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SEPTEMBER<br />
AUGUST<br />
Organized a big buyer sourcing<br />
event in Taipei – our first offline<br />
business matching event in<br />
Taiwan – to promote products<br />
from our Taiwanese Gold<br />
Supplier members<br />
Acquired Auctiva to strengthen our position as a go-to supply source for U.S.<br />
e-commerce entrepreneurs<br />
Launched our local customer service operations in<br />
India to better serve the vast Indian small business<br />
community<br />
Co-hosted with <strong>Alibaba</strong> Group our annual e-commerce<br />
summit AliFest in Hangzhou, China, which comprised the<br />
Global Netrepreneur of the Year award ceremony and the fifth<br />
<strong>Alibaba</strong>.com-Taobao Net Products Trade Fair<br />
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korea<br />
Small and Medium Business Administration to promote Korean<br />
exports via e-commerce<br />
Announced the Schwarzenegger Emerging Entrepreneur<br />
Initiative, which aims to foster jobs in California and equip<br />
Californian youth with skills to succeed in the digital economy<br />
Introduced a new sales structure in India by which <strong>Alibaba</strong>.com<br />
assumed all direct membership sales and support for the Indian<br />
market<br />
05<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
Announced the acquisition of<br />
One-Touch, a provider of one-stop<br />
services for exporters in China<br />
DECEMBER<br />
Organized the sixth<br />
<strong>Alibaba</strong>.com-Taobao Net<br />
Products Trade Fair in<br />
Chengdu, China<br />
Announced a HK$1.1 billion<br />
special cash dividend<br />
<strong>Alibaba</strong>.com Limited Annual <strong>Report</strong> 2010