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Alibaba, China’s e-commerce giant, operates online retail marketplaces, cloud computing services, and digital payment networks across Asia and beyond.

Ant Group, a fintech powerhouse, offers digital payments, wealth management tools, and micro loans, enabling borderless, mobile-first financial services.

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Alibaba holds off new deals in India as it re-evaluates its past investments

The country's health tech ecosystem is growing quickly.

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The largest financing deal in China's online education sector this year so far.

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