JD.com hopes the 20,000 new jobs will help minimize the impact of the coronavirus on employment.
The Chinese electronic payments company has applied for a digital banking license in Singapore as it continues its shift toward overseas markets.
Investor enthusiasm for the secondary listing is "a vote of confidence in the Asian financial hub" after months of civil unrest.
Alibaba's move to open its platform to U.S. sellers puts it "in direct competition with Amazon in the business-to-business online marketplace."
Ventures by companies such as Facebook into financial services "have the potential to generate new risks and costs associated with market power."
CFO Mark Patrick discusses the enormous business opportunities available to Syngenta now that it's owned by a big Chinese company.
The e-commerce giant joins rival Tencent in becoming a major CICC shareholder as both firms eye opportunities in fintech.
The video-streaming unit of search-engine giant Baidu needs capital to fund content development as it competes with Tencent and Alibaba.
The demise of $1.2 billion deal suggests U.S. officials are concerned about the data security implications of takeovers by Chinese investors.
Businesses outside e-commerce were unprofitable in Q4, suggesting Alibaba's diversification efforts have a long way to go.
Thomas McInerney will serve as CEO of the new Altaba company while Alexi Wellman will be its finance chief.
The new name reflects Yahoo's transformation from an internet giant to "essentially a vehicle" for holding a 15% stake in Alibaba.
