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Chinese skyscraper to be auctioned online

Inneedofanunfinishedskyscraper?ActfastandyoumightbeabletogetyourhandsononeinChina.Thisbuildingcouldbeyoursforjust£62mA156m(511ft)skyscraperinnorthernShanxiprovi

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Three American entrepreneurs' Chinese dream

CharlieErickson,JayThornhillandTylerMcNewarethreeAmericanentrepreneurswhohaverealizedtheirChinesedreambyhelpingforeignersbuyproductsfromTaobao,China'slargeste-c

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UN, Alibaba working to improve e-commerce in rural China

TheUnitedNationsannouncedonMondayitwillpartnerwithChinesee-commercegiantAlibabatoincreasespendingonChina'srurale-commerceinfrastructure.Atotalof200millionUSdoll

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"Community commerce" takes root

Transaction value has become secondary for video bloggers and news feeds as "community commerce" took center stage during this year's annual shopping extravaganza on the Taobao platform.

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Shop online to save for a home?

Good news for the millions of Chinese housewives hooked on online shopping: the more they spend online, the greater discount they will get on a home purchase under a new scheme.

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Taobao opens China's first e-commerce funds platform

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group took a major step into Internet finance on Friday by starting funds sales on its popular online shopping platform Taobao.

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"Taobao Villages" spark China's rural economy

In a year when college graduates are struggling to find jobs, a growing number of Chinese farmers are getting rich at the click of a mouse.

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Tao Bao delays fund products sale

China Securities Journal reported on Monday that the exact date hasn't yet been decided, as it takes time to get feedback from supervision departments and finish system tests between Taobao and fund companies.

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China's Taobao to sell fund products in September

Taobao.com, China's leading online shopping platform, has delayed the sale of fund products until late September at the earliest, Monday's China Securities Journal reported.

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Ten-year-old e-commerce giant shaping Chinese lifestyles

While waiting for the subway, Beijing citizen Lin Jun fishes out his mobile phone and places an order for 50 face masks via Taobao, a consumer-to-consumer portal similar to eBay, with only a few clicks.