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Alibaba Growth Slumps As China Consumption Slows

Alibaba reports disappointing quarterly growth and full-year revenue expectations amidst regulatory crackdown and more cautious consumer spending

Alibaba Singles’ Day Growth Slumps Amidst Crackdown

Alibaba's Singles' Day grows at slowest rate since launch amidst regulatory crackdown, as e-commerce giants emphasise social responsibility

Alibaba Makes Changes Following Record Fine

Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group lowers fees and charges for vendors following record $2.8bn fine over 'abusive' exclusivity arrangements

Jack Ma Makes First Public Appearance After Ant’s Cancelled IPO

First public appearance in nearly three months for Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, after criticism of Chinese regulatory system

President Trump Blacklists Eight Chinese Apps

Executive order signed by US President bans transactions with eight Chinese software applications including Ant's Alipay payment app

Alibaba’s Founder Jack Ma Absence Triggers Concern

Where is Jack? Concern mounts over Alibaba's Jack Ma, after Chinese regulatory clampdown on his business empire following outburst

Alibaba Faces Antitrust Probe By Chinese Authorities

China's answer to Amazon - Alibaba - faces antitrust investigation for preventing merchants from selling their goods elsewhere

Alibaba Listing Success As Shares Surge

Blockbuster debut in Hong Kong for one of China's most prominent tech companies

Alibaba Hails ‘Bright’ Future Ahead Of Hong Kong Listing

Chinese giant's £10 billion secondary listing seen as a boost for Hong Kong as Asian financial hub continues to be wracked by anti-government protests

Jack Ma Steps Down As Alibaba Chairman

New era ahead for Chinese e-commerce giant as co-founder and chairman Jack Ma steps down

Alibaba Looks To Hong Kong For £16bn Secondary Share Offer

The Chinese e-commerce giant previously raised $25bn on the New York Stock Exchange in what is still the world's biggest-ever market debut

Jack Ma To Hand Over Alibaba Reins Next Year

The Alibaba co-founder, a former English teacher with no technical background, said he is stepping down so that he can 'try new things'

Xiaomi Reports $1bn Quarterly Loss Ahead Of Blockbuster IPO

The smartphone maker's listing is expected to be the biggest since Alibaba's US market debut in 2014

IOC Signs Up Alibaba As Olympics Cloud, E-Commerce And Digital Partner

International Olympic Committee (IOC) selects Alibaba for cloud services and infrastructure and to build an e-commerce platform for Olympic Games to 2028

Who Are China’s Biggest Technology Companies?

China is a bastion of giant tech firms from Huawei and ZTE to Xiaomi and Alibaba

HTC Gives Vive Wireless Upgrade And Alibaba Virtual Reality Shop

HTC is keen to keep pushing ahead with its virtual reality technology

Alipay Strengthens European Drive With Ingenico Alliance

Millions of Chinese tourists will now be able to use their Alipay app to pay for goods across European retailers

Verizon Prepares £3.7bn Yahoo Purchase

Yahoo's core business will be acquired to bolster Verizon content business, including AOL

Yahoo Bidders Offering Above £3.5bn – Report

Sources claim Yahoo has recieved multiple bids at or above $5bn (£3.5bn) for its core Internet business

Alibaba Takes On AWS In India With Data Centre

AliCloud eyes Indian data centre build to compete with Western cloud expansion

Alibaba’s AliCloud Reports 175 Percent Growth

Aliyun cloud lands revenues of $165 million (£114m) on 500,000 paying customers

Yahoo ‘Sets Two-Week Deadline’ For Preliminary Bids

The company is reportedly looking to narrow down the field of bidders to the most serious parties

Yahoo Seeks Quick Sale Of Non-Core Assets

Restructuring includes potential sale of $1bn to $3bn worth of assets, Chief Financial Officer confirms

Baidu Browser Still Leaks Personal Data, Researchers Warn

Look Mum, no encryption! Baidu Browser transmits personal data in the clear, warns Citizen Lab researchers

Does China’s AliCloud Pose A Real Threat To Amazon Web Services?

With its latest investment, Alibaba pushes AliCloud's global cloud ambitions even further, but can it take on global cloud competitors outside of China?

Aliyun Drops $1bn On AliCloud Big Data Push With Nvidia

AliCloud to launch big data platform with 1,000 developers over the next three years

South China Morning Post Purchase Is Perfect For An Alibaba That Wants To Go Global

Alibaba can only benefit from a better portrayal of Chinese business in the West