Round-Up: China ‘asks Alibaba to divest media assets’, Tokyo torch relay to start without fans, and more

The Chinese government has asked internet giant Alibaba to divest its assets in the media sector due to concern about the company's public influence. Newspaper reports mentioned Hong Kong-based newspaper the South China Morning Post as Alibaba's most prominent media asset, alongside stakes in social media platforms Weibo and Bilibili. Alibaba also owns video streaming platform Youku, which has a sports streaming arm, Youku Sports - RTHK

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