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In brief: Alibaba opens platform to US sellers amid rising trade tension
- Alibaba is opening its online platform to US merchants for the first time. Thisp comes as trade tensions between the US and China
- continue to flare up, according to a Bloomberg report.
- Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Robinson Fresh and office supply retailing company Office Depot will be among the first US companies to sign up.
- The move could generate new income and goodwill for Alibaba in the US, the report said.
Editing by Eileen C. Ang
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