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Founder of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma Returns to China

On March 27th, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, returned to China. Recently, some netizens witnessed Jack Ma in Wenyi Road Tunnel, Hangzhou. In the video, Jack Ma rides in a Toyota Kauste and occasionally talks with people around him.

Alibaba to Merge Restaurant Review Business into Map App AutoNavi

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to merge its restaurant review business (previously known as Koubei) with its AutoNavi map app.

Alibaba Opens Braille Phonetic Font Library to the Public

Alibaba Group recently announced at a public welfare exhibition that it will open the Braille phonetic font library to the public free of charge.

Alibaba VP Yangqing Jia to Quit and Start Own AI Business

Yangqing Jia, Vice President (VP) of Chinese internet giant Alibaba, has stirred up some discussion with his departure from the company and intention to strike out on his own.

Alibaba’s DAMO Academy Leaders Take Charge in AI Development

Following a series of personnel changes in 2022, Alibaba's DAMO Academy has now established three laboratories dedicated to the development of large language models.

Alibaba Reaffirms Commitment to Global Digital Economy Education

At the end of last month, Alibaba's international digital economy training program Global Digital Talent brought together representatives of its partner educational institutions worldwide in its first hybrid event in over three years, reaffirming its commitment to driving digital economy education globally.

Alibaba-Backed Fliggy Trains More Female Talents for China’s Rural Tourism

Over the past year, Fliggy, a leading online travel service platform under Alibaba Group, has launched a program to train talents for rural tourism with the Alibaba Foundation. This initiative has successfully trained approximately 1,000 female talents to date.

ByteDance-Backed Feishu Confirms Head of Business Expansion in Japan

Last year, Qi Junyuan, the founder of collaboration and project management tool Teambition, joined ByteDance's office software platform Feishu and now has begun to take charge of the Japanese market for the company.

Alibaba Helps Rural Students in China via Cloud Computers

Alibaba Group donated a batch of cloud computers and cloud computing resources to the China Education Development Foundation. The computers are to be installed in 87 rural primary schools, helping 35,000 rural children to explore advanced technology.

JD.com Begins Largest Ever Promotion to Restore Low-price Reputation

Xin Lijun, CEO of e-commerce giant JD.com's retail arm, on March 7 explained some of the details regarding the the recent discounts across the platform to tap new users.

DingTalk Acquires Collaborative Work Tool Maker Wolai

Alibaba's workplace communication platform DingTalk has completed the wholly-owned acquisition of wolai, a collaborative work tool developer. Once the acquisition is completed, wolai's production and research team will be made into regular employees of DingTalk.

Head of Algorithm at DAMO Academy Leaves Company to Explore Outdoor Cleaning Robots

Chen Junbo, the former head of algorithm at the Alibaba-backed DAMO Academy, has left his post to start a new business in the outdoor cleaning robots field.

Alibaba Establishes Five Major Strategies for Taobao in 2023

Alibaba's management team announced five strategic focal areas for its e-commerce platform Taobao this year. These areas cover livestreaming, private domain traffic (turning casual users into dedicated ones), content, local retailers, and pricing power.

Taobao Live Promotes Agriculture Products Sales through Public-Welfare Livestreaming

Taobao Live starts this year’s public-welfare livestreaming this week to help sell agriculture products from China’s rural areas. The livestreaming attracted over 16 leading livestreamers including the top influencer Li Jiaqi.

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Appears in Australia

Social media users recently spotted Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, in a hotel in Melbourne, Australia. Fans snapped a photo of him browsing his phone and drinking Coke.

Who Will Be the First Successful Developer of Chinese Version of ChatGPT?

As the discussion caused by artificial intelligence chat robot ChatGPT continues to heat up, the science and technology circle is welcoming the new buzz. Many Chinese tech giants have made great efforts to seize the opportunity to create the first "Chinese version of ChatGPT".

Alibaba Sells Stake in Indian Digital Payment Platform Paytm

On February 11, data from the Bombay Stock Exchange showed that Alibaba.com Singapore E-Commerce has sold its remaining stake in Indian digital payments firm Paytm for about 13.78 billion rupees ($167.14 million) through a block deal.

Alibaba HK Entrepreneurs Fund Sponsors SEED Foundation to Cultivate Middle School Students’ Interest in Science

The Alibaba HK Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF), which aims to support young people and entrepreneurs in Hong Kong, has sponsored the local charity SEED Foundation, to provide middle school students with science and technology knowledge and cultivate their interest in creating as early as possible.

Alibaba Introduces Carbon Reduction Action at UN ECOSOC 2023 Partnership Forum

Alibaba Group’s Chief Marketing Officer Chris Tung delivered a keynote speech to introduce the company’s carbon reduction action model and call on more enterprises to jointly promote low-carbon consumption at a side event during the 2023 Partnership Forum at the UN ECOSOC.

Alibaba Denies Setting Up Global HQ in Singapore

Alibaba denied a rumor that it is planning to build global headquarters in Singapore, adding that the firm had participated in the construction of a joint facility in 2019 to provide office space for various Southeast Asian business units under Lazada and other subsidiaries.

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