Forget Black Friday and Cyber Monday: 100m hoppers Splash out on China's Singles' Day
Last year 27,000 merchants joined and Alibaba’s sites grossed £6.1b.
Jack Ma to US: Quit Worrying So Much About China
"You American people worry too much about the China economy," Ma said at the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting.
‘Mission: Impossible—Rogue Nation’ Revs to Record Opening Day in China
The Tom Cruise movie scored the top opening of all time for a 2D Hollywood title with $18.5 million on Tuesday.
Caixin Media
09.01.15
Quantum Computing and Alibaba’s Leap of Faith
Building a quantum computer that processes data at speeds trillions of times faster than the world’s fastest computer, China’s supercomputer Tianhe-2, is the goal of a potentially game-changing venture launched by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and...
Books
08.27.15
China’s Disruptors
In September 2014, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba raised $25 billion in the world’s biggest-ever initial public offering. Since then, millions of investors and managers worldwide have pondered a fundamental question: What’s really going on with the new wave of China’s disruptors?
Alibaba Names Former Goldman Sachs Executive as President
Alibaba on Tuesday named J. Michael Evans, who already serves on its board, as its president.
Amazon Prime sale--a Chinese import?
Prime Day is "Amazon's effort to try and capture the magic that Alibaba has captured with its November 11 Singles' Day promotion," said Kevin Carter, founder of EMQQ
China Stock Slump Spreads as Alibaba to JD.com Whipsaw Investors
U.S.-traded Chinese stocks tumbled at least four years before rebounding in late trading as the rout that’s wiped $3.2 trillion from the value of mainland equities spreads.
The Chinese Ride-Hailing Startup That’s Out-Ubering Uber
Didi Kuaidi is taking on Uber for the title of largest ride-hailing company in the world’s largest country--or, Uber appears to be trying to unseat the homegrown favorite.
Techies Are Trying to Get Chinese Consumers to Rack Up Debt
In recent years, as the growth of the Chinese economy has slowed—thanks to declining demand for exports and new real estate projects—the government has been desperate to get its thrifty citizens to spend, spend, spend and drive economic growth...
China's Alibaba to Remove Listings with Confederate Flag Imagery
Alibaba pledged to pull down links to products with Confederate flag imagery in the wake of the shooting in South Carolina.
China's Alibaba Pictures Investing in Paramount's 'Mission: Impossible-Rogue Nation'
Alibaba Pictures says 'Mission: Impossible 5' will be its first Hollywood investment.
Alibaba is Selling US E-Commerce Site 11 Main Just a Year After it Opened
Alibaba’s been more tentative in the U.S. than it has in China, because it is a latecomer in a mature market.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Visiting U.S. to Lure Businesses Into China
Ma is looking for revenue beyond China, where the nation’s economy is projected to grow at its slowest pace since 1990.
Alibaba to Invest in China Business News
E-commerce giant to pay about $200 million for a 30% stake.
Chinese Investment Banker Fan Bao Searches for Next Jack Ma
If successful, the combined Didi and Kuaidi Dache could join Internet giants Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent.
Why India’s E-Commerce Boom Will Look Nothing Like China’s
In five years, the number of Indians with internet access is estimated to reach the level of China back in 2012.
Q. and A.: Adam Fisk on Evading Internet Censorship in China
GreatFire.org’s “mirrored” websites and the Internet bandwidth-sharing service Lantern have allowed users to access the open Internet.
Alibaba To Pay $590 Mln For Stake In China’s Meizu As Smartphone Competition Intensifies
All eyes are on low-price Chinese upstart Xiaomi.
Caixin Media
01.27.15
China Boots Up an Internet Banking Industry
Premier Li Keqiang recently launched a new era for banking in China by ceremonially pressing the "confirm" button for a 35,000 yuan loan issued to a Shenzhen truck driver.
Li's gesture on January 4 on behalf of Shenzhen Qianhai WeBank was...
Who’s Afraid of China’s Economy Slowing? Not Alibaba’s Jack Ma
"If China still keeps 9 percent growth of the economy there must be something wrong. You will never see the blue sky. You will never see quality. China should pay attention to the quality of the economy," he said in a question-and-answer session...
Alibaba Is Planning a Big Move to Win U.S. Business
Anchored by Alipay, the dominant Chinese electronic payments system that works closely with Alibaba and is controlled by its executives, the world's largest Internet retailer is using the calling card of China's consumers to attract U.S. partners...
China Cities Crack Down on Illegal Cabs Using Car-Hailing Apps
The Chinese capital will impose fines of as much as 20,000 yuan ($3,200) each on 41 unauthorized vehicles that offered rental services via the apps, CNR said Jan. 7.
Ali Baba’s Cave and Pandora’s Box
When Lu Wei — the man who reportedly led the crackdown on the “Big V” Weibo account holders last year — was asked at a press conference why sites like Facebook (which is blocked in China) had been “shut down,” he responded with a homespun...
Chinese Courts Are Selling Seized Assets on Alibaba’s Taobao
Ever wonder what it's like to live large like a corrupt Chinese businessman or official? This is your chance.
China’s Alibaba Reportedly Eyeing 37 Percent Stake in Lionsgate
The New York Post reported on Friday that the chairman of Lionsgate is looking to unload his influential stake in the mini-studio, with Ma in line to possibly buy it.
Books
10.15.14
China’s Super Consumers
China has transformed itself from a feudal economy in the 19th century, to Mao and Communism in the 20th century, to the largest consumer market in the world by the early 21st century. China's Super Consumers explores the extraordinary birth of consumerism in China and explains who these super consumers are. China's Super Consumers offers an in-depth explanation of what's inside the minds of Chinese consumers and explores what they buy, where they buy, how they buy, and most importantly why they buy.
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Tops China Rich List
E-commerce mogul Jack Ma has become China's richest person following Alibaba's record share listing, according to a wealth survey by the Hurun Report. Ma tops its annual rich list with a fortune of $25 billion.
Conversation
09.12.14
Is a Trade War with China Looming?
As Alibaba gets ready to sell shares on Wall Street, U.S. investors will be focused on Chinese companies getting a fair shake here in America even as some big U.S. brand names (Microsoft, Chrysler, et al) are being shaken down by China's newly...
Alibaba’s IPO and the Hypocrisy in U.S.-China Economic Relations
While Alibaba is readying its massive U.S.-based IPO, Chinese authorities are carrying out tough anti-monopoly enforcement actions against well-known U.S. companies.
Alibaba Begins Wooing Wall Street
On Monday, Ma, the company’s executive chairman and co-founder, told a crowd of more than 800 potential investors gathered for the first big marketing pitch for Alibaba’s initial public offering, that he was back to ask for a little more money....
Could China’s Anti-Japan Propaganda Hurt Alibaba’s Image at Home?
With Alibaba's IPO price set between $60 to $66, the company’s market valuation could hit as much as $200 billion, if everything goes as planned.
The Jack Ma Way
At Alibaba, the founder Is squarely in charge ahead of the e-commerce giant's U.S. initial public offering.
As Its Initial Offering Nears, Alibaba Gets Ready for a Splashy Debut
The Chinese Internet commerce giant's whirlwind tour, which will encompass 100 meetings in 10 days, will begin not in Hong Kong but in New York, where shares of the company are expected to begin trading on Sept. 19
China’s Alibaba Pictures Confirms Zhang Qiang as CEO
Zhang, whose appointment was unofficially announced by the media last month, makes the unusual switch from public sector to private. Since 2011 has been vice president of China Film Group, the state-owned enterprise that dominates film imports...
Alibaba’s IPO Could Be a Bonanza for the Scions of Chinese Leaders
Firm didn't reveal deep political connections of its investment backers, Boyu Capital, Citic Capital Holdings and CDB Capital.
Alibaba Founder’s Recent Deals Raise Flags
Some investments by Jack Ma and partners were made on behalf of Alibaba or funded by a loan from the company.
Alibaba Acquires UCWeb, Maker Of China’s Most Popular Mobile Browser
Alibaba, already an investor in UCWeb, will buy all remaining shares of the web browser and search company. The two firms announced the merger, one of the most significant among Chinese Internet companies to date, earlier today.
Meet ‘Crazy Jack,’ China’s E-Commerce Titan
A former employee says Jack Ma sees himself as an artist, not a businessman.
Alibaba Works Magic for China's Taobao 'Treasure Hunters'
Alibaba's eBay-like marketplace Taobao allows budding entrepreneurs to set up and run an online store, for free. The site has steven million sellers offering hundreds of millions of items.
Alibaba’s IPO Architect Lays Out Blueprint for E-commerce Empire
Joe Tsai, executive vice chairman of the world's largest e-commerce company, sees an Alibaba future that stretches from banking to education, travel to entertainment.
Media
03.26.14
A Wrinkle to Those Hot Chinese Tech IPOs
Investors, ready your wallets. In the past week, Sina Weibo, China’s massive microblogging platform with 280 million users, and...
Alibaba Duels With Tencent for Online Dominance in China
Two of China’s richest men are intensifying their rivalry over the world’s biggest Internet market. Both have made purchases and encroached on each other’s established markets in the battle for dominance of the country’s online spending. ...
Reporter Who Interviewed Jack Ma Resigns
Liu Yi, the reporter who interviewed Mr. Ma, resigned on July 19, according to a statement on the SCMP’s site. The interview generated controversy online as Mr. Ma was quoted as saying the 1989 crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square was “the...
China’s Baidu to Pay $370 Million for Internet Video Business
Acquiring the video business from P.P.S. will increase Baidu’s position in China’s fractious market for online entertainment and help iQiyi compete better against Youku Tudou.
Alibaba Buys Stake In Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter
Alibaba and Sina also agreed to cooperate in improving ways to marry social networking with e-commerce, as microblogging services like Sina’s continue to grow in popularity.
Alibaba Joins China In Antipiracy Fight
Alibaba announced its partnership with five agencies at a news conference Tuesday. On the same day, Xinhua reported that China’s top legislature is considering amending the country’s consumer-rights law to protect online shoppers....
Jack Ma Is the Loneliest Billionaire in China
It’s been a rough 18 months for Chinese Internet tycoon Jack Ma, founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, a sprawling conglomerate of Web companies. Early in 2011 a fraud scandal hit his business-to-business e-commerce site, Alibaba.com. At...
Sinica Podcast
05.20.11
Inscrutable China
from Sinica PodcastIt may be because we’ve yet to finish Henry Kissinger’s latest book on the subject, but we’ll admit to having found life in China a bit more inscrutable than normal these past few weeks, and all evidence suggests we’re not alone. Seen through the...