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Joe Tsai
Joe Tsai is chairman of Alibaba Group. Tsai joined the Alibaba Group in 1999 as a member of the founding team.
Born
19 Jan 1964
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Business
Job Title
Co-founder, chairman of Alibaba
Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai. Photo: Getty Images
Family offices

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai, NWD scion Adrian Cheng to headline Hong Kong wealth summit

Other speakers include Steve Davis of the Gates Foundation and James Peng from Pony.ai.

Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek’s success lies in singular focus on innovation, AI scientist says

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WNBA

WNBA star Ionescu tells Hong Kong pupils to ‘dream big’ on third leg of Asia tour

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Alibaba

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai: Xi’s entrepreneur meeting boosts business confidence

Beijing’s positive signal has solidified the tech giant’s commitment to investing in AI, Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says.

Alibaba Group Holding chairman Joe Tsai speaks at an event at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Wednesday. Photo: Handout
Alibaba

Alibaba rolls out AI model that it claims beats DeepSeek, OpenAI

Alibaba says its QwQ-32B AI model outperforms DeepSeek’s R1 in coding and problem solving while using fewer resources.

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Alibaba

Alibaba investors hail e-commerce giant’s AI pivot, major outlay

Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares surged 15 per cent on Friday, following an 8 per cent gain overnight in New York.

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China technology

President Xi to meet China’s tech entrepreneurs in nod to breakthroughs

Between 20 and 30 founders and chief executives of China’s largest technology companies are expected to assemble in Beijing on Monday, according to sources.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with representatives from American business and academic communities at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 27, 2024. Photo: Xinhua
Alibaba

Jack Ma tours Alibaba’s Freshippo supermarket in central China

The Alibaba founder was spotted visiting one of the company’s grocery stores just days after visiting its Hangzhou campus.

Smartphones

Apple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace DeepSeek

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Joe Tsai hails DeepSeek as open-source inspiration for AI developers

‘Let’s find out what are the actual problems in the world and use AI to solve them’, Tsai says at the World Governments Summit.

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Media entrepreneur Jeffrey Katzenberg (left) talks to Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai about artificial intelligence at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on February 13, 2025. Photo: Alibaba
China technology

Opinion | Rethinking AI development: maximum intelligence vs useful applications

It is no longer about who has the most advanced AI model. Capital will follow revenue-generating commercialised applications.

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Alibaba

Chinese firms face harsh reality amid geopolitical tensions: Alibaba co-founder

Current geopolitical environment is the most unfriendly ever, Alibaba co-founder and chairman says.

Alibaba

Jack Ma returns to Alibaba campus in sign of support

The founder’s visit is his first known trip to his hometown since March 2023.

Alibaba

Alibaba to sell bonds to repay debt, fund buy-back amid low rates

The Chinese e-commerce leader is issuing bonds denominated in US-dollar and yuan to help repay debt and fund stock repurchases.

Alibaba plans to issue new bonds to fund its share repurchases and repay debt. Photo: Shutterstock
Family offices

Hong Kong’s family business event wraps up with talk on US-China ties

The second day of the by-invitation event kicked off with a discussion about opportunities in Asean with Malaysia at the helm.

Pre-conference dinner of the 2024 Family Business Summit at the Four Seasons Hotel on November 15, 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong.
SCMP Exclusives

Exclusive | Olympic star Zheng, Hong Kong’s Haughey on strength, sacrifice, winning mentality

Zheng Qinwen and Siobhan Haughey open up on their journeys to the top, on first day of Post’s Family Business Summit.

Family offices

2024 FBS Summit: Hong Kong event gathers family business owners

More than 100 business owners gathered at the closed-door, principals-only 2024 Family Business Summit in Hong Kong over the weekend.

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Banking & finance

Start-up spurs Xiaohongshu-ready ‘experiences’ in Hong Kong

Strategy also seeks to capture anticipated growth in visits by Western tourists who spend more per capita.

Tourists explore the scenic Lions Pavilion at The Peak during the National Day ‘golden week’ holiday on 2 October 2024. Photo: May Tse
Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hong Kong to turn bankers’ summit into calendar ‘anchor’ on popular demand

The summit is pivoting from the publicity objective of its 2022 inaugural edition to making Hong Kong the venue to discuss issues that affect global banking.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba Cloud to kick off annual Apsara tech event with focus on AI

Alibaba’s cloud unit will kick off its annual tech event this week, bringing together large language model start-ups to discuss the future of artificial general intelligence.

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Cainiao launches next-day delivery in Europe, builds new hubs

Cainiao’s latest initiatives reflect Alibaba’s commitment to expand the company’s global footprint, as e-commerce growth slows at home.

Cainiao offers local express delivery services in 10 countries and regions outside mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba

Alibaba to join Stock Connect plan in major boost for equity market

The decision could attract as much as US$12 billion of domestic funds to the beaten-down stock, according to one forecast.

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The logo of Alibaba Group outside its office in Beijing in August 2021. Photo: AP Photo
Alibaba

Goodbye slow boat to China: Alibaba logistics arm launches next-day delivery

Through a new route from the Hong Kong airport to Zhuhai, online purchases can reach buyers in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu as fast as one day.

Alibaba

Alibaba gains as it swaps Hong Kong listing status to tap China funds

Alibaba, one of China’s largest technology behemoths with HK$1.58 trillion (US$202.7 billion) in value, would be very likely to make the cut, clearing the way for mainland investors to take their first bite on September 9.

Alibaba

AI makes Alibaba Cloud company’s shining star in June quarter

While Taobao and Tmall missed estimates amid intensifying competition, the tech giant’s cloud growth stood out amid ‘robust demand’ for AI products.

Demand for artificial intelligence services such as those powered by Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen is helping to shore up the company’s cloud business while e-commerce struggles with low consumer spending and competition. Photo: Shutterstock
Lacrosse

Olympics in 2028 is target for Hong Kong as city hosts global lacrosse event

Women’s U20 Championship ‘will raise awareness’ of the sport, chairman of local governing body says as it eyes qualifiers for LA Games.

The opening day of the World Lacrosse Women’s U20 Championship brought victory for Hong Kong over Jamaica at Mong Kok Stadium. Photo: Dickson Lee
E-commerce

US online retailer iHerb taps Alibaba’s Cainiao for new Hong Kong warehouse

US online retailer iHerb is setting up a new warehouse in Hong Kong with Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, seeking to boost its order fulfilment capabilities in Asia.

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Alibaba’s AI-powered cloud tech bringing Olympic sporting drama to billions

Move will change the way the ‘world’s largest and most complex sporting” event is seen around the world.

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