The launch of a new search engine for a booming online retail site run by Alibaba Group, the owner of Yahoo China, is just one more sign that Taobao.com is taking over roles formerly filled at the ...

Let me begin with a couple of confessions. The first is that I am not a China expert and what I do not know about the country vastly outweighs what I do. The second is that I start with strong ...

The story, "Alibaba site with own search engine may outshine Yahoo China," posted Friday, omitted a key element of the 2005 deal between Alibaba and Yahoo. As part of the deal Alibaba received $1 ...