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Alibabas Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board. (AFP Photo)

Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns from SoftBank board, to focus on...

The departure of Ma, who retired as Alibaba's chairman in September, comes as he pulls back from business roles to focus...

18 May 2020 9:43 AM IST

Jack Ma , Alibaba Chairman summoned by Indian court on former employees complaint. (AFP Photo)

Court summons Alibaba, its founder Jack Ma on complaint of spreading...

The judge has also sought written responses from the company and its executives within 30 days, according to the summons

26 July 2020 2:31 PM IST

App-based businesses with a focus on localised content supported by regional language interfaces are the future. These digital startups hold the key to the growth of Indias digital economy and they require government assistance to become national champions.

Government must galvanise India's app ecosystem to pare down Chinese...

Quick disbursal of the Rs 20,000 crore Startup India corpus to app-based businesses is key, not reliance on large firms...

16 July 2020 8:05 AM IST

Chinese consumersknown for eagerly embracing e-commerce, online payments and other digital solutionsare lining up for a spin in DiDi Chuxings self-developed autonomous taxis at a Shanghai pilot project launched in June. (Photo | AFP)

China begins testing robotaxis for hire amid race against US tech...

Autonomous hired cars are considered ideal for accumulating driving time and the data cache needed for cars to learn and...

9 Aug 2020 4:33 PM IST

Apple had started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. (Photo: AFP)

Sanjaya Baru | Building brands: Tata & Satya top of India's list

The Tatas entered the top 100 list for the first time in 2020 and in 2022 are placed at 78th place

30 Oct 2022 11:01 PM IST

The app is one part of a multi-billion dollar drive by Alibaba to extend its dominance of online shopping into physical stores.

Alibaba doubles investment in Southeast Asia e-commerce firm

Alibaba already owns 83 per cent of Lazada with two investments totalling USD 2 billion as of June last year.

19 March 2018 12:52 PM IST

China's Alibaba buys Pakistan e-commerce firm Daraz

The New York-listed firm added 98 million active consumers over the year ended March 31.

9 May 2018 4:39 PM IST

Tata Starbucks is planning three Starbucks cafe stores in Kolkata in early 2018.

Starbucks joins with Alibaba for coffee deliveries

The move comes as Seattle-based Starbucks faces a challenge from upstart Chinese company Luckin Coffee.

2 Aug 2018 1:03 PM IST

Job ads posted by Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd, Baidu Inc and Tencent Holdings Ltd were among those that deterred female applicants or objectified women, said Human Rights Watch in a report released on Monday. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Ding! Alibaba office app fuels Chinese worker backlash

DingTalk has grown exponentially to become the world's largest chat service designed for companies.

6 Aug 2018 8:09 AM IST

This photo taken on July 30, 2018 shows a staff member placing food on a robot at the ROBOT.HE restaurant in Shanghai. (Photo: AFP)

Chip labour: Robots replace waiters in China restaurant

Raising efficiency and lowering labour costs are the objectives at Alibaba's "Robot.He" diners, where waiters have been...

5 Aug 2018 3:58 PM IST

Traders body CAIT demanded scrutiny of the proposed $12-billion Flipkart-Walmart deal.

Flipkart to expand e-grocery store in 5 to 6 Indian cities by year-end

It takes head-on players like Alibaba-backed BigBasket and SoftBank-funded Grofers as well as rival Amazon India.

9 Aug 2018 5:24 PM IST

Alibaba currently has 25,000 engineers on staff, it says, and says the new research infrastructure will help them meet a goal of two billion customers within two decades.

Alibaba revenue beats, but investments prolong margin squeeze

Alibaba's US-listed shares rose about 4 per cent in pre-market trade.

23 Aug 2018 8:32 PM IST