TechWeb, 5/07/08
Alibaba (1688.HK) CEO Wei Zhe has indicated that a deal has been reached with Softbank on investment in a Japanese Alibaba site. Softbank will hold a 65% stake in the new site, to Alibaba's 35%.
The Japanese market will be developed in three stages: assisting Chinese firms export to Japan; assisting Japanese SMEs to export to China and other global markets; and internal trade within Japan.
Keywords: e-commerce, B2B, overseas, 1688.HK, Alibaba, Internet, Japan, Softbank, Wei Zhe
