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China Boxing Star Zou Primed For Biggest Battle Yet
He is a two-time Olympic gold medallist and reigning world champion, but Chinese boxing star Zou Shiming is eyeing an...
Amazon Buys Whole Foods Market At Whooping US$13.7 Billion
Amazon announced Friday that it will acquire Whole Foods Market, a grocery store chain, for 42 U. S. dollars per share,...
Alibaba Quarterly Profits Almost Double To $1.55 Bn
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday its net profit almost doubled in the latest quarter on the back of...
Who Will Lady Luck Favour At Rugby World Cup Draw?
Rugby's leading nations will be hoping for a big slice of luck at Wednesday's 2019 World Cup draw, where seedings...
Rugby Can Rival Football In China, Says Chief
Rugby can grow from a niche sport to be as big as football in China and eventually rival the cash-rich Chinese Super...
Snap To Price Long-Awaited IPO On Wednesday Amid Signs of Brisk Demand
Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, will price its initial public offering after the U. S. stock market...
Streaming Industry In Historic Win At Oscars
In a first for the streaming industry, Amazon Studios and Netflix walked away with Oscars, underlining their emergence...
Amazon, Netflix Grab A Share of Oscar Glory
Silicon Valley crashed Hollywood's biggest awards show on Sunday as Amazon.com Inc (AMZN. O) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O)...
Alibaba Group Expands Presence In Australia, New Zealand
A logo of Alibaba Group is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, China. Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Buys MoneyGram For $880m
Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is buying US-based MoneyGram for $880m...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial Buys MoneyGram For $880m
Ant Financial, the digital payments arm of e-commerce giant Alibaba, is buying US-based MoneyGram for $880m (£700m)....
Exclusive: Alibaba, Part of Planned Taiwan Fund, Won’t Seek Board Seats At Local Firms
Alibaba Group Holding, which is awaiting regulatory approval for a $45 million fund it is participating in, has...
Alibaba’s Ma Meets Trump, Promises To Bring One Million Jobs To U.S.
Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U. S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce...
Snapchat ‘files For Stock Market Float’
Snap, the parent company of messaging app Snapchat, has filed to list on the US stock market, according to several...
Singles’ Day Data Shows Online Shoppers Prefer Mobile To Computers
More Chinese are using mobile devices to shop online than ever before, with more choosing to shop from their handsets...
Singles’ Day Sales Break Records, Again
Jack Ma, president of the nation’s e-commerce giant Alibaba speaks in front of a giant screen displaying total gross...
Alibaba Breaks Record Sales Total
E-commerce giant Alibaba has beaten its sales record for its annual Singles Day event. About 20 hours into the event,...
Singles’ Day Sales Shopping Festival Hits 10 Billion Yuan
An electronic screen shows sales on Alibaba’s retail platforms hit 10 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) at a gala staged...
Alibaba Closes In On Record Sales
E-commerce giant Alibaba looks set to smash the sales record for its annual Singles Day event. About 12 hours into the...