China: Most people use Alipay (provided by Alibaba), a third pay by cash It might have to do with your online payment methods. Payment methods per country vary as much as the language, culture, and people vary.
Taobao uses Alipay, which is their major form of online payments (think PayPal meets an escrow service). Register for an Alipay account by using your real name (you will have to provide your passport for verification).
Alibaba, in which Yahoo holds a 43 percent share, recently spun off their payment system (Alipay) to a Chinese company. Bringing Carol Bartz on board as Yahoo's CEO in 2009 was meant to be part of a major turnaround for the company, but Yahoo's...
Yahoo CEO Bartz Says Alibaba Compensation Talks Progressing - BloombergWants compensation for last summer's spinoff of Alipay. Today Google celebrates the 6th birthday of Youtube and one year of owning AdMob.
