Jack Ma, the billionaire founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has just taken up a new role at a university in Japan. The University of Tokyo, the country’s most prestigious university, said its Tokyo College has appointed Ma a visiting professor effective May 1. Ma’s whereabouts and what he is doing have become a subject of controversy and speculation, ever since he largely disappeared...
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