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Jack Ma

Co-Founder, Alibaba Group

The Chinese business magnate built his tech empire around e-commerce platforms and is spearheading the ‘new retail’ movement across Asia.

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News & Analysis

Alibaba Insists it Can Help Fight Counterfeit Brand Goods

Alibaba has said it still wanted to work with companies fighting counterfeit brand-name products, a week after the Chinese online shopping platform was kicked out of an industry coalition due to long-standing accusations that it has turned a blind eye to counterfeits.

News & Analysis

Alibaba Insists it Can Help Fight Counterfeit Brand Goods

Alibaba has said it still wanted to work with companies fighting counterfeit brand-name products, a week after the Chinese online shopping platform was kicked out of an industry coalition due to long-standing accusations that it has turned a blind eye to counterfeits.


Sustainability

Social Goods | Ivy Park Sweatshop Allegations, Model Arrests in Iran

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

Sustainability

Social Goods | Ivy Park Sweatshop Allegations, Model Arrests in Iran

Social Goods is a weekly roundup of the most important news at the intersection of fashion and ethics, sustainability and corporate social responsibility.


China

Alibaba's Ma Cancels Speech After Row with Anti-Counterfeiting Group

Alibaba's chief Jack Ma has cancelled a planned speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference in the US after the IACC suspended its membership.

China

Alibaba's Ma Cancels Speech After Row with Anti-Counterfeiting Group

Alibaba's chief Jack Ma has cancelled a planned speech at an anti-counterfeiting conference in the US after the IACC suspended its membership.


Luxury

Anti-Counterfeiting Group Suspends Alibaba's Membership

The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition statement follows a report that the group's president, Robert Barchiesi, had stock in Alibaba.

Luxury

Anti-Counterfeiting Group Suspends Alibaba's Membership

The International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition statement follows a report that the group's president, Robert Barchiesi, had stock in Alibaba.


China

Alibaba's Ma Pledges Not to Interfere in SCMP Editorial Independence

Critics have questioned Alibaba's intentions for the SCMP paper, speculating it may be an attempt to buy influence or toe the Chinese government's line in Hong Kong.

China

Alibaba's Ma Pledges Not to Interfere in SCMP Editorial Independence

Critics have questioned Alibaba's intentions for the SCMP paper, speculating it may be an attempt to buy influence or toe the Chinese government's line in Hong Kong.


Financial Markets

Komodo Commerce: E-Tailers Battle in Southeast Asia

With its $1 billion buy of online retailer Lazada, Alibaba has signaled Southeast Asia as a regional e-commerce battleground — with 600 million people, and no shortage of logistical headaches.

Financial Markets

Komodo Commerce: E-Tailers Battle in Southeast Asia

With its $1 billion buy of online retailer Lazada, Alibaba has signaled Southeast Asia as a regional e-commerce battleground — with 600 million people, and no shortage of logistical headaches.


Retail

Alibaba Joins Anti-Counterfeit Group as First E-Commerce Member

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will be the first Internet retailer to become a member of the largest nonprofit global organisation that fights counterfeit products and piracy, part of the Chinese company’s effort to shed its image as a haven for cheap brand knockoffs.

Retail

Alibaba Joins Anti-Counterfeit Group as First E-Commerce Member

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will be the first Internet retailer to become a member of the largest nonprofit global organisation that fights counterfeit products and piracy, part of the Chinese company’s effort to shed its image as a haven for cheap brand knockoffs.


Financial Markets

Hypebeast Files for IPO

The 11-year-old media company and e-tailer with ‘sneakerhead’ origins has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong.

Financial Markets

Hypebeast Files for IPO

The 11-year-old media company and e-tailer with ‘sneakerhead’ origins has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong.


China

E-Commerce Latecomer Chow Tai Fook Chases Alibaba

The Chow Tai Fook brand is making a move to chase Alibaba and other Internet retailers by expanding its online presence.

China

E-Commerce Latecomer Chow Tai Fook Chases Alibaba

The Chow Tai Fook brand is making a move to chase Alibaba and other Internet retailers by expanding its online presence.


Financial Markets

Alibaba Reaches 3 Trillion Yuan Milestone Even as China Slows

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sold 3 trillion yuan ($463 billion) of goods through its online shopping websites in the year ending March, as it moved deeper into the untapped countryside and courted foreign brands.

Financial Markets

Alibaba Reaches 3 Trillion Yuan Milestone Even as China Slows

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. sold 3 trillion yuan ($463 billion) of goods through its online shopping websites in the year ending March, as it moved deeper into the untapped countryside and courted foreign brands.


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