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ANT GROUP

The Alibaba Group Holding offices in Beijing on Tuesday. Alibaba is scheduled to release earnings results on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 9, 2023
Alibaba and Tencent’s big gains may not signal inflection point
Chinese policymakers have stopped short of providing significant policy support, consumer spending is muted and profit margins remain thin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 7, 2023
Billionaire Jack Ma gives up control of Ant Group
The company will give 10 individuals, including the founder, management and staff, voting rights independently, effectively removing Ma's voting control of Ant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2022
Jack Ma living in Japan after China tech crackdown, report says
The billionaire has kept a low profile since the crackdown, which has included Chinese regulators scrapping the initial public offering of Ma's Ant Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2021
Alibaba vows to hike spending after first loss since 2012
Jack Ma's flagship e-commerce firm swung to a 5.5 billion yuan ($852 million) net loss after the company swallowed a $2.8 billion fine for monopolistic behavior imposed by Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2021
After $260 billion slide, Alibaba aims to show the worst is over
Alibaba has agreed to a record $2.8 billion penalty from Beijing and vowed to change certain practices deemed anti-competitive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2021
Trust me, you don’t want to be China's biggest billionaire
Conspicuous wealth attracts unwanted scrutiny. Beijing is wary of rich developers because they often load up on debt, thereby putting corporate China's financial health at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2021
I wrote a book on Chinese history. It was stolen by pirates on Alibaba
The scale of counterfeiting in China is so vast that tackling it is an epic undertaking even for the supposedly uber-capable Chinese state
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2021
China’s regulatory war on Ant Group
Once the powerful central bank publicly turned against Ant, bureaucrats who had endorsed the group fell silent and other departments began to jump on the bandwagon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2021
Ant faces another setback in curbs on joint lending with banks
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. and China’s other fintech giants were dealt another blow by new rules that target a lucrative growth area — joint lending with banks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
Why is China cracking down on Alibaba?
Given the Chinese government's huge regulatory power, investors are rightly anxious about Alibaba's prospects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Alibaba investors still uneasy after crackdown on Jack Ma’s empire
The Chinese giant is projected to unveil its slowest pace of third-quarter sales growth in five years on Tuesday, while confronting potentially the biggest crisis of its two-decade existence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 28, 2021
China’s crackdown will shake up world’s largest fintech market
The nation's financial watchdogs have made it their primary goal this year to curb the 'reckless” push of technology firms into finance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 20, 2021
Jack Ma emerges for first time since crackdown on Ant and Alibaba
While his location is unknown, Ma's emergence in a public forum may help quell persistent rumors about his fate while Beijing pursues investigations into online businesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 9, 2021
China issues rules to stop ‘unjustified’ use of foreign laws
The rules are effective immediately and allow authorities to ban the imposition of other jurisdictions' laws on Chinese entities but will be difficult to enforce abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2021
Trump targets Ant’s Alipay, WeChat Pay and others in latest round of bans
The outgoing president's order bans U.S. transactions with eight Chinese software apps in 45 days, when he'll no longer be in office.
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2021
Jack Ma skips cherished TV show after Beijing tightens screws
Billionaire Ant Group Co. co-founder Jack Ma skipped a recent taping of an African TV program he created, spurring speculation online about his whereabouts and the outcome of an investigation into his internet empire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 28, 2020
Ant turning from windfall to nightmare for global investors
From a mild hit to a nightmare, here are some of the scenarios from investors and analysts on what a regulator-forced restructuring could look like.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2020
China curbs lending and wealth management services at Ant
Authorities also blasted Ant for subpar corporate governance, disdain toward regulatory requirements and participation in regulatory arbitrage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2020
China punctuates greater market freedoms with tough crackdowns
Last month alone, Beijing canned Ant Group's share sale, issued rules to root out monopolies in the internet sector and began scrutinizing investments in new energy vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2020
Ant IPO said to face slim chances of getting done next year
Understanding the authorities' thinking and navigating the complex rules — some of which are still subject to change — are the biggest hurdles facing Ant.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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