Jack Ma re-emerges from oblivion: Alibaba founder joins Xi Jinping in high-stakes tech summit, is he back in Chinese President’s good books?Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma was pictured applauding Chinese President Xi Jinping.
18 Feb, 2025, 07.50 PM IST
China's Xi meets with business leaders, including Alibaba cofounder Jack Ma, to boost economyOther business leaders at Monday's meeting in Beijing were Zeng Yuqun, the chairman of battery developer CATL, Wang Chuanfu, chairman of el...
17 Feb, 2025, 07.36 PM IST
Xi Jinping to chair symposium attended by Jack Ma and other Chinese business leaders: SourcesChinese President Xi Jinping is set to chair a symposium next week aimed at boosting private sector sentiment, with prominent business lead...
14 Feb, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
Tencent chief says gaming business under threat, catching up in AIPony Ma, speaking at Tencent's annual meeting in a stadium in Shenzhen on Monday, said that the company has been resting on its laurels in ...
30 Jan, 2024, 09.25 AM IST
Tencent bets big on WeChat Channels in push to build its own TikTokWeChat Pay became the second-biggest player in China's mobile payment market within a year of its 2013 launch, behind Alipay which is owned...
13 Jan, 2023, 02.19 PM IST
Tencent chief blasts managers in fiery townhallPony Ma said at a year-end meeting with staff on December 15 that internal reviews this year had exposed unspecified corruption within Asia...
23 Dec, 2022, 11.45 AM IST
China's ultra-rich squeezed by slowing economy: Hurun rankingThe Hurun China Rich List, released Tuesday, said the total wealth of all individuals with a minimum net worth of 5 billion yuan ($691 mill...
09 Nov, 2022, 09.23 AM IST
Tencent chief causes stir with repost of article on China's economyThe article, which Pony Ma reposted early on Saturday, lamented that there were few people in China willing to speak up about the pressures...
23 May, 2022, 04.27 PM IST
Tencent boss loses $14 billion in rout, more than Jack MaIn a twist that has upended conventional wisdom on the political pecking order of China’s business elite, Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s mild-mann...
04 Aug, 2021, 01.50 PM IST
Tencent boss meets China antitrust officials as scrutiny widens: ReportTencent, whose WeChat messaging and payment mobile app is ubiquitous in the world's second-largest economy, is expected to be the next in l...
24 Mar, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
Tencent faces broad China clampdown on Fintech, DealsAsia’s largest conglomerate was censured by China’s antitrust watchdog on Friday as Beijing expands a crackdown that began with Jack Ma’s o...
12 Mar, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
Jack Ma loses title as China's richest man after coming under Beijing's scrutinyJack Ma and his family had held the top spot for China's richest in the Hurun Global Rich List in 2020 and 2019 but now trail in fourth pla...
02 Mar, 2021, 03.30 PM IST
Tencent's 48-yr-old Pony Ma dethrones Jack Ma to become China's richestPony Ma overtook real estate tycoon Wang Jianlin as China’s second-richest person in 2013.
24 Jun, 2020, 05.04 PM IST
Billionaire trio grabs a slice of Xiaomi’s IPOFormer CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd Chairman Li Ka-shing plans to invest $30 million.
27 Jun, 2018, 07.39 AM IST
Jack Ma says nations need tech to sidestep US gripThe spat between the world’s two largest economies, a dispute that’s swelling tariffs, is impacting China's ability to develop technologies.
26 Apr, 2018, 08.30 AM IST
A look at the top 10 wealthiest tech billionaires of 2016The world’s richest tech billionaires list throws up interesting statistics. Firstly, they are all men. Secondly, they are all from two cou...
22 Mar, 2016, 10.38 AM IST
Besties? Why Alibaba, Tencent are teaming up in $15 billion dealJack, founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., and Pony, founder of Tencent Holdings Ltd., are joining forces for the second time this year.
08 Oct, 2015, 11.07 AM IST