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Based on 10 verified sources covering Finland, Myanmar, Thailand:

MANILA -- Chinese billionaire and Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma Yun called for a "cashless" Philippines on Wednesday, as affiliate Ant Financial Services Group launched a new mobile payment service. [2]

Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of fintech giant Ant Group Co. Ltd., appears to have paid an extremely high price for challenging China's financial regulators. [3]

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia has enlisted Alibaba Group Holding in its effort to double e-commerce growth by 2020 to ensure it makes a fuller contribution to economic development. [4]

Amid rapidly changing customer behaviour, retail and wholesale businesses face new challenges. Shoppers are more sophisticated, embracing omni-channel retail as they shift buying habits, requiring operators to rethink their operational strategies. [5]

Sophon Cable TV will award the grand prizes in its “Big Thank You 2013” contest May 18 at Central Festival Pattaya Beach. Sophon Deputy Managing Director Rattakit Hengtrakul announced the finale of the six-month promotion April 30. [6]

TOKYO -- Alibaba Group bids farewell to its 56-year-old founder on Wednesday as Jack Ma, the English teacher-turned-entrepreneur, officially steps down from the board of the Chinese e-commerce giant. [7]

HONG KONG -- Alibaba founder Jack Ma on Wednesday expressed support for the tech giant's restructuring efforts while advocating reform and innovation in an internal letter to employees, stepping back into the limelight to boost morale. [9]

From January 16 – 24, Royal Cliff Hotels Group was the venue of choice for the Orbit Group’s gathering of 403 top sales agents and sales personnel, making it one of the largest Russian MICE incentive groups in Thailand. [10]

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[1] FI yle.fi · 2022-02-25 · 50% match

News

The Helsinki-based ice hockey team Jokerit announced on Friday that they would leave the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season early, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-10-25 · 40% match

Jack Ma champions 'cashless' Philippines

MANILA -- Chinese billionaire and Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma Yun called for a "cashless" Philippines on Wednesday, as affiliate Ant Financial Services Group launched a new mobile payment service.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-11-11 · 39% match

Billionaire Jack Ma pays high price for challenging regulators

Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of fintech giant Ant Group Co. Ltd., appears to have paid an extremely high price for challenging China's financial regulators.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-03-23 · 38% match

Malaysia gets Alibaba on board to promote e-commerce

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia has enlisted Alibaba Group Holding in its effort to double e-commerce growth by 2020 to ensure it makes a fuller contribution to economic development.

[5] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 37% match

CP AXTRA spearheads retail technology

Amid rapidly changing customer behaviour, retail and wholesale businesses face new challenges. Shoppers are more sophisticated, embracing omni-channel retail as they shift buying habits, requiring operators to rethink their operational strategies.

[6] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-05-09 · 37% match

Sophon Cable awards 600,000 baht in prizes May 18

Sophon Cable TV will award the grand prizes in its “Big Thank You 2013” contest May 18 at Central Festival Pattaya Beach. Sophon Deputy Managing Director Rattakit Hengtrakul announced the finale of the six-month promotion April 30.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-09-30 · 36% match

In pictures: Jack Ma, Alibaba's rock star founder, bows out

TOKYO -- Alibaba Group bids farewell to its 56-year-old founder on Wednesday as Jack Ma, the English teacher-turned-entrepreneur, officially steps down from the board of the Chinese e-commerce giant.

[8] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 41% match

Rope ‘em First, Brand ‘em Next

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-04-10 · 35% match

Jack Ma memo backs Alibaba reforms, urges staff to grasp AI opportunity

HONG KONG -- Alibaba founder Jack Ma on Wednesday expressed support for the tech giant's restructuring efforts while advocating reform and innovation in an internal letter to employees, stepping back into the limelight to boost morale.

[10] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2013-02-13 · 34% match

Orbit Group gathers at Royal Cliff Hotels Group

From January 16 – 24, Royal Cliff Hotels Group was the venue of choice for the Orbit Group’s gathering of 403 top sales agents and sales personnel, making it one of the largest Russian MICE incentive groups in Thailand.

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