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Blocking Chinese funding will adversely impact Indian start-ups: GlobalData

GlobalData said Chinese investors have been making their presence felt in a big way in the Indian start-up ecosystem over the last few years.

Brand values made in India

Whether it is air-conditioners, home appliances, entertainment electronics, and even fast-moving consumer goods, the dominant competitors remain foreign

Is India's richest man Mukesh Ambani betting on US-China tech war?

US-traded Chinese technology firms such as JD.com and NetEase are looking for an alternative home closer to the mainland in case tensions between Washington and Beijing escalate

His son's father: How Mukesh Ambani has re-invented Reliance yet again

The govt matters less in brand and tech businesses, where consumer preferences and the building of a franchise are autonomous of policy, though policy does help in some ways, writes T N Ninan

SoftBank Vision Fund posts $17.7 billion loss on WeWork, Uber Technologies

Takes hit after writing down the value of investments in WeWork, Uber and others; plans to double buybacks

Alibaba's Jack Ma resigns; SoftBank proposes three new board members

The departure of Ma, who retired as Alibaba's executive chairman in September, comes as he pulls back from formal business roles to focus on philanthropy

The Reliance game plan

The Facebook investment is a high-stakes gambit with dual possibilities

India blocks automatic FDI route for neighbours to curb hostile takeovers

Until now, Chinese investments were automatically allowed, similar to those from other nations, in all but 16 sectors, such as telecom, defence, and national security.

Alibaba plans to buy at least 10% stake in Chinese courier Yunda: Report

Under Chinese regulations, a stake of over 5% in a domestically listed company can be sold at a discount of as much as 10% to the firm's share price on the last trading day prior to a deal

Jack Ma's Alibaba foundation donates medical, testing kits to India

Besides India, the medical supplies will be donated to Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam

Draconian? Alibaba's Lazada demands staff to follow Covid-19 rules strictly

The conflict illustrates how Alibaba's business practices have sometimes played poorly abroad

Alibaba's Jack Ma joins Twitter with first tweet on mask donation to US

Ma had previously announced on his Weibo account that he would donate 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) through his foundation to support medical research efforts

Amazon takes cue from Alibaba's India playbook to beat Reliance, Flipkart

Amazon is also going to invest a large chunk of the capital to build the supply chain for its grocery and food category.

Year in Review: How world's top 10 business personalities fared in 2019

The year 2019, a breakthrough year for business, saw both fortunes being built and destroyed. Business Standard lists top 10 business personalities from across the globe who made headlines in 2019

Year in Review: MSME sector poised for mega transformation in 2020

The Centre envisions a contribution of Rs 2 lakh crore from micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as India eyes becoming a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024

From China with funding: Country puts its faith in Indian start-ups

Not just from the likes of Alibaba and Didi Chuxing, Indian start-ups saw a surge in Chinese funding from financial investors this year

Digital trappings: Brands lobby for influence in a data-rich world

Data allows you to map, target and deliver relevant content says K V Sridhar, founder and chief creative officer at HyperCollective.

UP govt to tie up with eBay for giving MSME exports an e-commerce push

Contract to be signed in next few weeks; deals with Alibaba, Flipkart are also in the pipeline

China to launch its own digital currency; trials to be conducted soon

The initial test, set at the end of this month in Shenzhen, will involve some of the largest banks in the country and telecom carriers, the Times reported, quoting the Caijing Magazine.

Saudi Aramco raises $25.6 billion in largest-ever IPO; surpasses Alibaba

The sum raised by the oil giant surpasses the $25 billion garnered by the Chinese online trading group Alibaba in 2014 when it entered Wall Street