Tag: Alibaba
China Joins The Push To Rein In Tech Giants
China is adding new momentum to efforts in Brussels and Washington to curb the power of big tech companies, reported The Wall Street Journal.
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China Fines Alibaba, JD.com, Vipshop Over Antitrust Violations
China’s market regulator said on Wednesday it has fined JD.Com, Alibaba’s Tmall and Vipshop 500,000 yuan ($76,657) each for irregular pricing, reported The Wall Street...
China Fines Alibaba, Tencent For Antitrust Breaches
Alibaba, Tencent-backed China Literature, and Shenzhen Hive Box Technology were each fined 500,000 yuan (US$76,463) by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), reported...
Alibaba, Tencent Hold Off Talks To Buy iQIYI
Alibaba Group and Tencent have each held separate talks with Baidu to acquire a controlling stake in video streaming service iQIYI, people with knowledge...
Chinese Regulation For Internet Firms “Necessary”: Alibaba CEO
The CEO of Alibaba Group recently commended the Chinese regulators, in their attempt to repair ties after the debut of its former financial services...
US: Alibaba now allows US small businesses to sell globally
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holdings will now allow small businesses in the United States to sell on Alibaba, the company announced on Tuesday,...
China: Alibaba and JD.com turn to data deals
Facing slowing e-commerce growth, Alibaba and JD.com are competing over merchant data services deals that promise seas of new shopper data in return for...
China: Tencent, Alibaba team to create $1.45B car-sharing service
Another startup has appeared to challenge Didi in China, and this one has backing by some of the biggest financial names in the industry.
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China: Alibaba bids for metro Brick-And-Mortar stores
One of the hottest battlegrounds in eCommerce these days—and that includes global, multi-pronged, behemoth eCommerce operators—is a firm in the physical world, the brick-and-mortar...
China: Gov to increase regulation of financial holding companies
China is reportedly looking at new regulations that would impact Alibaba and Ant Financial in an effort to boost oversight of financial holding companies.
According...