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Ma promises international version of Taobao

Jack Ma, the founder of China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, yesterday said the firm will set up an international version of its e-commerce marketplace Taobao to serve shoppers worldwide in multiple languages, including English and Chinese.

Ma made the comments on the sidelines of a meeting in east China’s Hangzhou City between Premier Li Keqiang and Chinese and foreign Internet industry leaders. The meeting coincided with the World Internet Conference, being held over three days in the town of Wuzhen.
 

(Source: Shanghai Daily)