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The Entrepreneurs of the Decade: 2000 to 2009

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:19:54 GMT

Yes, we know it's a predictable choice. But when you think about the iPod, the iPhone, iTunes, and the App Store, you realize that any one of these breakthrough ideas would be enough to propel an entrepreneur onto a list of the decade’s top achievers.
Source: Inc.

China's B2B Behemoth

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Burlingame, Calif. -- Alibaba is a Chinese Internet service for businesses to find and sell to each other.
Source: Forbes

Quoted in 'More businesses look to online solutions to tap Internet consumer market'

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:18:09 GMT

Jack Ma said in Channel News Asia:

I believe there are a lot of opportunities in the Internet world, not only in China but also in India and elsewhere... we are going to have a lot of small business (as) more entrepreneurs start their business on the Internet

Alibaba Gives China Eastern A Lift

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:34 GMT

HONG KONG -- China Eastern Airlines Chairman Liu Shaoyong has long wanted Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma to help him lure more passengers on board. Lius wish came true on Tuesday, when Ma promised to give the ailing airline a lift.
Source: Forbes

ChiNext shares plunge after debut

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:06:36 GMT

Stocks traded on the ChiNext startup board in Shenzhen yesterday plunged after surging heavily on their Oct 30 debut, challenging the ability of regulators to control volatility in the new bourse. All but three of the 28 new stocks on ChiNext declined.
Source: People's Daily Online

Jet Li Stars Among Chinese Investors as Startup Board Surges on First Day

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:28:43 GMT

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Huayi Brothers Media Corp. , the first movie maker to put action stars Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the same film, is a hit with Chinese investors. The Beijing-based company, backed by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
Source: Bloomberg.com

Silicon Valley venture funds set up shop in China

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 04:03:51 GMT

In March, Jack Ma, chairman and CEO of the Alibaba Group, China's biggest e-commerce company, led a contingent of some 20 executives, including those from group subsidiaries, to trips to the U.S. and elsewhere.
Source: Nikkei

The treasure keeps coming for Alibaba

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:00:01 GMT

IT WAS a modest birthday bash for a 10-year old: 27,000 people wined, dined and entertained in a sports stadium to celebrate the first decade of an astonishing Chinese company called Alibaba.
Source: The Age

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:00:50 GMT

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (L), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (C), managing director at the World Bank and Jack Ma (R), Chairman and CEO of Alibaba Group, participate in a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative, in New York, September 23, 2009.

Quoted in 'Grameen Trust and Alibaba Group (HKG:1688) To Create Grameen China Initiative'

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:04:23 GMT

Jack Ma said in Middle East North Africa Financial Network:

We are at the beginning of an Internet-driven revolution where small businesses around the world will be able to compete with larger companies for customers like never before ... Micro-credit is the oxygen to make entrepreneurial dreams come alive. We are very pleased to join with Grameen Trust in this effort to create employment opportunities in these areas by helping tens of millions more small entrepreneurs create their businesses. We also welcome contribution from others and hope to build more partnerships in China.

Share sales net rich pickings

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:58:20 GMT

Jack Ma and Ma Huateng not only share the same family name but they also have the distinction of founding two of China's most prominent Internet firms.
Source: People's Daily Online

Jack Ma Gives Students 100 Reasons to Care about Alibaba.com

Fri, 29 May 2009 08:53:41 GMT

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Jack Ma (L), founder and chief operating officer of Alibaba Group. , speaks with Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer, in New York March 12, 2009.