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China Top Five Buyers Expect to Increase Six Times More on Green Energy Consumption This Year

Chinese tech giants Alibaba is among the leading green energy buyers, ranking the second in the list for all Chinese companies, according to a ranking list of top buyers and sellers by research provider BloombergNEF last week.

Custom Alibaba Sans Typeface Available For Free Use in 178 Languages

Chinese tech giant Alibaba debuted a new version of its custom Alibaba Sans typeface in traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean scripts. The typeface will be freely available for general use.

Alibaba Cloud Launches Third Data Center in Germany

Alibaba Cloud, a cloud computing services provider owned by Chinese internet giant Alibaba Group, announced on Tuesday that it has added a new data center in Frankfurt, Germany.

Alibaba Tests Youth Trend-Oriented Social E-Commerce App Taibang

Global tech firm Alibaba is testing an app called "Taibang", a social e-commerce community focused on trendy youth culture.

China VC Weekly: Chassis, 3D Vision, Autonomous Driving and More

In last week’s VC news, EV chassis maker PIX completes pre-A round from an undisclosed investor, prominent autonomous driving firm WeRide closes massive $400 million fundraising and more.

Alibaba’s DingTalk to Accelerate Commercialization

At the 2022 DingTalk Product Launch Conference held on Tuesday, Ye Jun, President of DingTalk, announced that the company would initiate various commercialization efforts.

Alibaba’s DingTalk Acquires PaaS Firm Pano

DingTalk, an office tool created by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has completed the acquisition of a real-time audio and video platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider called Pano.

Alipay Reduced Fees for SMEs by Nearly $786M in Past Six Months

Chinese third-party mobile and online payment platform Alipay released new data claiming that it has reduced the operating costs of small and medium-sized businesses by nearly 5 billion yuan in the past six months.

Alibaba to Start Massive Layoffs, Sources Say

Alibaba's MMC business unit is planning to sever ties with many employees, while the proportion of layoffs in this round will stand at roughly 20%.

E-Commerce Platform Kicks Crew Lands $6M in Round A Financing

Kicks Crew, an e-commerce platform featuring sneakers and apparel, recently completed an A round of financing worth $6 million.

Douyin E-Commerce Launches Douke to Increase User Traffic

Douyin E-Commerce, the online shopping arm of the Chinese mainland version of TikTok, has launched testing for a new tool called Douke to attract more user traffic.

Cainiao Global Partners With Shoplazza to Launch Customized Logistics Services

Cainiao Global, a logistics company backed by Chinese tech giant Alibaba, reached a cooperation agreement on Wednesday with commerce platform Shoplazza.

Ant Group Releases App Version of Google Docs-Like Tool Yuque

Ant Group released an app today called "Yuque," a Google Docs-like tool for online document editing and collaboration, available for Android and iOS.

Personal Payment Reception QR Codes in China Banned for Business Use

People’s Bank of China (PBoC) previously issued a notice, stipulating that personal payment reception QR codes cannot not be used for business, but can still be used normally for non-business scenarios.

Alipay to Dedicate One Billion Yuan for Chinese Women’s Football

On Wednesday, Alipay released a document entitled "Work Summary of Supporting Women's Football in China," which introduced the firm's investments and achievements in supporting women's football in recent years.

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