ALIBABA IN ACTION: COVID-19

As movie theaters across China are cautiously reopening after nearly six months of Covid-related closures, Alibaba Pictures is tapping its technologies to bring Chinese moviegoers safely back to the cinemas and help the film industry recover from the pandemic.

Alibaba Group logistics arm Cainiao Smart Logistics Network said Thursday it will start a new international shipping route next month to speed up average delivery times between China and Europe by over 30%.

The British Museum recently hosted a livestreamed tour on Alibaba Group’s e-commerce app Taobao and travel-services platform Fliggy, bringing 2 million years of history direct to the mobile-phone screens of netizens. The curated online tour featured some of the museum’s most famous artifacts, including the Rosetta Stone and the monumental statue of Ramses II.

Taobao University, Alibaba Group's training and education platform, has curated a free webinar series to help small businesses regain their footing after Covid-19. The webinar series, titled "Digital Insights 2020," aims to support businesses worldwide looking to make use of technology to mitigate impact from the pandemic and regain growth, and is part of Alibaba's ongoing companywide relief efforts for SMEs related to the coronavirus outbreak.

Alibaba.com launched a new initiative to scale up global recruitment and training efforts for businesses in the wake of Covid-19. Dubbed “Project Sprout Up,” the program sees the B2B trade platform double down on efforts to help connect sellers with business opportunities beyond their home countries and provide direct assistance to boost their online trade capabilities.

On the heels of its 6.18 Mid-Year Shopping Festival, Alibaba Group hosted a livestreamed webinar with global analysis and advisory firm Coresight Research to discuss the results of and learnings gleaned from the biggest shopping event in China since the outbreak of Covid-19.

Alibaba.com launched its first-ever virtual export summit in Italy this Wednesday with more than 7,000 businesses in attendance. Meanwhile, Alibaba wrapped up its strongest-ever 6.18 Mid-Year Shopping Festival. This year’s event was aimed at empowering merchants and brands seeking to regain growth momentum and reconnect with their consumers following Covid-19.