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer said a separation from the Alibaba stake will provide more transparency

Yahoo shelves plan to spin off Alibaba stake

Business / 09 Dec 15

Six years ago Alibaba turned November 11 into China's equivalent of US shopping event Cyber Monday

Alibaba says Singles' Day sales surpass last year

Business / 11 Nov 15

Alibaba has reported a stronger-than-expected 32% rise in second-quarter revenue today

Alibaba beats expectations with 32% revenue jump

Business / 27 Oct 15

Alibaba to sell its US shopping site to US firm OpenSky

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba sells off US arm

Business / 23 Jun 15

Alibaba is aiming to 'redefine home entertainment' in China

Alibaba to launch video streaming service soon

Business / 15 Jun 15

Alibaba completed the world's biggest IPO with its listing on the New York Stock Exchange last year

Alibaba's quarterly net profit halved

Business / 07 May 15

According to Bloomberg, the deal values Snapchat at $15 billion

Alibaba to invest $200m in Snapchat - report

Business Technology / 12 Mar 15

Amazon and Alibaba are considered competitors in some areas

Amazon sets up shop on Alibaba platform

Business / 06 Mar 15

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