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Alibaba and Tencent sites added to US ‘Notorious Markets List’

The US has added sites operated by Chinese technology giants Alibaba and Tencent to its “Notorious Markets List” of businesses it believes are involved with trading counterfeit goods. The list identifies 42 online sites and 35 physical stores, including e-commerce platforms, run by the firms. The US trade agency says …

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Alibaba founder Jack Ma missing

The 56-year-old billionaire founder of the Alibaba and Ant Group, Jack Ma, has vanished. In more than two months, he hasn’t been seen publicly, Jessica Yun posted on Sunday for Yahoo Finance. As China has cracked down on his business empire, Ma has been in the spotlight lately. Chinese regulators …

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Jack Ma: Alibaba begins new era as founder departs

Alibaba chairman Jack Ma is due to step down from the e-commerce giant on Tuesday, marking the end of an era for the firm. He co-founded Alibaba in 1999 and it has become one of the world’s biggest internet firms. Mr Ma’s success and colourful style has made him one …

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