alibaba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, also known as Alibaba Group and as Alibaba.com, is a Chinese multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology.

ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba Invest in China’s Regulated Metaverse
ByteDance, Tencent, Alibaba Invest in China’s Regulated Metaverse
February 14, 2022  |  Metaverse

Chinese tech giants are beginning to invest more in the metaverse, CNBC reported Sunday (Feb. 13). The ‘metaverse’ usually refers to a virtual world where...

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US Probes Alibaba’s Cloud Unit Security on US Consumer Data Concerns
US Probes Alibaba’s Cloud Unit Security on US Consumer Data Concerns
January 18, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

The Biden administration is looking at Alibaba’s cloud business and determining whether that facet of the eCommerce titan is a risk to U.S. national security,...

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Today in Food Commerce: Alibaba Mulls Freshippo Fundraise; Restaurants Reformat for Off-Premise
Today in Food Commerce: Alibaba Mulls Freshippo Fundraise; Restaurants Reformat for Off-Premise
January 14, 2022  |  ResTech

Today in food commerce, Alibaba mulls a fundraise for its Freshippo grocery chain in China, valued at $10 billion, while retail giants race to overcome...

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Alibaba Weighs Fundraise for Its Freshippo Supermarkets at $10B Valuation
Alibaba Weighs Fundraise for Its Freshippo Supermarkets at $10B Valuation
January 14, 2022  |  Investments

Alibaba is weighing a fundraise for its Freshippo grocery chain in China that has an estimated valuation of $10 billion, Bloomberg reported on Friday (Jan....

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China Fines Tencent, Alibaba For Failing to Report Deals 
China Fines Tencent, Alibaba For Failing to Report Deals 
January 05, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

China’s market regulator has fined Alibaba, Tencent Holdings and Bilibili Inc. for failing to properly report several deals.   As Reuters reported Tuesday (Jan. 4), the...

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Alibaba Reorganizes its Global, Domestic eCommerce Business
Alibaba Reorganizes its Global, Domestic eCommerce Business
December 06, 2021  |  eCommerce

A trifecta of changes — new competition, a sluggish economy and continued regulatory pressures — has China’s Alibaba revamping its eCommerce businesses and appointing a...

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Tencent’s WeChat Pay Envisions Future Where Payment Options are the Norm
Tencent’s WeChat Pay Envisions Future Where Payment Options are the Norm
December 02, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

China’s crackdown on technology companies that offer payment services had the unintended side effect of opening the lines of communication between competitors like Alibaba and...

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Tencent Opens WeChat to Alibaba, Other Social Media Rivals 
Tencent Opens WeChat to Alibaba, Other Social Media Rivals 
November 29, 2021  |  International

Tencent Holdings Ltd. is opening its WeChat groups and will soon allow Alibaba’s Tmall and Taobao, among other social media rivals, to display their own...

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China Anti-Monopoly Law Spurs Fines Against Alibaba, JD.com, Others
China Anti-Monopoly Law Spurs Fines Against Alibaba, JD.com, Others
November 21, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Several Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Baidu and JD.com will have $78,000 in fines levied against them stemming from 43 acquisitions that were said to breach...

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