Chinese businessman

Will meet again: Alibaba's Jack Ma makes first live appearance in three months in online meet

Social media speculation over the whereabouts of China`s highest-profile entrepreneur swirled this month after news reports that he missed the final episode of a TV show featuring him as a judge, amid a regulatory clampdown by Beijing on his sprawling business empire. Ma had not appeared in public since Oct. 24, where he blasted China`s regulatory system in a speech at a Shanghai forum that set him on a collision course with officials, leading to the suspension of a $37-billion IPO of Alibaba`s financial affiliate Ant Group.

Jan 20, 2021, 12:18 PM IST

Chinese businessman arrested for smuggling millions into US

A Chinese businessman from Macau has been arrested in New York for smuggling more than $4.5 million into the United States in cash over a two-year period, according to US authorities.

Sep 25, 2015, 08:07 AM IST