{"id":116109,"date":"2020-05-06T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T12:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alibaba-acquires-50-per-cent-stake-in-singapores-axa-tower-home-to-its-lazada-e-commerce-unit\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T20:06:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T13:06:44","slug":"alibaba-acquires-50-per-cent-stake-in-singapores-axa-tower-home-to-its-lazada-e-commerce-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alibaba-acquires-50-per-cent-stake-in-singapores-axa-tower-home-to-its-lazada-e-commerce-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Alibaba acquires 50 per cent stake in Singapore\u2019s AXA Tower, home to its Lazada e-commerce unit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nChinese technology giant Alibaba Group Holding has acquired a 50 per cent stake in a 50-storey prime office tower in Singapore, in a deal that values the property at S$1.68 billion (US$1.2 billion).The stake in AXA Tower is being viewed as solidifying Alibaba\u2019s commitment to the city state. \u201cSingapore is an important market for Alibaba Group,\u201d a spokesman said. \u201cThis investment will help fulfil our projected business needs across the Alibaba digital economy, as we continue to strengthen\u2026&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : South China Morning Post&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/business\/companies\/article\/3083190\/alibaba-acquires-50-cent-stake-singapores-axa-tower-home-its\" target=\"_blank\">Alibaba acquires 50 per cent stake in Singapore\u2019s AXA Tower, home to its Lazada e-commerce unit<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; Chinese technology giant Alibaba Group Holding has acquired a 50 per cent stake in a&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-ucJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68664,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/in-singapore-amazon-is-up-against-a-national-sport-and-alibaba\/","url_meta":{"origin":116109,"position":0},"title":"In Singapore, Amazon is up against a national sport and Alibaba","date":"October 10, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r As Amazon.com Inc. pushes into Southeast Asia with a\u00a0new venture into Singapore, the online retailer is facing some tough hurdles. 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