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He escaped poverty to build the $33b JD empire. Will a rape allegation end his rise?
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He escaped poverty to build the $33b JD empire. Will a rape allegation end his rise?

Here’s Richard’s Liu’s story.
Steven Millward · · 7 min read
Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent all miss out on Fortune’s Global 500 list

Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent all miss out on Fortune’s Global 500 list

The BAT companies all missed the Fortune 500 list, but another Chinese internet firm rather surprisingly made the list.
C. Custer · · 2 min read
Ecommerce titan JD cooks up $50 million in funding for startup food delivery service

Ecommerce titan JD cooks up $50 million in funding for startup food delivery service

Online food delivery service Daojia has pulled in US$50 million in series D funding from a major backer, the startup revealed today.
Steven Millward · · 1 min read
JD gets online shopping boost from WeChat, sees $10 billion in consumer sales in Q2

JD gets online shopping boost from WeChat, sees $10 billion in consumer sales in Q2

JD, China’s second biggest ecommerce company, saw RMB63.0 billion (US$10.2 billion) in consumer sales in Q2 2014, the firm revealed today.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Rumors say the Xbox One will cost $650 in China, and the internet explodes

There’s nothing like a rumor about imported electronics being overpriced to send China’s net users flying into a rage.
C. Custer · · 2 min read

China’s JD to take pre-orders for the country’s first official Xbox One shipments on WeChat

  This morning, Chinese e-retailer JD announced it has attained exclusive rights to accept China’s first pre-orders for the Xbox One. But gamers who open a desktop web browser and
Josh Horwitz · · 2 min read

Xbox One preorders begin in China July 31, pricing still a mystery

You’ll be able to order the Xbox One in China starting later this month, but what will it actually cost?
C. Custer · · 1 min read

Who’s China’s top retailer? It’s actually an ecommerce site that doesn’t own a single store

Alibaba’s Tmall, China’s largest online retail marketplace, beat all traditional retail giants to head a new list of China’s top retailers.
Julia Q. Zhu · · 2 min read

JD floats on stock market higher than expected in China’s biggest ever ecommerce IPO

Chinese estore JD (NASDAQ:JD) hit stock markets moments ago. After initially pricing its shares at $19 earlier today, the stock actually debuted at $21.75.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

Alibaba rival JD set for US IPO today, prices shares at $19 to raise $1.78 billion

JD goes public today upon opening of Thursday’s trading. The company has just priced its shares at $19 each, which is above the initial $16 to $18 range it advised a few days ago.
Steven Millward · · 1 min read