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China’s JD.com says watchdog accepts request for probe into rival Alibaba’s practices

November 5, 2015 creative alibaba, double, hangzhou, online-shopping, raised-concerns, the-biggest, the-country, the-watchdog, vancouver-based, wording-on-its, year, zalando

A Chinese regulator has formally accepted a request by JD.com, the country's second-biggest online retailer, to investigate its rival Alibaba Group Holding Ltd for possible unfair practices during promotions, JD.com's official microblog said on Thursday. Alibaba, China's biggest e-commerce firm, has previously denied accusations outlined in a JD.com letter to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) in the run-up to Nov. 11 'Singles' Day' promotions, the biggest online shopping day of the year in China

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Iranian military hackers focus on U.S. administration officials: WSJ

November 5, 2015 admin alibaba, hangzhou, obama, online-shopping, revolutionary, street-journal, tehran, vancouver-based, wording-on-its, year, zalando

Iran's Revolutionary Guards stepped up hacking of email and social media accounts of Obama administration officials in recent weeks in cyber attacks believed linked to the arrest of an Iranian-American businessman in Tehran, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The newspaper, citing unnamed U.S.

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Facebook revenue, profit beat forecasts; shares hit all-time high

November 5, 2015 admin 500-million, facebook, huge-spending, lehar-maan, obama, online-shopping, plastic-cut-out, vancouver-based, world, year

By Yasmeen Abutaleb and Lehar Maan SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc posted surprisingly strong profit and revenue growth as the world's largest social network grew even larger, with a spike in mobile users and advertising that lifted its stock to an all-time high. The company on Wednesday reported audience numbers that suggest it is poised to take on mainstream media as an advertising force, helping investors to overlook Facebook's huge spending on hiring and building data centers

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Snapdeal drums up custom in Slumdog’s Dharavi

March 12, 2015 admin british, downing, inside-their, intelligence, millionaire, mumbai, online-shopping, oscar-winning, security, snapdeal-com, sort-out, text-messages

By Nivedita Bhattacharjee MUMBAI (Reuters) – For viewers of Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, Mumbai's vast Dharavi slum is a byword for poverty, but to online retailer Snapdeal.com it is a battleground for new customers and, it hopes, a source of better margins. The three are already fighting over India's 300 million-strong urban middle class, who have come to expect price wars and great deals on everything from mattresses to motors, but as competition intensifies, Snapdeal has begun chasing a different demographic. It tied up with remittance provider FINO PayTech in November to set up online shopping services in semi-urban, rural and low-income residential areas across India.

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Sales of surveillance cameras surge in South Korea after daycare abuse case

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Sales of surveillance cameras are surging in South Korea after a daycare center worker was caught on camera earlier this month knocking a toddler to the floor, spurring calls for closer monitoring of schools and child care facilities. The education ministry said last week it planned to require that 90 percent of kindergartens install surveillance cameras by next year. Parliament has introduced a bill to require all daycare centers to install cameras, and is expected to pass it in March