Alibaba Group Holding

Tong's Portfolio

Why I bought more of Alibaba recently

(June 17): Stocks around the world have bounced back with a vengeance from the selloff in May. While the jury is still out as to whether a trade deal between the US and China can be had, equity markets have been given a lease of life — by the US Federal

Special Feature

Humanity at core of education of society's future leaders

SINGAPORE (June 3): For the past 15 years, Li Yajun, also known affectionately as Nana to people around her, has given up the creature comforts of her home in Taiwan to spend nearly all her time in the remote villages in Nepal, working with and for the ru

Tong's Portfolio

A tech war will be the end for this bull market

(May 27): Investors should probably brace for a protracted impasse on trade talks between the US and China. After the latest round of tariff hikes by both countries, China appears to have hardened its stance, with state media ramping up nationalistic rhet

Investing strategies

Tech companies, network effect, universal apps: Where the future and the past are different, yet similar

SINGAPORE (Apr 29): A significant portion of the value we have seen created in technology has been credited to the network effect (or positive feedback loop) associated with digital platforms. Think Facebook, Apple, Amazon.com, Google (owned by Alphabet),

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Briefs

SINGAPORE (Apr 22): “I’m a kiasu Singaporean. Being first in line for this is a privilege that will never happen again.” — Justin Zheng, who was the first in line to eat at US burger chain Shake Shack in Jewel Changi Airport on its April 17 openin

Company in the news

SingPost seen likely to sell, shut US e-commerce unit: analysts

SINGAPORE (Mar 13): Singapore Post is likely to wind down or sell its loss-making US e-commerce business after conducting a strategic review of the unit, according to a Bloomberg survey.

Management & Corporate Governance

Jack Ma to step down as Alibaba's chairman in 2019; announces CEO Daniel Zhang as successor

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): Jack Ma today announced his plans to step down as the Chinese e-commerce giant’s board chairman, one year from today on Sept 10, 2019.

Tech

Emerging markets rout presents buying opportunity, GIC CEO says

(Sept 6): The rout in emerging markets presents a potential buying opportunity, according to the chief executive officer of Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.

From sovereign wealth fund to sovereign catalytic investor

SINGAPORE (Sept 3): Khazanah Nasional was formed in 1993 as a strategic investment fund of the government of Malaysia. Its stated objectives are to “hold-manage select commercial assets of the government, undertake strategic investments on behalf of th

Alibaba pulls back in US amid Trump crackdown on Chinese investment

(June 28): Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is scaling back its presence in Silicon Valley—a sign that the Trump administration’s crackdown on Chinese investment in US companies is casting a chill.
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