Author Duncan Clark on how a former English teacher built one of the world's largest e-commerce companies

Marketplace (US public radio)

14 April 2016

The Chinese company Alibaba is often labeled the “Amazon of China," but the conglomerate embodies so much more. Its tentacles extend to finance, data storage and even film production.

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C-Span Video : Book Discussion on Alibaba

14 April 2016

C-span Video: Book Discussion on Alibaba

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Alibaba buys control of Lazada in $1 billion bet on SE Asia ecommerce

Reuters

12 April 2016

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Southeast Asian online retailer Lazada Group for about $1 billion, its biggest deal overseas, as the Chinese ecommerce giant seeks...

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How to Understand Alibaba, ‘The House That Jack Ma Built’

The Atlantic

11 April 2016

During the years my wife Deb and I lived in China, we became friends with Duncan Clark, an investment banker, consultant, and writer based in Beijing.

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Inside Jack Ma's rags to riches story

CNBC

11 April 2016

Duncan Clark, BDA China founder, talks about his new book which tells the story of how Jack Ma built Alibaba and in the process became one of China's richest men.

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Alibaba Acknowledges Looming Challenges

The Wall Street Journal

21 March 2016

Chinese e-commerce firm cites slowdown in transaction volume; a fight against fakes

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A Brief History of Facebook’s Courtship of China

Time

21 March 2016

The social network is banned in the world's most populous nation, but that hasn't stopped founder Mark Zuckerberg from trying to find a way in.

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Alibaba revenues beat expectations despite China slowdown

Financial Times

28 January 2016

Chinese ecommerce group Alibaba beat expectations, reporting that revenues had increased 32 per cent for the last quarter despite the slowdown hitting the country’s economy.

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Alibaba: After the float

The Economist

06 September 2014

The Chinese e-commerce firm faces growing competition. THE initial public offering of shares in Alibaba, due shortly on the New York Stock Exchange, may raise more than $20 billion...

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