The founder and CEO of SoftBank Group Corporation, Masayoshi Son recently announced that he is stepping down from his board position at the Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba. Announcing his decision, Son said that he’s “graduating” from his most successful investment by far. Son’s resignation comes just months after Alibaba Co-founder Jack Ma quit from SoftBank’s…
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Alibaba Group and Yiwu City announces expansion of eWTP partnership
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•Alibaba Group and the municipal government of Yiwu, Zhejiang Province in China, have announced plans to develop a Digitized Comprehensive Bonded Zone under the eWTP (electronic World Trade Platform) framework, making cross-border e-commerce more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at the world’s largest wholesale market. A core part of the new initiatives is…
Jack Ma to resign from SoftBank board after 13 years
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•Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp recently announced that Alibaba Co-Founder Jack Ma will resign from its board. Jack Ma’s resignation is the latest high-profile departure by an ally of SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son. Jack Ma resigned from the board as he is pulling back from formal business roles to focus solely on philanthropy. Earlier…
How corporates are helping governments fight the COVID-19 pandemic
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•The novel coronavirus, which began from Wuhan in China last year, has now spread to every continent except Antarctica. The virus, which was originally expected to be China’s problem, has now become a global headache. So far the virus has infected 360,327 people and claimed more than 15,000 lives worldwide. The outbreak is now termed…
Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation pledge medical supplies to Asian nations fighting COVID-19
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•As the novel coronavirus is spreading rapidly to most of the countries in the world, corporates and organizations around the globe are setting up their humanitarian efforts in helping the countries which need maximum assistance. Recently, The Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation announced plans to donate much-needed medical supplies to 10 more countries in…
CoronaVirus: How big corporations are reacting to it?
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•As the death toll due to the deadly coronavirus reached over 800, the World Health Organisation declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Coronavirus has shut forced the Chinese economy on its knees with many analysts failing to predict the growth of the nation after this pandemic. In an attempt to help out…
2019, a dramatic year of top management changes
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•2019 was a very dramatic year for the business ecosystem. A global economic slowdown, reduction in profits and bankruptcy filing by many companies. But there was something else also going on behind the closed doors of corporate headquarters. Last year witnessed resignations of many top executives from big companies and start-ups. While this could be…
Alibaba’s Jack Ma to retire. Plans to focus on philanthropy in education.
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•Alibaba’s co-founder and executive chairman, Jack Ma will retire from the e-commerce giant he founded in 1999, according to New York Times. He plans to pursue philanthropy in education post his retirement. Jack Ma, was a former English teacher at the Hangzhou Institute of Electrical Engineering and has always been known to his commitment to…