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Chinese tech group’s shock change in direction represents gamble by new chief in face of US curbs
Shares fall 10% after Chinese ecommerce group says US export controls have created ‘uncertainties’
Chinese tech groups restricted to using outdated processors as Washington aims to curtail Beijing’s AI ambitions
Traditional ecommerce is struggling to hold on to its shoppers
Belgian security service says Chinese group’s logistics arm in Liège under scrutiny over use of sensitive data
Leadership shake-up comes as ecommerce group starts breaking up its empire
US move to ban investment in Chinese tech sectors poses threat to prospects for ecommerce group’s cloud unit
Baidu, ByteDance, Tencent and Alibaba rush to acquire GPUs amid concern US will soon clamp down on their export
Tech group co-founder to take reins and preside over its break-up
Co-founder Jack Ma’s top lieutenant to take job while outgoing chair will focus on cloud business
Geopolitical tension and poor economic recovery drive stock price falls and funding shortages
Chinese tech giant to list logistics and grocery arms and spin off cloud division in big restructuring
Chinese ecommerce group recorded its slowest sales growth on record last year
The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times
Japanese investor makes $7.2bn from forward sales of shares in Chinese ecommerce group as lucrative partnership wanes
Regulator warns content should embody ‘socialist values’ as Chinese companies race to catch up with US tech
Plus, Alibaba’s radical restructuring plan and leveraged loans fall on regulators’ radar
Restructured Chinese tech group also plans to continue divestments in portfolio companies, says finance chief
Meta executives are discussing a company-wide ban on political advertising in Europe
Break-up of group may placate regulators but is unlikely to make its businesses more competitive
Separation of units marks biggest shake-up of ecommerce group since Jack Ma founded it 24 years ago
Investor SoftBank’s stock rises 6% in Tokyo after ecommerce group announces value-unlocking move to split into six units
Tech group will retain most profitable ecommerce businesses but allow other units to spin off and list separately
Alibaba founder makes rare public visit that country hopes will reinvigorate entrepreneurial class
Chinese ecommerce site looks to draw more sellers from south Asian nation
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