Yahoo China ceased providing news and community services Sunday, a move experts say signals that Yahoo is pulling the plug on its Chinese service. People attempting to access Yahoo China are now automatically redirected to now.taobao.com, a public welfare site run by China-based Alibaba Group, which operated Yahoo China and used to own a large stake in Yahoo. A message to users says that the company is “adjusting its operations,” but speculation is that Yahoo’s China operations will be folded into Alibaba.
Yahoo China's Days May Be Numbered
Posted by: David Vranicar September 3, 2013 10:30 AMYahoo China ceased providing news and community services Sunday, a move experts say signals that Yahoo is pulling the plug on its Chinese service. People attempting to access Yahoo China are now automatically redirected to now.taobao.com, a public welfare site run by China-based Alibaba Group, which operated Yahoo China and used to own a large stake in Yahoo. A message to users says that the company is “adjusting its operations,” but speculation is that Yahoo’s China operations will be folded into Alibaba.