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Directors' Report - Alibaba

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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

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