Jack Ma s Journey so far .
Fascinated by the English language, Jack Ma (or Ma Yun) learned it by himself at the age of 12. He worked as a tour guide for English-speaking visitors and eventually went on to work as an English teacher
This fascination helped him with his first business. In 1994, he started a company which provided English translation and interpretation services
Ma realised the potential of the Internet after being introduced to the technology during a visit to the United States
In 1995, he found an internet-based company called China Pages. It was one of the first internet ventures in China and helped small businesses create their own websites
Jack Ma resurfaces: Netizens heave sigh of relief, launch meme fest
Now that he has resurfaced, netizens heaved a sigh of relief and went on their daily business of making memes. Some are still questioning whether Ma made that address voluntarily
BusinessToday.In | January 21, 2021 | Updated 10:17 IST
Jack Ma resurfaces
Jack Ma resurfaced on Wednesday after months of absence from public view and Twitterati unleashed a meme fest. The Chinese billionaire, founder of Alibaba, spoke to hundreds of teachers at a virtual conference, for the first time since October 2020. State-affiliated media Global Times reporter shared a video of Ma addressing the teachers, and said, Jack Ma not disappear, here we go: Ma just had a video conference with 100 village teachers on Wednesday morning, saying: after COVID19, we ll meet each other again.
“There’s still a lot of uncertainty on regulators’ next moves, but this does mean the status of Jack Ma is much better than a lot of people speculated,” said Fang Kecheng, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Ma’s talk focused on philanthropic issues including the importance of narrowing income disparities and reviving China’s countryside, two big priorities for Xi Jinping’s Communist Party. While far from a mea culpa, the comments offered a stark contrast to Ma’s last public remarks in October, when the billionaire launched into an unusually strong rebuke of Chinese regulators and state-owned banks.
Jack Ma reappears: Why was the Chinese billionaire missing since late October?
Jack Ma reappears: Why was the Chinese billionaire missing since late October?
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, who had not made a single public appearance for almost three months, recently interacted with 100 rural teachers via a video meeting. It marks the billionaire’s first appearance since late October.
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Alibaba founder and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma. (Photo: Reuters)
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma is back in the news again after he recently reappeared for the first time in months. The 56-year-old recently interacted with 100 rural teachers via a video meeting, according to a local government media report.
International Business News: Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met with 100 rural teachers in China via a video meeting on Wednesday, local government media reported, making the busin