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Billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been chilling in Bangkok this week amid reports that he is taking more steps to scale back his personal involvement with his online empire.

Bangkok Post

Chinese regulators approve capital expansion for Ant Group

Chinese regulators have said e-commerce giant Alibaba’s finance affiliate Ant Group can raise $1.5 billion for its consumer finance unit in an important step forward after the government called off a planned IPO two years ago and ordered the firm to restructure

The Independent UK

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma living in Tokyo after China's crackdown against firms: Report

BEIJING: Chinese billionaire and e-commerce giant Alibaba founder Jack Ma who ran into trouble with the Chinese government over violating anti-monopoly regulations and kept a low profile since 2020 is now living in Tokyo for about six months, according to a media report on Tuesday.

The Times of India

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I'm A Celebrity's Babatúndé shares Celeb Gogglebox behind-the-scenes secrets

Babatúndé Aléshé has dished the dirt on what actually happens when he sits down to film Celebrity Gogglebox with Mo Gilligan and the revelations may just shock y

Daily Mirror

Ant digital bank expands in Singapore with small business loans

Ant Group Co’s Singapore digital wholesale bank will start offering loans to small and medium-sized businesses, as the Chinese fintech giant extends its reach in the city-state.

Bangkok Post

What the eclipse of Tencent by a liquor company says about Xi’s China

Kweichow Moutai has overtaken the tech group in market capitalisation thanks to the whims of one man

Financial Times

Grab, Singtel join Singapore’s digital bank battle next week

Grab Holdings Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd plan to roll out a banking app next week, joining tech giants like Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co in taking advantage of the country’s fintech liberalisation.

Bangkok Post

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Alibaba Stock Plummets As Chinese Regulators Pressure Jack Ma To Cede Control Of Ant Financial

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA) finished a news-packed week on a low note Friday and was down about 9.5% following reports that billionaire Jack Ma is giving up control of Ant Financial.

Benzinga

Benzinga Before The Bell: Apple's Strong China Revenue, Amazon's EV Partnership, Jack Ma To Cede Control Of Ant Financial And Other Top Financial Stories Friday, July 29

Reuters Tencent’s Overseas Ambitions Face Resistance From India

Benzinga

Jack Ma escapes Beijing's crosshairs by giving up his power

BEIJING: Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China's government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur as he steps back from a business empire that had made him one of the country's most powerful…

The Times of India

Jack Ma gives up power, escapes Beijing’s crosshairs

Jack Ma is taking a weeks-long tour in Europe after largely disappearing from public view for almost two years, adding to signs that China’s government is easing pressure on the entrepreneur as he steps back from a business empire that had made him one of the country’s most powerful people.

Bangkok Post

Declan Donnelly announces birth of second child with adorable photo

Dec took to Twitter to announce the birth with an adorable photo

Wales Online

ZhongAn Moves Further Out of Parental Shadow as Tencent Cuts Stake

Key takeaways: • Tencent reduced its stake in ZhongAn to about 8% from 10%, less than six months after Alibaba-affiliated Ant Group also cut its stake in the online insurer • ZhongAn’s net profit more than doubled last year, as reliance on its parents for business has decreased

Benzinga

Alibaba, Ant Financial Affiliate Move To Disentangle Operations To Avoid Further Regulatory Backlash

The ramification of the protracted battle with Chinese regulators has continued to pressure Alibaba Group Holdings, Inc.

Benzinga

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3 Chinese Stocks Worth Monitoring for a Contrarian Trade

Chinese stocks are outperforming after 2 years of underperformance. Regulatory crackdowns on tech companies seem to have abated, and the government is expected to pivot to economic concerns in the fall. Here are 3 Chinese stocks to watch: Alibaba (BABA), NetEase (NTES), and Finvolution (FINV).

Benzinga

Why Alibaba Shares Are Rising Today

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA) shares are trading higher by 10.30% to $111.90 following reports suggesting China's central bank has accepted Ant Group's financial holding company application.

Bangkok Post

Chinese fintech giant Ant closer to reviving iPO

HONG KONG: China’s central bank has accepted an application by Ant Group to set up a financial holding company, a key step toward finishing a year-long overhaul of Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s fintech business and reviving its stock market debut.

StockNews.com

Is Alibaba a Buy After Its Recent Gains?

Shares of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding (BABA) gained momentum earlier this month after the government gave the green light to revive its subsidiary Ant Group’s dual listing. However, given its declining profit margins, is BABA an ideal investment now? Read more to find out.

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Benzinga

Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Friday, June 10

Reuters Rebranded McDonald’s Restaurants To Reopen In Russia

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Alibaba Cracks After Jack Ma's Ant Group Denies IPO Plans

The shares of Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE: BABA) cracked after its financial affiliate Ant Group refuted media reports claiming that Beijin

Benzinga

Why Alibaba, Nio, Most Chinese Peers Are Stumbling In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese companies were trading mixed in Hong Kong on Friday morning, with major tech names like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC: TCEHY), and Baidu Inc

Benzinga

'You're Going To Get Ripped Off': Why These Investors Say You Should Avoid Alibaba Stock

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) shares have sustained a significant rally over the last month, but some see trouble ahead for the Chinese e-commerce giant amid a murky regulatory landscape both overseas and in the U.S.

Axios

China's tech crackdown begins to loosen up

Ant Group might get its record-busting IPO after all.

Benzinga

Here's Why Alibaba Shares Are Trading Lower Premarket After Brief Jump

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) shares gave up the gains in premarket trading after China snubbed previous reports of the revival of the IPO of its fintech affiliate Ant Group Co. The news of revival reflected possible ease in China's domestic tech crackdown, Bloomberg reports. China had reportedly formed a team to reassess Ant's share…

Benzinga

Vending Machine Leader Ubox Spits Out Big Losses During Pandemic

Key takeaways: Ubox has filed for a Hong Kong IPO despite reporting losses in the past two years due to pandemic-related disruptions to its core vending machine business The company’s backers include Alibaba’s Ant Financial, which led a 1.6 billion yuan investment in the company in 2019

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