2026 – Page 10 – The Yangtzeer

Alibaba Cloud widens lead in 2025 China cloud market, Gartner says

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Revenue in China rose 34.4% year-on-year, outpacing the broader market’s 23.4% growth by more than 10 percentage points.

Qwen expands travel push with 100-plus partners ahead of May holiday

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Li Bin said AI could reshape distribution channels in the travel industry, traditionally dominated by online travel agencies like Ctrip and Booking.com.

Alibaba opens Qwen to third-party services, starting with airline

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On April 23, Qwen announced it is opening its “AI tasking” capability to third-party services, with China Eastern Airlines becoming its first integration partner.

Fortune 500 education arm becomes Zhejiang’s first EdTech unicorn

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Hailiang Technology Services positions schools as its entry point, embedding AI-powered tools into teaching, management and student development.

Hangzhou adds 8 unicorns, tightening grip on Zhejiang’s startup landscape

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As of April, Hangzhou accounted for 83% of the province’s 58 unicorns, up from 80% a year earlier.

Zhejiang unicorn ranks swell to 58 as AI, chips drive next wave

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Hangzhou continued to dominate the landscape, home to 48 of the province’s unicorns, up from 44 last year—when it already hosted roughly four out of every five such startups.

Alibaba unveils unified avatar to anchor AI assistant drive

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It will appear first in its standalone app before expanding into a broader range of services across the company’s ecosystem, according to the tech giant.