Tag Archives: taobao
India bans ‘PUBG Mobile’ and more than 100 other apps
Amazon needs to get a handle on its counterfeit problem
Chances are you wouldn't suspect whatever you're buying from Amazon, whether that be clothing, sunglasses or a handbag, is fake. And, for the most part, that tends to true. But that doesn't mean you should trust that every product is legit. In fact,...
US continues to blacklist China’s eBay over counterfeit goods
Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba's counterfeit goods problem refuses to go away. Despite noting improvements on takedown efforts, the Office of the US Trade Representative has again blacklisted Alibaba's eBay-like Taobao shopping site.
Internet giant Alibaba crushes one-day online shopping record
If you needed evidence that internet shopping still has room to grow, you just got it. Chinese e-commerce powerhouse Alibaba has confirmed that its annual Singles' Day sales event racked up the equivalent of more than $25.3 billion in sales, easily...
Alibaba gave online shoppers a VR celebrity date
Alibaba really, really wants you to use its virtual reality shopping experience, and it's resorting to a clever tactic to lure you in: dream dates. The Chinese internet giant marked May 20th, a romantic pseudo-holiday, by giving Taobao mobile app us...
China smashes sales records during its version of Black Friday
In the US there's Black Friday, but in China, they get all their big online shopping discounts on November 11 aka "Singles Day" instead. As of 4:28am ET today, Alibaba's Tmall, the Chinese equivalent of Amazon, has already made over $11 billion whi...
Viral Uniqlo Dressing Room Sex Video is a Draw for Authorities and Tourists
A sex video recorded in a dressing room of an Uniqlo store in China popped up on WeChat this week and has gone viral. It shows a young couple filming themselves while having sex. The video is only a...
Alibaba Investing in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Alibaba Pictures, the film and TV production arm of the Chinese e-commerce giant has announced that it will be making an investment in its first Hollywood movie. It will be tying its boats along...
Alibaba starts Delivering Tea via Drones in China
The Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has now started its testing phase of delivering packages by drone. Finally the dream of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is coming true through this new drone delivery...