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Alibaba to Develop Self-Driving Trucks, Eyeing Next Potential Hot Spot in China’s Tech Sector

Chinese internet giant Alibaba announced on Thursday it will develop driverless trucks with its logistics unit Cainiao, as the company ramps up efforts to follow a trend that may revolutionize the transportation industry.

Alibaba’s Cainiao Aims to Launch Over 800 Cargo Flights between Hainan and Rest of World

Cainiao, e-commerce giant Alibaba’s logistics arm, announced on Friday it will launch more than 800 international cargo flights by the end of 2021 to connect China’s Hainan Island and countries

Alibaba’s Cainiao Leads E-Commerce Expansion in Europe and the Middle East

On March 1, Alibaba’s logistics service Cainiao Smart Logistics Network (Cainiao) announced a partnership with Saudi Arabian airfreight flag carrier Saudia Cargo.

Alibaba’s Cainiao Offers Nonstop Logistics Services amid Chinese New Year Festival

Alibaba’s Cainiao Smart Logistics Network announced that the platform would offer nonstop logistics service to 200 major cities in China over Chinese New Year.

Alibaba’s Parcel Delivery Service Cainiao Guoguo Saw a 20% Surge in Daily Delivery Volume in 2020

Cainiao Guoguo, the parcel delivery service under Alibaba Group Holdings’ Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, released a 2020 Courier Report on Jan.8, showing China’s rapid growth in the logistics sector last year.

China’s E-commerce Giants Are Battling for Annual Double 11 Shopping Festival

Just after the eight-day National Day golden week, the competition among Chinese e-commerce giants has begun - they are preparing for the upcoming annual Double 11 shopping festival.

Alibaba’s Cainiao Partners with Atlas Air To Launch Asia to South America Charter Program

Cainiao Smart Logistics Network announced a partnership to launch a charter program with Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. on Tuesday to enhance its logistics network as cross-border trade between China and Latin America continues to expand.

Alibaba Looks To Increase Stake In Logistics Company Cainiao

On November 8, Alibaba Group announced an additional investment of roughly $3.3 billion to increase its equity stake in the logistics company Cainiao they launched in 2013.

Newsletter: The Falling Stars Challenge—Social Media Makes the World More Equal

Recently on Chinese social media, people from all walks of life posted pictures of themselves “accidentally falling down” next to their most valuable possessions as to show off their wealth. What people chose to flaunt are far beyond your imagination.

Cainiao is Getting Ready for 11.11 Global Shopping Festival with Robotic Warehouse

As Nov.11 is approaching, Cainiao, a Chinese logistics firm mostly owned by Alibaba, opened the largest robotic smart warehouse in China to prepare for the upcoming huge demand.

Logistics Platform 58 Suyun Finishes First Funding Round of $250 Million

The logistics platform 58 Suyun announced on July 12 the completion of its first round of fundraising of $250 million, led by InnoVision Capital.

Alibaba’s Cainiao Network to Open Five New Global Hubs in Asia, Europe and Middle East

On May 31 at the 2018 Global Smart Logistics Summit hosted by Cainiao Network Technology Co., Ltd., the logistics affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Limited showcased its new technologies and unveiled plans to expand its global network by opening five new hubs around the world.

More details about Alibaba’s investment in Cainiao

On September 25, in a bid to further fuel the progress of its “new retail” strategy, Alibaba announced that it intends to raise its stake in its affiliate—Cainiao Network and pledged 100 billion yuan investment in next five years to the logistics arm that had already received tens of billions yuan to expedite leading global […]

Alibaba Increased its Holdings in Cainiao Network

Alibaba group announced today that in order to further promote the new retail strategy, it will increase holdings of Cainiao Network. Apart from tens of billions CNY it has invested, over the next five years, Alibaba will continue to invest 100 billion yuan in Cainiao, so as to accelerate the construction of logistics network and […]

Alibaba is on the heels of Amazon

Gap of Market Value between Alibaba and Amazon is Just 1.3% Narrowing Nearly 100 Billion Dollars in Past Two Months. By September 22nd, Amazon’s market value was $456.5 billion and Alibaba‘s was $450.7 billion. Their gap was just 1.3%. Almost two months ago, the gap in market value between these two companies reached $100 billion. […]

JD.com Officially Enters the Real Estate E-Commerce Business

On September 18, Zeng Fuhu, former VP of Sohu net and GM of Sohu Focus, confirmed to All Whether TMT that he officially joined JD.com at the end of July and served as GM of JD.com real estate department. The department, which was recently formed, is now hiring staff. Jd.com will also add a new […]

Ant Financial will launch Face ID for package pickups

On September 14, Alipay and Cainiao Global held the Global Logistics and Supply Chain Conference (GLSC) in Shanghai, and announced that they will provide services for SMEs form the most basic payment to marketing, credit, and finance businesses. At the same time, the Ant Financial will use face recognition technology in the logistics industry, so […]

Can Jack Ma win the looming war between Alibaba and Amazon?

Can battle-tested and awe-inspiring Amazon and Jeff Bezos beat Alibaba and Jack Ma? A “historical” turning point is seemingly at hand: Alibaba could soon top Amazon in market value. On August 24, by the time the stock market closed, Alibaba’s market value was $445.5 billion, only a limit up away from Amazon’s $455.2 billion. Since […]

The Chinese Internet model is being pursued overseas

The mobile phone selling like hotcakes in Africa isn’t Samsung nor Apple, but Tecno, a Shenzhen-based telecommunications company in China. According to open statistics, the company holds more than 40% of market shares in the 6 major countries of North Africa. Tecno broke into the African market using two mobile innovations: Dual-SIMs and beauty selfie […]

After fighting with Baidu, JD.com may join the BAT Group

JD’s (京东）closing price on June 26 was $43.08, raising their total market value to $61.149 billion. They are quickly approaching to Baidu‘s total market value of $61.973 billion at the time, thus threatening the existing group of tech giants BAT: Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent. In comparison, Baidu is lagging behind the other two in terms […]

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