因為環球微博要在六月底關閉了 把因為spam filter 問題而無法在 The Economist 的文章轉貼在這里繼續公佈 並附上相關新聞聯結 有問題的網友歡迎直接回覆 原文本來是要回覆2013年3月22日出刊的 briefing 欄 "Alibaba: The world’s greatest bazaar" ------------------------- “I feel my most important lesson is undaunted advance without chance to give up, besides unstoppable innovation-recorded me who always challenge myself, until a sense of direction is seen.”, a discipline of Ma Yuan (Jack Ma) who is Forbes’ first Chinese cover story. In 2009, Ma became No.1 Chinese businessman chosen by CCTV. In “Entrepreneurs for a decade” by CCTV’s finance channel, Ma’s story, heading all other ones, was brought to bear on Chinese business to know a new form of wealth and happiness. It’s said that British defines a mainstream of business but Chinese push ahead with digital kind of business on internet, called “New Civilization of Business”. From a friend’s debt collector, in US, Ma knew American then-sprouting internet-style business at first while Windows spread. The former English teacher, started from “Chinapages” of advertisement for business on internet in May, 1995. It let Ma own a reputation of “Father of Chinese internet”. By a 486-laptop, Ma sooner expanded into international market, for a “broker” of small-midsized companies. In Feb. 1999, the group’s name unveiled in expectation of global business and, in Oct., it was run as B2B enterprise after Ma and his manager received Goldman Sach’s capital investment. In July. 2003, Taobao was announced of the group’s investment, forcing eBay to leave Chinese market in 2006’s winter. During the 3.5 years, Ma developed alipay, created on Oct. 2003 owing to China’s unique credit-calculated system, and integrated alipay into B2C Taobao on May. 2006 so that Ma spread internet supply-chain into C2C in the adaptation of Chinese blurred division between B2B, B2C and C2C. According to Bloomberg last month, China’s online-retail transactions are projected to more than double to 2.57 tn. yuan by 2015. The number of online users in China gained 10 % last year to 564 mil., more than the population of any country except India. China has the highest number of people who buy goods online, nearly 220 mil. in 2012. On contrast, in US, Amazon’s got annual revenue USD. 61.1 bn in 2012 developing the global chain of logistics and moreover expands business into Amazon kindle fire. Japanese 6th-richest Hiroshi Mikitani’s Rakuten Ichiba raised USD 4.94bn in 2011. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon constantly expands its territory while Rakuten annexed many European online-shop. Both are the key of understanding developed nation in online-transaction aspect. On Feb.15, the world’s 14th-richest Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, joined Baidu Inc. co-founder Li Yan-hong (Robin Li), China’s 3rd-richest man and NPPCC’s newly-elected vice-president, as well as Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies in investing in 360buy, headed by founder Liu Qiang-dong, as demand grows in China’s USD196 bn e-commerce market.in Chinese 2nd-largest online retailer, 360buy Jingdong Inc. which raised USD 1.5 bn in financing in 2011 with a 12.6 % market share. This legendary prince, a world’s record-holder of share market’s benefit, owned some percentage of Amazon and eBay’s share already besides big investment in twitter. This investor, always parallel to Warren Buffett, holds 95 % Kingdom Holding, has a net worth of USD29 bn. Ma’s group is re-organizing as it competes with companies, including the recovery of EBay, in China’s fast-growing e-commerce market, with his saying “Today is cruel and the more severity is seen tomorrow, after which a wonderful day comes. But the majority of man dies at tomorrow’s night who see no sun in the aftermath. Thus, none gives up today.” Ma hands CEO over in May while his seat of chairman remains, after the group divided into 25 units from 7. The group’s profit more than tripled to USD781.7 mil in the 9 months ended June 30, according to Yahoo’s financial report for the quarter ended Sept. 30. Sales jumped 74 % to USD2.9 billion. Last September, after the group bought back 20% share of Yahoo, the percentage is respectively his holding group 31.7%, Softbank 29.3% and Yahoo 20%. Besides B2B’s restructuring plan, its financial sector, at a guess, may be separated from the group in combination of alipay. Hence, the appointment of Chen Zhau-xi and Peng Lei, “dual-CEO” is the best way, as Chinabyte reported on Mar. 12. net.chinabyte/237/12559737 The group delisted its Hong Kong-traded unit last year and now goes public in China. As the article discussed of adidas and Samsung in TMall, the means of advertisement concerned of global brand is excellent with an internet access to Japan’s branch or Yahoo. Nowadays, the group achieves its goal of sustainable growth with extensive service of finance. Mobile commerce emerges, too. Besides social network, more convenience in China is clear with China’s President Xi Jin-ping’s appeal “Chinese dream“.
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