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Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built

Alibaba may seem an unusual name for a Chinese company; it was chosen because of its association with the story of “Alibaba and the Forty Thieves” in which the words “open sesame” reveal a chamber of treasures that represent a doorway to fortune for small businesses. Today, Alibaba is known as the largest online shopping retailer in the world and is poised to overtake Walmart as the world’s largest retail network. The company’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014 was the largest in history, and today Alibaba is playing an important role in China’s economy as it shifts from an infrastructure-based model to a consumer-based economy. Today, the face of this new and changing China is Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma.











When: Wed., Apr. 13, 2016 at 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: $30
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Alibaba may seem an unusual name for a Chinese company; it was chosen because of its association with the story of “Alibaba and the Forty Thieves” in which the words “open sesame” reveal a chamber of treasures that represent a doorway to fortune for small businesses. Today, Alibaba is known as the largest online shopping retailer in the world and is poised to overtake Walmart as the world’s largest retail network. The company’s IPO on the New York Stock Exchange in September 2014 was the largest in history, and today Alibaba is playing an important role in China’s economy as it shifts from an infrastructure-based model to a consumer-based economy. Today, the face of this new and changing China is Alibaba’s founder, Jack Ma.

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