Alibaba launches Malaysian hub for electronic world trade platform

China’s Alibaba Group is to set up a trading and logistics hub in Malaysia as part of its efforts to establish an electronic world trade platform. The e-commerce giant said the Malaysian “e-hub” – the first such initiative outside the company’s home base in Hangzhou (杭州) – was being set up in collaboration with the Malaysia Digital Economy Cooperation (MDEC) agency.

Alibaba Group is the owner of the South China Morning Post.