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Alibaba Cloud launches in Israel

One of the world’s leading cloud service providers is now available in Israel through local company Sela, which also provides solutions from Microsoft, Google Cloud & AWS

מטה עליבאבא בייג'ינג

Alibaba closes R&D center in Israel, lays off entire staff

27.06.22|Meir Orbach

Around 50 employees were notified on Sunday that they will be laid off after the Chinese e-commerce giant decided to shut down local development

כנס טק תל אביב כנס טק תל אביב Lihi Zelnik סיטק סיטק

What inspired Alibaba to choose Israel for its first foreign R&D Center?

03.11.21|James Spiro

Speaking with James Spiro at Tech TLV, General Manager at Alibaba Israel Lihi Zelnik shares what made the Asian company come to the Middle East

TECHTLV מימין פרופ' ליהי צלניק מנור אורנה קליינמן בשיחה עם אליחי וידל

Alibaba DAMO Israel GM: "The customer expects us to think before they do”

02.11.21|Tomer Hadar

Lihi Zelnik-Manor was speaking alongside Orna Klienmann, Managing Director of SAP Labs Israel, at a panel highlighting the technological trends shaping the e-commerce world

Are Israeli Tech Companies Missing the Boat on Chinese Investors?

26.04.20|Adi Pick

Chibo Tang, general manager for the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund and partner at Gobi Partners China spoke to Calcalist about the lack of Israeli startups’ commitments to enter China and the Asian market, and why he hopes this will soon change

בעל השליטה באנט ו בעליבאבא ג'ק מא

Jack Ma, Alibaba Foundation Donate Medical Supplies to Israel to Fight Coronavirus

30.03.20|Adi Pick

The supplies include Covid-19 test kits, face masks, face shields, and protective clothing

נגיף קורונה חברות תעופה חיטוי טיסות

Alibaba Scouts for Israeli Medical Devices as It Stocks Up for Coronavirus

06.02.20|Meir Orbach

The company has approached equipment suppliers in Israel to help accelerate the delivery of urgent medical equipment to medical teams in China

Amazon Launches Operations in Hebrew on Chinese Singles Day

11.11.19|Meir Orbach

The retail giant now offers customer service in Hebrew, and Israeli consumers will be able to purchase over 50 million products from different countries in the local currency

מוסף שבועי 10.5.18 ג'ק ופרד מרכז של עליבאבא ב שנגחאי

Alibaba Sets Up Direct Shipping Route to Israel Ahead of Singles Day

22.10.19|Ofir Dor

Despite Israel’s relatively small population, Alibaba lists it among AliExpress’ ten hottest markets, and Israeli shoppers came in fourth in the site’s list of global transactions during last year’s Singles Day sales

סין חגיגות 70 שנה אופיר דור

The Alibaba Effect: Israelis Can’t Get Enough of China

15.10.19|Ofir Dor

While the trade war and human rights protests have made China increasingly unpopular in the U.S. and Europe, a new survey shows that in Israel its popularity is soaring

Alibaba-Operated Tmall Looking for Israeli Brands

15.09.19|Meir Orbach

Liu Ying, who heads Tmall’s premium beauty business, told Calcalist the company is looking for Israeli suppliers in the domains of beauty and aesthetics

מוסף שבועי 28.3.19 קמפוס עליבאבא כניסה

Five Reasons Why Chinese Apps Outplay the West

05.07.19|Ofir Dor

Everything in one place, an addictive interface, an insane database, and quick logistics. Even Mark Zuckerberg has already recognized that China is an app empire. Just don’t expect privacy or freedom of speech

מייסד ומנכ"ל עליבאבא ג'ק מא בביקור בישראל 3.5.18

Alibaba Buys AR Software Company InfinityAR

24.03.19|Adi Pick

Israel-based InfinityAR develops augmented reality software

דמט מוטלו מייסדת Trendyol טרנדיול

China's AliExpress Is Bringing Turkey and Israel Together

06.03.19|Ofir Dor

Turkish online clothing brand Trendyol Group opened a store on AliExpress two months ago. Its second largest market so far? Israel

אראל מרגלית כנס רשות החדשנות 2019

Israeli Venture Capitalist Warns Against Cybersecurity, AI Collaborations With China

21.01.19|Tofi Stoler

Former Israeli lawmaker and venture capitalist Erel Margalit said Israeli collaborations on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence projects should be restricted to "democratic regimes"

ג'ק מא מייסד ומנכ"ל עליבאבא בביקור בישראל 3.5.18

Alibaba Backs Israeli Public Transportation Startup Optibus

12.12.18|Meir Orbach

Optibus develops a fleet management software for public transit operators

מנכל עליבאבא ג'ק מא ו מנכל SAP ביל מקדרמוט

SAP Expands Israeli Development Operation to Support Cloud Partnership with Alibaba

20.09.18|Hagar Ravet

SAP and Alibaba have partnered to market and adapt SAP’s cloud business suite SAP S/4HANA for the Chinese market

Biographer Sees Chinese Government Involvement in Jack Ma’s Alibaba Retirement Plan

17.09.18|Ofir Dor

Ma’s decision can only be understood in connection with the centralized approach dictated by China’s President Xi Jinping, said Ma’s biographer Duncan Clark

Ant Financial Looking to Invest in Israeli Startups

Riddhiman Das, an international technology investment manager at Ant Financial currently on a two-month visit to Israel, says the company is interested in investing in blockchain, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IoT, and cloud computing

Visiting Alibaba’s Hema Supermarket Store

05.08.18|Ofir Dor

A smart app and QR codes mean you don’t have to ask the shop assistants at Alibaba’s new supermarket chain anything—unless you need them to help you fish your dinner