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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma earlier this week promised to send 100,000 face masks, 20,000 test kits, and 1,000 medical protective suits to each of Africa's 54 nations. According to the South China Morning Post, Jack Ma also donated 500,000 coronavirus test kits and 1 million masks to the US.The Jack…

China, South Korea and Taiwan are now sending resources around the world to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.As new cases in Asian countries have dropped sharply — though all three countries are facing a second wave of infections — businesses, individuals and officials have said they are sending masks, staff…

Medical supplies donated by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation will help in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus in four Southeast Asian countries, with more to follow. Photo: DPAThe Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation are donating 2 million masks, 150,000 test kits, 20,000 protective gear…

Ma to help govt secure supplies Ma: Called Anutin to assist Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder, Jack Ma, has pledged full support for the government's bid to acquire more medical supplies to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the public health minister said on Thursday.Mr Ma was responding to…

SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son speaks during a press conference on November 6, 2019 ... in Tokyo, Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images Suddenly, “SoftBank” seems like an unexpectedly apt name for Masayoshi Son’s empire. Investors are losing confidence in Japan’s top tech guru, while bankers engage in lender’s remorse.…

Click here to read the full article. Alibaba Pictures, the stock market-listed film subsidiary of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, is to pay $57 million (RMB400 million) for a majority stake in variety show producer Tianjin Yinhekuyu.The company said that the purchase of loss-making Yinhekuyu will help it to build up…

As the number of coronavirus infections spirals out of control, the U.S. and countries around the world have reported major shortages of ventilators, respirators, test kits, surgical masks, and other essential health equipment for dealing with the pandemic. On Wednesday, President Donald Trump continued to blame China and doubled down…

China’s top medical authority issued a gag order after Wuhan labs sequencing coronavirus found it resembled the SARS virus that killed nearly 800 people in 2002-2003 back in late December, according to Chinese media.Caixin Global, a respected independent publication, reported that genomics laboratories sequenced the coronavirus by December 27, but…

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosCompanies from across the tech industry are trying to figure out not only how best to support their employees during the coronavirus crisis, but also how they can be a resource to their users.Why it matters: There are a lot of unknowns about what the next few weeks…

March 16, 2020 | 6:50am | Updated March 16, 2020 | 10:02am Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce colossus Alibaba, announced that the first shipment of his donated face masks and coronavirus testing kits was en route to the US. “The first shipment of masks and coronavirus test kits…