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Joe Tsai
Joe Tsai is chairman of Alibaba Group. Tsai joined the Alibaba Group in 1999 as a member of the founding team.
Born
19 Jan 1964
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Co-founder, chairman of Alibaba
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Ex-NBA star Yao Ming adds financial support to Asian University Basketball League

Other notable investors include Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai, plus owner of Philadelphia 76ers and former co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks.

Yao Ming, here at the final of the AUBL, has made his first investment in the game since selling all his shares in the Shanghai Sharks. Photo: Getty Images
China trade

China’s AI edge built on power grid, open-source models: Alibaba’s Joe Tsai

Investment in power and open-source models, plus industrial depth, highlights China’s vast potential for AI applications, Joe Tsai says.

Artificial intelligence

Jack Ma, Alibaba leaders call for education overhaul in the age of AI

Time spent memorising textbooks could be freed up to cultivate creativity and imagination, according to Ma, the founder of Alibaba.

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Hong Kong society

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Sa’diyya Nesar wins the Lion Rock People’s Choice Award for her work in promoting disability inclusion.

(Front row, from left) Fire services chief Andy Yeung, the SCMP’s Tammy Tam, Alibaba’s Joe Tsai, perseverance award finalist Cassie Li, Chief Executive John Lee, Ocean Park’s Paulo Pong and Sino Group’s Nikki Ng with other finalists and guests at the ceremony. Photo: Eugene Lee
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba reaffirms open-source AI commitment as it hails successes

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Ant Group

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba names AI-lab leader Zhou Jingren as new group partner

He will join the 17-member Alibaba Partnership, which steers the company’s course and includes co-founders Jack Ma and Joe Tsai.

Alibaba’s Zhou Jingren speaks during a summit in Hong Kong on November 13, 2023. Photo: May Tse
Ant Group

Ant International signs WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu as brand ambassador

Payments firm says star player ‘embodies the spirit of perseverance’ driving young people and small businesses to ‘uplift their communities’.

Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty warms up prior to a game against the Chicago Sky on September 11, 2025, in Chicago. Photo: Getty Images via AFP
ATP

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Family offices

Hong Kong leader John Lee to speak at family business summit

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Tencent

Tencent claims 20% gain in R&D efficiency from AI automation

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SCMP

South China Morning Post appoints Tammy Tam as publisher in major overhaul

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The SCMP office. Photo: SCMP
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Airbnb chooses Alibaba’s open-source AI over ‘not ready’ ChatGPT

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Alibaba, Ant buy Hong Kong offices, in city’s biggest deal since 2021

Alibaba and Ant bought 301,555 square feet of space in the top 13 floors of the 24-storey building, with parking space for 50 vehicles and signage rights.

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Alibaba

US, China leaders will avoid ‘race to the bottom’: Alibaba’s Joe Tsai

Chairman of Chinese giant also says winning in the AI race is about attaining the largest model adoption.

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai appears at a game of the NBA team he owns, the Brooklyn Nets, in Macau on October 10, 2025. Photo: AP Photo
NBA

NBA China Games: Celtics, Trail Blazers thrown into mix of teams coming next

With Macau to host eight more matches over the next four years, the team line-up beyond next year’s fixture remains a hot topic.

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China’s lesson for the US: it takes more than chips to win the AI race

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NBA China games

Phoenix Suns shine in Macau as the NBA makes a star-studded return to China

Stars of stage, screen and sports among fans in a packed Venetian Arena treated to an evening of singing, dancing and sparkling basketball.

Fans packed into the The Venetian Arena in Macau to watch the first of the NBA China Games between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns. Photo: Karma Lo
Alibaba

Alibaba Cloud inks landmark multi-year collaboration with NBA China

‘It is an exciting time at the intersection of sports and technology,’ Alibaba chairman and Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai says.

The partnership with NBA China marks Alibaba’s latest major sports-related collaboration. Photo: Shutterstock
Alibaba

Alibaba’s Qwen lab sets up robotics team, showcasing its AI ambitions

The announcement suggests the Chinese tech giant is accelerating its development in the field of AI-powered hardware.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai says US-China AI competition is not ‘winner takes all’

Speaking on a podcast, Tsai said the winner in AI should not be defined as ‘the strongest AI model’, but on ‘who can adopt it faster’.

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NBA China games

Nets v Suns in Macau: tracing the NBA’s rise, fall and return to China

Clash marks first NBA game in China since Daryl Morey’s 2019 tweet that prompted blackout of the league in country.

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NBA

March Madness? Asian college basketball looks to copy US pizazz to widen appeal

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The inaugural Asian University Basketball League is held at Binjiang Gymnasium and runs until Sunday. Photo: AUBL
NBA

Basketball or study? Chinese children can pursue both via ‘incredible platform’

Joe Tsai Basketball Scholarship offers ‘different pathway’ as pupils and parents attend coaching and briefing sessions in Hangzhou.

Artificial intelligence

China Future Tech webinar | How China’s open-source movement changed the AI landscape

A deep dive into China’s open-source AI revolution involving DeepSeek, Alibaba.

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