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Alibaba Founder to Retire
Jack Ma to step down next year as chairman of company he founded in 1999, ending an era for China's leading e-commerce company
Update: Era Ends as Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Prepares to Step Down
E-commerce giant announces CEO Daniel Zhang will take over as chairman’s title next year
Weekly Must-Read: The Vision of Singapore’s Next Prime Minister
Lawrence Wong sees himself as a ‘servant leader,’ he says. ‘My role is not just to lead, but to serve my country and my fellow citizens’
CX Daily: Five Things to Know About China’s Latest IPO System Overhaul
The police say a student missing for more than 100 days hanged himself. Plus, UBTech Robotics files for a Hong Kong IPO
Shanghai Composite Index Ended Nearly Flat on Thursday
Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.22%
CX Daily: A Metal Tycoon’s Liquidity Woes Disrupt China’s Copper Trade
China lodges stern representations with the Czech Republic. The country’s factory activity shrinks for the sixth straight month, Caixin PMI shows
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
CX Daily: Where Do Fake Covid Drugs Come From?
The IMF raises China’s 2023 growth forecast to 5.2%. JD.com closes its e-commerce businesses in Indonesia and Thailand
CX Daily: The Vision Of Singapore’s Next Prime Minister
Most Chinese provinces make expanding household spending a priority. The country’s civil aviation industry plunges deeper into the red
Top Stories of the Month: The Questions Hanging Over Ant Group
Following the startling suspension of its would-be record-setting $34.5 billion IPO in November 2020, the fintech company was plunged into an extensive restructuring that has been ongoing for the past two years as regulators clamp down on misconduct in the industry
Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.14% on Monday
Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.98%
Weekend Long Read: What Jack Ma Taught Me in 1999
When Brian Wong first met Alibaba’s co-founder, the company was little more than a logo-less listing of products online. That didn’t stop Ma from selling him on joining up
Fidelity Cuts Ant Group Valuation by 9% More to $64 Billion
Fintech giant’s worth was estimated at $235 billion before Chinese authorities scuttled its planned IPO in November 2020
Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.76% on Friday
Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.57%
Weekly Must-Read: Where to Now for Alibaba in the Post-Jack Ma Era?
With Ma pulling further back from the reins of his e-commerce empire after ceding control of Ant Group, all eyes are watching to see if relations with the government can be patched up
In Depth: The Questions Hanging Over Ant Group
Market watchers wonder when the fintech giant will be able to revive its IPO plans and what it will have to give up to get a financial holding company license — one of the last items on its restructuring to-do list
Tech Insider: Didi Resumes Sign-Ups 18 Months After Probe, NEV Exports Hit Record
Tencent fires more than 100 employees over corruption charges, PBOC says Ant Group and 13 other platform companies have completed rectification
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