Ma: Dr M’s MSC inspired me to set up Alibaba


KUALA LUMPUR: The Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) programme, mooted by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad some 20 years ago, has been instrumental in inspiring the establishment of Alibaba Group, Jack Ma said.

Its executive chairman, here to launch the group’s first office in Southeast Asia, shared this little-known fact about the establishment of his multi-billion e-commerce giant.

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