Alibaba

Alibaba’s Beijing office. Photographer: Gilles Sabrie/Bloomberg
Global Economy

Alibaba is stuck with e-commerce for now

Investors should get accustomed to seeing their "excess profits" going into high marketing costs for lower-margin businesses. The company has little wriggle room elsewhere

A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 18, 2019. Reuters/Aly Song
Global Economy

Alibaba freezes executive pay rise amid China's big tech crackdown - sources

A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, November 18, 2019. Reuters/Aly Song
Global Economy

China’s market regulator investigates Alibaba-Minmetals JV

The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, US, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo To match Special Report AMAZON-INDIA/OPERATION
Analysis

China’s Alibaba slap offers clues to hit Amazon

Affiliate Ant Group Co, the other pillar of billionaire Jack Ma’s internet empire, was also summoned to a high-level meeting over financial regulations Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Alibaba says does not expect material impact from antitrust fine, shares rally

Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma/Reuters
Global Economy

Record penalty for Ma's Alibaba marks tumultuous stretch for its founder

FILE PHOTO: Alibaba Group co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, September 17, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song/
World+Biz

Events leading up to China's $2.75 billion fine on Alibaba

Affiliate Ant Group Co, the other pillar of billionaire Jack Ma’s internet empire, was also summoned to a high-level meeting over financial regulations Photo: Collected
Global Economy

China fines Alibaba record $2.75 billion for anti-monopoly violations

The logo of Alibaba Group is seen at its office in Beijing, China January 5, 2021. Reuters/Thomas Peter
Global Economy

China asks Alibaba to dispose of media assets: WSJ

Angela Huyue Zhang/ Associate Professor, University of Hong Kong
Thoughts

Why is China cracking down on Alibaba?

As part of its diversification, Alibaba also runs a supermarket chain called Freshippo, launched in January 2016 Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Alibaba beats revenue forecast, shares slide amid regulatory challenges

FILE PHOTO: Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of China's Alibaba Group, speaks in front of a picture of SoftBank's human-like robot named 'pepper' during a news conference in Chiba, Japan, June 18, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino/File Photo
Global Economy

Chinese state newspaper omits Jack Ma from list of entrepreneurial leaders

Trump administration shelves planned investment ban on Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu
World+Biz

Trump administration shelves planned investment ban on Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu