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☆ Apple deletes WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on orders from Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Hong Kong CNN —Apple has removed WhatAapp and Threads from its app store in China, following an order from the country’s internet watchdog which cited national security concerns. “The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront based on their national security concerns. Other popular Western social media apps including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and Messenger are still available on Apple’s China app store, according to a check by CNN. Chinese consumers who once would have considered Apple are now turning to the country’s national brands. Its CEO Tim Cook visited Shanghai just last month to open the second biggest Apple store in the world.

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Signage for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. covers the front facade of the New York Stock Exchange November 11, 2015. Cloud competition from HuaweiAlibaba has been an industry leader in the cloud business. Alibaba in November blamed U.S. restrictions on chip sales to China for the decision to pull the cloud IPO. Alibaba said its cloud business revenue grew by just 2% year on year in the quarter ended Sept. 30. Those resellers were other companies that had acted as distributors or agents for Alibaba cloud and received commissions.

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Both are owned by Beijing-based parent company ByteDance, but Douyin launched before TikTok and became a viral sensation in China. Like TikTok, it’s a short-form video app. Then in 2017, the privately-owned tech company bought a US-based video startup and released TikTok as the overseas version of Douyin. The download page for the TikTok app displayed on an Apple iPhone. Besides TikTok, there’s also shopping app Temu, fast fashion retailer Shein and video editing app CapCut, which is also owned by ByteDance.

☆ Ant Group founder Jack Ma to give up control in key revamp
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Alibaba founder Jack Ma attends the 5th World Zhejiang Entrepreneurs Convention at Hangzhou International Expo Centre on November 13, 2019 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province of China. Ant Group's founder Jack Ma will give up control of the Chinese fintech giant in an overhaul that seeks to draw a line under a regulatory crackdown that was triggered soon after its mammoth stock market debut was scuppered two years ago. China's domestic A-share market requires companies to wait three years after a change in control to list. Hangzhou Yunbo, an investment vehicle for Ma, had control over two other entities that own a combined 50.5% stake of Ant, the prospectus showed. "At least Ant investors can (now) have some timetable for an exit after a long period of uncertainty," said Clark, who is also an author of a book on Alibaba and Ma.

☆ Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to relinquish control of Ant Group
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Ant Group's founder Jack Ma will no longer control the Chinese fintech giant after the firm's shareholders agreed to implement a series of adjustments that will see him give up most of his voting rights, the group said on Saturday. This trend will continue the erosion of the most productive parts of the Chinese economy. DUNCAN CLARK, CHAIRMAN OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY FIRM BDA, BEIJING:"Yes, it's obviously significant if he is no longer the controlling shareholder. This in theory should pave the way for an IPO assuming the other key issue - oversight/ownership of data - is also resolved. At least Ant investors can (now) have some timetable for an exit after a long period of uncertainty."

Celebrul antreprenor chinez a apărut în public ultima oară la un forum organizat la Shanghai, la finele lunii octombrie, ocazie cu care a criticat sistemul de reglementare din China, într-un discurs care l-a pus în opoziţie cu oficialii chinezi. Rezultatul a fost suspendarea procedurii de listare publică iniţială a Ant Group, una dintre diviziile Alibaba, operaţiune evaluată la 37 de miliarde de dolari. Cotidianul Financial Times susţine că Jack Ma a fost înlocuit de altcineva în poziţia de jurat pentru episodul final al unui show de televiziune pentru antreprenori denumit Africa's Business Heroes. În replică, un purtător de cuvânt de la Alibaba a spus luni că înlocuirea lui Jack Ma a fost determinată de programul încărcat al antreprenorului, dar nu a oferit detalii. Este vorba de o situaţie destul de unică, care are legătură cu mărimea Ant Group şi sensibilităţile ce ţin de reglementarea financiară”, a apreciat Duncan Clark, preşedintele firmei de consultanţă BDA China.

Persons: Jack Ma, Duncan Clark Organizations: Ant Group, Times, Heroes, Alibaba, consultanţă, JD.com, Pinduoduo, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Locations: Shanghai, China, China continentală

☆ Dispariția misterioasă a celui mai bogat om din China ridică semne de întrebare: Unde a fost văzut miliardarul ultima oară
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-04 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Persons: Jack Ma, Duncan Clark Organizations: Ant Group, Times, Heroes, Alibaba, Agerpres, consultanţă, JD.com, Pinduoduo, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd Locations: Shanghai, China, China continentală

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