A big screen shows the online gross merchandise volume surpassing 100 billion yuan at 01:03am at the 11.11 Tmall Shopping Festival, which started midnight, in Shanghai, China, 11 November 2019. Photo EPA-EFE
A big screen shows the online gross merchandise volume surpassing 100 billion yuan at 01:03am at the 11.11 Tmall Shopping Festival, which started midnight, in Shanghai, China, 11 November 2019. Photo EPA-EFE
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Updated: 11:56am, 13 Nov, 2019

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A big screen shows the online gross merchandise volume surpassing 100 billion yuan at 01:03am at the 11.11 Tmall Shopping Festival, which started midnight, in Shanghai, China, 11 November 2019. Photo EPA-EFE
A big screen shows the online gross merchandise volume surpassing 100 billion yuan at 01:03am at the 11.11 Tmall Shopping Festival, which started midnight, in Shanghai, China, 11 November 2019. Photo EPA-EFE
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