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Alibaba

Consumer & Healthcare

Alibaba revenue tops estimates with strong instant retail, AI push

Qwen-Sea-Lion-v4 was built using Alibaba's Qwen3-32B as a foundation model.
Singapore

Alibaba’s Qwen powers latest version of Singapore AI’s home-grown Sea-Lion LLM

The Qwen revamp marks one of Alibaba’s biggest moves so far to try and wring revenue from consumer-facing services.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Alibaba’s main AI app debuts strongly in effort to rival ChatGPT

The Qwen revamp marks one of Alibaba’s biggest moves so far to try and wring revenue from consumer-facing services.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Alibaba prepares major revamp of flagship AI app to rival ChatGPT

The European Commission urged EU finance ministers meeting on Thursday to agree the faster implementation to protect domestic retailers from unfair competition, the report said.
International

EU aims to accelerate crackdown on cheap Chinese parcels: FT

An influencer holds a Labubu Why So Serious Plush Pendant doll during an AliExpress and Pop Mart livestream shopping show on Singles' Day at a pop-up store in London, Britain, November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
Lifestyle

Labubu craze hits London on Singles’ Day with AliExpress live shopping show

The privatisation of Mandarin Oriental is in line with its capital allocation framework, says Jardine Matheson.
Companies & Markets

Alibaba, Ant buying top half of Mandarin Oriental Causeway Bay tower for US$925 million

The Macau games aim to bolster the NBA’s profile in China, where around 300 million people play basketball, at a time of rising political tensions between the US and China.
Lifestyle

NBA partners with Alibaba, makes China comeback in Macau

Alibaba and its affiliates are currently leasing 10 floors at Times Square in Causeway Bay, with their tenancy set to expire in 2028, according to the report.
Property

Mandarin Oriental mulls sale of part of One Causeway Bay in Hong Kong to Alibaba

Alibaba’s $50 billion bet on artificial intelligence could push Chinese tech to the next frontier.
Podcasts

Alibaba’s AI gamble, US visa shock, Singapore’s mid-cap move

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