Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce powerhouse named after a fabled, poor woodsman who discovers a thieves’ den full of treasures, is ready to strike it rich on Wall Street.

A DELEGATION from Cork signed a memorandum of understanding with one of China’s most pro-business cities yesterday.

A jailed Chinese reporter accused of leaking state secrets has joined a US lawsuit claiming Yahoo helped the Chinese government convict dissidents, his mother said today.