China has banned Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. It’s blocked Google and Bing. Zoom isn’t allowed. Even the ABC is deemed unsuitable for its citizens. But Beijing’s quite comfortable threatening Australia not to “repeat its mistakes” and damage relations by sanctioning TikTok and WeChat. This week, an inquiry into foreign interferenceContinue Reading
Jack Ma, the founder and former chairman of Alibaba Group Holding, is venturing into the fishery and agriculture sectors in China through a newly-established start-up. The start-up, named “1.8 Meters Marine Technology (Zhejiang) Co,” was incorporated in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, with a registered capital of 110 million yuan (US$15 million),Continue Reading
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is “alive” and “happy” according to a top Alibaba executive, speaking more than two years after the famous and once high-profile business owner mysteriously vanished. Ma, the founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, was one of the world’s most high-profile, globetrotting businessmen until 2020, when he wasContinue Reading
Elusive Chinese billionaire Jack Ma — who has rarely been seen in public in the past three years — on Monday took up a visiting professor position at a Japanese university, another new academic role for the founder of tech giant Alibaba. Tokyo College, part of the prestigious University ofContinue Reading
The man who once China’s richest person, with an estimated wealth of $71 billion, will give up control of the company he founded after reportedly falling foul of the Communist regime in Beijing. Jack Ma will cede control of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the company announced on Saturday, followingContinue Reading