Taobao
Another Day, Another Hack: 20 Million—MILLION—Accounts on Taobao, China's Amazon
Hackers acquired a database of 99 million user names and passwords from other sites, and found plenty that worked on Taobao too.
‘Singles Day’ Was Completely Taken Over by China’s Biggest Online Retailer
$9.3 billion transaction, 400,000,000 shipments, and growing.
Hacked Uber Accounts Are Now Being Used in China
After Europe and the United States, users are complaining of fraudulent charges on their accounts.
China Has Seized Some Really, Really Old Smuggled Frozen Meat
The stockpile was set to be distributed across the country for sale in supermarkets and restaurants, and some of it might already have entered the food supply.
Biggest IPO Ever? Alibaba Sells Out
The e-commerce giant will make a big splash in American equity markets when it debuts on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.
The Rest of the World Is Better at Making Money Off the Internet
"What may seem futuristic to us may merely feel new and practical to others."
The Chinese Amazon Now Has Hookers Delivering Packages
Taobao is the Chinese equivalent of Amazon or eBay, with a couple hundred million users all selling each other random knick-knacks and bootleg electronics. Thanks to its massive potential customer base, Taobao is huge: CrunchBase claims that the site...