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I was a VP at Alibaba during the SARS crisis in 2003. Here’s what Jack Ma did to unite our team, accelerate revenue, and launch a new business amid the uncertainty of a pandemic. Alibaba

I was a VP at Alibaba during the SARS crisis in 2003. Here’s what Jack Ma did to unite our team, accelerate revenue, and launch a new business amid the uncertainty of a pandemic.

Better Capitalism bannerSamantha Lee/Business InsiderAlibaba cofounder Jack Ma and Porter Erisman at a press conference for Taobao after the SARS crisis.Courtesy of Porter ErismanPorter Erisman was working in China as vice president of the Alibaba Group in 2003 when the SARS pandemic struck, and he and 400 colleagues were quarantined…
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March 27, 2020
Multi-Lingual Support From the Global MediXchange of Combating COVID-19 (GMCC) Programme to Further Enable Sharing Among Medical Personnel Worldwide Alibaba

Multi-Lingual Support From the Global MediXchange of Combating COVID-19 (GMCC) Programme to Further Enable Sharing Among Medical Personnel Worldwide

HANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Over 440 medical institutions from 104 countries and regions have applied to learn and share experiences in battling COVID-19 through the International Medical Expert Communication Platform. The Handbook of COVID-19 Prevention and Treatment is now available in seven languages with more to come. The platform, a centerpiece of…
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March 26, 2020
Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba’s Jack Ma arrive in Africa Alibaba

Coronavirus supplies donated by Alibaba’s Jack Ma arrive in Africa

World An Ethiopian Airlines worker transports a consignment of medical donation from Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and Alibaba Foundation to Africa for coronavirus testing, upon arrival at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri 23 Mar 2020 04:20AM(Updated: 23 Mar 2020 08:11AM) ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: A first planeload of…
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March 23, 2020
Coronavirus medical supplies donated by Alibaba’s Ma arrive in Ethiopia Alibaba

Coronavirus medical supplies donated by Alibaba’s Ma arrive in Ethiopia

By Dawit Endeshaw and Giulia ParaviciniADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - A first planeload of protective and medical equipment donated to Africa by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help it fight the coronavirus arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday.So far, the continent of 1.3 billion people…
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March 22, 2020
Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China’s Jack Ma Alibaba

Africa gets emergency medical supplies from China’s Jack Ma

As the coronavirus quickens its spread across Africa, the continent has received a much-needed care package from Chinese billionaire Jack MaBy ELIAS MESERET and ANDREW MELDRUM Associated PressMarch 22, 2020, 6:47 PM5 min readADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- With the coronavirus increasing its spread across Africa, the continent received a much-needed…
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March 22, 2020