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Weekly Must-Read: Alibaba Splits Into Six Business Units in Biggest Overhaul

The $220 billion e-commerce colossus will become a holding company and grant management and financing independence to the new enterprises

Caixin Global

Alibaba Considers Yielding Control of Some Businesses in Overhaul

Alibaba Group said on Thursday it will look to monetize non-core assets and consider giving up control of some businesses, as the Chinese tech conglomerate reinvents itself after a regulatory crackdown that wiped 70% off its shares. Group CEO Daniel Zhang said the company's breakup into separate businesses will allow…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China e-commerce giant Alibaba outlines future strategy

The CEO of Chinese e-commerce and financial giant Alibaba says the company is moving toward giving up control of some of its business units in a transition toward becoming a capital operator to unlock the value of its sprawling businesses

The Independent UK

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Markets Today: Stock Indexes Climb as Tech Strength Buoys Sentiment

Morning Markets March S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.79%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are up +0.82%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher. Technology stocks are climbing in pre-market trading to lead stock index futures higher after Micron Technology forecasted...

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Stocks Climb Before the Open as Banking Worries Subside, Alibaba Boosts Sentiment

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.91%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.93% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session lower, while U.S. Treasury yields climbed as market participants mulled the likely Fed’s interest rate trajectory amid easing bank jitters.

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French prosecutors raid banks in tax fraud case

Five of France's biggest banks are facing scrutiny in an ongoing investigation into possible tax fraud. BNP Paribas and Société Générale were among the lenders whose Paris offices have been raided by French prosecutors. They're accused of helping facilitate tax avoidance related to dividend payments. Also in the show -…

France 24

Alibaba Split Boosts Optimism in Chinese Tech Stocks

Today’s announcement by Alibaba Group Holding (BABA ) that it will split its $220 billion business into six main units encompassing e-commerce, media, and the cloud is another factor that may extend the recent rally in Chinese technology stocks. In addition, mostly better-than-expected earnings results from China’s mega-cap technology stocks...

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Alibaba to split into six units

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has announced plans to split its $220-billion business into six main units encompassing e-commerce, media and the cloud, each of which will explore fundraising or an initial public offering (IPO) when the time is right.

Bangkok Post

Alibaba's Jack Ma returns to mainland China

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has resurfaced in China after months of overseas travel, visiting a school in the eastern city of Hangzhou where he discussed various topics including artificial intelligence

The Independent UK

Alibaba founder Jack Ma seen in China after months of absence

Billionaire is thought to have remained outside country after state crackdown on tech sector

The Guardian - UK

Alibaba founder Jack Ma returns to mainland China to visit school in Hangzhou

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group Holding, returned to mainland China recently after more than a year of overseas travel, and visited a school he founded in the city of Hangzhou, the hometown of Alibaba, according to sources familiar with his schedule.

Bangkok Post

TikTok trackers found on multiple US government websites

Tracking pixels belonging to TikTok, Tencent, Alibaba, and Russian-owned Kaspersky were all found.

TechRadar

Weaponised drone made in China shot down in Ukraine

Retrofitted and weaponised drone shot down by AK-47 in eastern Ukraine

The Independent UK

Weekly Must-Read: TikTok’s Chinese Twin Is Taking On Alibaba and Meituan for E-Commerce Market Share

Like ByteDance’s TikTok, the Douyin video sharing app deploys live-streaming in the competition for consumers in the online marketplace

Caixin Global

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Foreign Policy

What the ChatGPT Moment Means for U.S.-China Tech Competition

The rise of American-made chatbots has kicked off a flurry of Chinese activity.

Al Jazeera

China wants AI to rival ChatGPT. Censorship makes that tricky

Chinese firms including Baidu and Alibaba are racing to roll out versions of the chatbots taking tech world by storm.

Al Jazeera

A year into Ukraine war, Asia’s big brands sit out Russia boycott

Fewer than 100 Asia-based firms have suspended or scaled back their Russia operations, according to database.

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2 China Stocks That Could Be Better Buys Than Alibaba in 2023

Amid the reopening of China’s economy, stocks are expected to see a significant rebound. Therefore, investors could invest in fundamentally strong stocks Hello Group (MOMO) and China Automotive Systems (CAAS) instead of Alibaba Group (BABA). Read more….

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Hackers scored data center logins for some of the world’s biggest corporations more than a year ago. Now they’re selling that information

In an episode that underscores the vulnerability of global computer networks, hackers got ahold of login credentials for data centers in Asia used by some of the world’s biggest businesses, a potential bonanza for spying or sabotage, according to a cybersecurity research firm.

Caixin Global

Weekly Must-Read: China’s Hunt for Strategic New Energy Minerals

Pursuit of key minerals intensifies as U.S., Canada and Australia restrict Chinese access to “strategic” materials

Bangkok Post

Sabuy aims to capture society’s basic needs

Founded as a top-up machine operator in 2015, Sabuy Technology Plc has shifted focus to a commerce lifestyle platform provider, aiming to become an infrastructure operator in that sector regionally by next year.

Los Angeles Times

First came fast-fashion giant Shein. Now other Chinese brands are gunning for the same success

For nearly two decades, Bowen Tsui's family business in China has made garments to order for foreign clients to sell overseas under their own labels. Now, he believes the company's survival depends on whether it can design, brand and distribute clothing by itself.

The Independent UK

Chill pervades China's tech firms even as crackdown eases

A grinding crackdown that wiped billions of dollars of value off Chinese technology companies is easing, but the once-freewheeling industry is bracing for much slower growth ahead

Caixin Global

Jack Ma Meeting Rumor Sends Stock of Thai Giant’s Unit Soaring

CP Group subsidiary Chia Tai Enterprises traded at HK$6.98 at one point on Wednesday, more than eightfold Monday’s opening price

The Independent UK

Asian shares mixed after last week's gains on Wall Street

Shares are trading mixed in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks closed higher on Friday, capping a third week of gains out of the last four

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