... Jack Ma {馬雲} believes the clusters of Taobao vendors in the vast rural areas now offer a new path to the country's urbanization drive. That said, the Taobao villages and townships are particularly pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-12
... Jack Ma {馬雲} has revealed that monthly revenue of 94 percent of Taobao vendors is less than 20,000 yuan. It is likely that they will get some preferential treatment even if taxation becomes a reality ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-21
... Jack Ma {馬雲}, meanwhile, will try to protect his business and not let the challengers have an easy ride. The e-commerce giant will definitely boost investments in Cainiao, its logistics unit, while s ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-17
“Before, the first thing you touch after waking up is your wife, but now, it's your mobile phone.” The statement, attributed to Alibaba founder Jack Ma {馬雲}, best describes the extensive influence of ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-09
... Jack Ma {馬雲} once said that mobile games is a business that he will never set foot in. The group's latest announcement definitely marks a key milestone for the game industry. That said, Tencent still ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-08
... Jack Ma {馬雲} bluntly insists that Li’s time had already passed. Some observers have read political messages into the transactions, suggesting that Asia's perennial richest man will abandon Hong Kong ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-06
... Jack Ma {馬雲} was quoted by the media as saying in early October that if the e-commerce giant goes public in Hong Kong, the group will retain its corporate partnership structure. The proposal, which w ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-23
Remember the 100 million yuan bet Alibaba founder Jack Ma {馬雲} made against Wanda boss Wang Jianlin {王健林} that e-commerce would soon account for half of China's retail sales? The stakes have gone up t ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-16
... Jack Ma {馬雲} had a tit-for-tat exchange over the country's outlook, at the end of which Wang bet 100 million yuan that e-commerce would not have half of the retail market by 2020. Ma immediately acce ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-12
When he spearheaded the establishment of Cai Niao, a national smart logistics network, earlier this year, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma {馬雲} had assured the nation's courier companies that the multibi ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-10
... Jack Ma {馬雲}, along with some other entrepreneurs, at an economic forum on Oct. 31. Mainland media reported that Li had been to Taobao.com facilities and appreciated the efforts of the e-shop operato ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-12
Just as Alibaba Group boss Jack Ma {馬雲} was regaling Premier Li Keqiang {李克強} last Thursday with examples of his e-commerce platforms' achievements, the brick-and-mortar malls hit back. The China Nati ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-06
... Jack Ma {馬雲}, together with a group of entrepreneurs, at a separate economic forum on Oct. 31, Xinhua news agency reported. Alibaba will see its reputation grow as the central government will continu ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-05
... Jack Ma {馬雲} will hold 7.3 percent of the micro lender which operates the online payment platform Alipay. Alibaba Small and Micro Financial Services has no timetable for selling shares to strategic i ...More
EJ Insight2013-11-01
