Two men chat beside a logo of Alibaba (China) Technology Co. Ltd at its headquarters on the outskirts of Hangzhou, Zhejiang province May 17, 2010. REUTERS/Steven Shi/File Photo
SYDNEY: Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group opened its Australian and New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne on Feb 4, its first expansion in the region as it seeks to tap growing global demand for products from the two countries.
The group's billionaire founder Jack Ma, who spent time in Australia as a young man, said he hoped the e-commerce giant would help Australian and New Zealand businesses "share their world-famous products with billions of customers around the world".
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