Alibaba to buy $550 mn stake in Paytm owner One97 Communications

Last Updated: Monday, January 12, 2015, 11:10

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its unit Alipay are in advanced talks to buy a stake for about $550 million in India`s One97 Communications, which owns an online payment platform, sources directly involved in the transaction said.

Google's Page named as business person of the year for 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 16:23

Google's Larry Page has emerged as the 'business person of the year' for 2014, edging past the likes of Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to Fortune magazine.

Jack Ma warns of risks for Alibaba after big success in 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 13:18

Buoyed by it success Ma has recently visited India and promised to invest more in Indian markets to expand his business network.

Jack Ma warns of risks for Alibaba after big success in 2014

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 12:27

Ma said the company faced more pressures due to the limelight it received following its big show last year by winning the biggest IPO.

Alibaba spent $161 million fighting fakes since 2013

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 14:46

China`s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the world`s largest e-commerce company, spent over 1 billion yuan ($160.7 million) combating fake goods and for improving customer protection from the beginning of 2013 to the end of November, the firm said Tuesday.

'Alibaba founder Jack Ma biggest billionaire gainer of 2014'

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 12:33

Legendary investor Warren Buffett stood at second place on the Wealth-X list of this year's top gainers.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma is richest Asian: Survey

Last Updated: Friday, December 12, 2014, 20:23

Jack Ma, the founder of China`s biggest e-commerce company Alibaba, has been ranked as Asia`s richest person by a Bloomberg survey published Friday.

Alibaba Group exec to become company's CEO

Last Updated: Monday, March 11, 2013, 16:25

Jonathan Lu Zhaoxi, executive vice president of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group will become the company's CEO, replacing Jack Ma, it was announced Monday.

Yahoo-Alibaba talks at an impasse: Sources

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 08:38

Talks between Yahoo Inc and China's Alibaba over the US Internet giant's Asian assets have hit an impasse, throwing their plans for a USD 17 billion tax-free asset swap into question, according to sources briefed on the situation.

China's Alibaba chief silent on Yahoo stake

Last Updated: Saturday, September 10, 2011, 18:40

The head of Chinese Internet giant Alibaba, Jack Ma gave no hint of the future of Yahoo!'s stake in his firm but said he wasn't responsible for the recent ouster of its chief.