Alibaba ramps up China instant commerce push with Cainiao and Tmall tie-up

    Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao and online grocery business Tmall Supermarket are teaming up to expand fulfilment infrastructure and speed up deliveries, as the Chinese e-commerce giant ramps up its efforts in China’s fast-growing instant commerce battle to fend off rivals such as JD.com and Meituan. Cainiao will launch new or expand instant commerce warehouses…

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    Musicians perform during the Africa’s Business Heroes competition in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. Photo: Handout

      China-Africa partnership leaps into the future as Beijing expands market access: envoy

      The Chinese ambassador to Rwanda said on Friday that China-Africa cooperation had expanded into forward-looking sectors such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, green energy, fintech and sustainable development. While attending the Seventh Africa’s Business Heroes Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, Gao Wenqi thanked entrepreneurs from China and African nations for expanding cooperation into sectors…

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      This picture of an apparently heavily damaged item of clothing was generated using artificial intelligence. Photo: cqnews

        China consumers use AI to alter product photos, claim refunds for goods that appear damaged

        Fake photos generated by artificial intelligence (AI) are being misused to claim refunds from Chinese online shops, sparking moral and legal concerns. As China’s Double 11 shopping festival took place around November 11, several e-commerce shop owners revealed that they received AI-generated photos of damaged products from consumers attempting to seek refunds. Some people took…

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        Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says: There cannot be a winner in US-China AI race, because…

        Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says: There cannot be a winner in US-China AI race, because…

        Alibaba Group chairman Joe Tsai has challenged the prevailing narrative of US-China artificial intelligence competition, arguing that the race has no definitive winner because success should be measured by adoption speed rather than model superiority. “When it comes to AI, there’s no such thing as winning the race. It’s a long marathon,” Tsai said at…

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