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Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet billionaire

After being knocked back by American venture capitalists in 1999, Jack Ma -- a cash-strapped entrepreneur -- convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com.

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created May 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

China closed to outside Internet firms: eBay chief

The head of global online auction powerhouse eBay said that China has essentially put up a wall when it comes to non-Chinese Internet firms.

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created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

EBay completes sale of Skype for $2 billion

(AP) -- EBay has completed its sale of Skype for about $2 billion to an investor group that included the founders of the Internet phone service.

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created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EBay wins approval for South Korean acquisition

(AP) -- Ebay Inc. has won regulatory approval to acquire online marketplace Gmarket, South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday.

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

eBay to take controlling stake in SKorea site for 1.2 bln dlrs

US online auction giant eBay will take a controlling stake in South Korea's biggest online marketplace Gmarket in a deal worth up to 1.2 billion dollars, the two companies announced on Thursday.

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created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0