Alibaba opens US data centre in new challenge to Amazon

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 23:39

Chinese online giant Alibaba will open a data centre in Silicon Valley, it said Wednesday, challenging US rival Amazon in the field of cloud computing.

Alibaba will provide requested documents to Taiwan govt: Jack Ma

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 17:14

Alibaba Group Holding will provide Taiwan with the information required about its business, Executive Chairman Jack Ma said on Tuesday, after the government ordered the Chinese e-commerce giant to withdraw from the island within six months.

Alibaba staff denied traditional Chinese New Year gift by CEO

Last Updated: Saturday, February 14, 2015, 15:41

Internet tycoon Jack Ma has said his employees will not receive traditional Chinese New Year gifts because 2014 had not been "exceptional" for the company, despite its world-beating IPO listing on Wall Street.

Alibaba's Jack Ma seeks to reassure employees over US lawsuits

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 23:50

A series of lawsuits have been filed in the United States after an unusually public fracas with a Chinese regulator last month over the issue of fakes being sold on Alibaba`s websites.

Alibaba's Jack Ma dethroned as China's richest by solar magnate: Report

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 3, 2015, 18:33

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd`s Jack Ma is no longer China`s richest man, according to a report on Tuesday, with the top spot snatched by Li Hejun, a solar energy entrepreneur whose Hanergy Holding Group Ltd has come under fire for its intragroup dealings.

Alibaba Group faces possible US lawsuit after fake goods row

Last Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 13:07

After a bitter row over sale of fake goods, the Chinese government and Alibaba Group warmed up even as the e-commerce giant faces a possible class-action lawsuit initiated by five US law firms.

Alibaba meets with China regulator, controversial report retracted

Last Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 09:03

The head of China`s commerce regulator met with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd chairman Jack Ma on Friday to discuss combating fake products, the official Xinhua news agency reported, with the two adopting a conciliatory tone after a row over illegal business on the Internet company`s platforms.

Alibaba plunges on disappointing sales

Last Updated: Friday, January 30, 2015, 03:41

Alibaba shares plunged Thursday as the Chinese e-commerce giant`s quarterly report showed weaker-than-expected sales growth.

China government agency slams Alibaba over management

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 14:55

The regulator accused Alibaba of poor oversight of its employees as well as merchants and products on its platforms, disorganised sales management and a flawed rating system for users.

Jack Ma wants Alibaba to surpass Walmart in 10 years

Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 20:47

Looking to provide a platform to millions of small businesses globally, Alibaba's founder Jack Ma wants his e-commerce company to surpass brick-and-mortar retail giant Walmart in sales in next 10 years.

Who's afraid of China's economy slowing? Not Alibaba's Jack Ma

Last Updated: Friday, January 23, 2015, 18:39

Jack Ma, executive chairman of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, isn`t worried about slowing Chinese economic growth, he told a meeting of business and political leaders in Davos, Switzerland.

Alibaba seeking stake in insurer New China Life: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2015, 08:55

China`s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world`s biggest e-commerce company, is planning to buy shares in the state-run New China Life Insurance Co Ltd, Shanghai Securities News said on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.