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China Business Corner: The new WeChat and its ‘Top Stories’ feature
China Business Corner is a weekly window into Chinese-language coverage of business, technology, and the broader economy, brought to you by co-writers Huang Sizhuo and Jordan Schneider (who hosts…
Live-blogging Alibaba’s insane Tmall Double Eleven Gala
7:35pm Elaine: Hey what’s up The China Project friends! We’re ready to kick this thing off tonight. In case you have no idea what Jessica…
Job not open to Beijing natives? Alibaba’s online supermarket apologizes for discrimination
Type in, “Why are people from [Chinese province name]…” on Baidu, and wait for the search engine to autocomplete different regional stereotypes: Xinjiang people are “chaotic,”…
Will Alibaba make investors smile in New York as trade negotiators clash in Beijing?
Investors have very different ideas about the future of China’s most famous ecommerce giant.
Rampant sexist job ads in China ‘do not reflect our values,’ say apologetic tech companies
On April 23, Human Rights Watch released a bombshell report exposing widespread sexism in job ads from nearly all of China’s largest tech companies, including Alibaba…
Alibaba plans dual listing on mainland China stock market
Alibaba is one of the world’s most successful tech companies, and the largest ecommerce company in China. Its market cap — just like that of…
Hole in the wall 2.0: How China’s food delivery industry is changing the restaurant business
Ever wonder why ordering takeout is so cheap in China? While Alibaba and Tencent jostle for dominance in the waimai market, small family-owned restaurants are…
Tencent launches a social credit system similar to Alibaba’s
Tencent has released a new product, Tencent Credit (腾讯信用 téngxùn xìnyòng), that will compete with Alibaba’s Sesame Credit (芝麻信用 zhīma xìnyòng), the current leader in China’s “social credit”…
Sinica Podcast: Jerry Yang of Yahoo on why he believed in Alibaba
This week’s Sinica is now live. Listen to it here. This week on Sinica, we bring you a special preview of a new podcast called 996 Podcast with…
U.S. blocks sale of MoneyGram to Jack Ma company
Concerns over control of the private data of American citizens have scuttled a $1.2 billion deal. This is a blow to the Alibaba empire’s global expansion plans, as U.S. regulators increase scrutiny of Chinese acquisitions, while American companies remain shut out of lucrative parts of the Chinese economy.
Singles Day wraps up a $25 billion shopping spree
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Alibaba to nearly triple R&D spending to $15 billion over three years – China’s latest business and technology news
A summary of the top news in Chinese business and technology for October 11, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project newsletter, a convenient package of China’s business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.
Alibaba teams up with Marriott, WeWork takes off in China – China’s latest business and technology news
A summary of the top news in Chinese business and technology for August 8, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project newsletter, a convenient package of China’s business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.
Alibaba tests staffless ‘smart store’ – China’s latest business and technology news
A summary of the top news in Chinese business and technology for July 11, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project newsletter, a convenient package of China’s business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.
China’s top courier breaks ties with Alibaba’s logistics giant – China’s latest business and technology news
A summary of the top news in Chinese business and technology for June 2, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project news roundup “The China-Arab Expo.”
Alibaba’s Yu’e Bao becomes world’s largest money market fund – China business and technology news from April 28, 2017
A summary of today’s top news in Chinese business and technology. Part of the daily The China Project news roundup “It’s the financial system, stupid.”
Alibaba is making money hand over fist but not in entertainment
Top business and technology news for January 24, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project news roundup “Musicians are the first victims of China-South Korea tensions.”
