Alibaba expands cross-border e-commerce in Southeast Asia

Jack Ma promises prompt deliveries of jasmine rice and durian from new Thai hub

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Alibaba co-founder and executive chairman Jack Ma, second from right, celebrates his investment commitments with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak in Bangkok on April 19. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)

YUKAKO ONO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Alibaba Group Holding will launch a slew of projects in collaboration with Thailand's government to support cross-border online trade by small enterprises and farmers, as China's largest e-retailer makes further inroads in Southeast Asia.

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