Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that it has increased its investment in Joyo.com, an online shopping platform in China. By Staff reports, The Associated Press Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday that it has ...

Formerly called “Joyo Amazon” – after buying out Joyo.com seven years ago in order to enter China – the name is, starting this morning, simplified to just “Amazon.” The new Z.cn URL ...

But Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN - News) is trying hard in China and has come a long way. It acquired Lei Jun’s e-commerce startup Joyo six years ago, before changing its China branding to Amazon.cn last ...

Amazon bought its way into China in 2004 with a takeover of Joyo.com, a popular online seller of books, for about $75 million. “We’re happy to be part of one of the world’s most dynamic ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Quietly and below the radar, Amazon has been ramping up its ocean shipping service, sending close to 4.7 million cartons of consumers goods from China to the United States over ...

BEIJING - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it had increased its investment in Joyo.com, a leading online shopping platform in China, the U.S.-company's fastest growing market.

4. Joyo Amazon–A Fake Amazon of China Background: In 2004, Amazon acquired Joyo, an Chinese e-commerce company. But in the next 7 years, Joyo Amazon was slow in growth, giving up the market ...

The U.S. firm said it will focus on "cross-border" selling to Chinese consumers. Amazon has faced stiff competition from Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com. It's also been less visible ...

Amazon.com reported on Thursday that it has purchased Joyo.com, a Web retailer operating in China, for about $75 million in cash and stock. Joyo, which is headquartered in the British Virgin ...

Amazon first entered mainland China in 2004 by acquiring Joyo.com, a major online seller of books, music and videos in the country. Since then, it has enjoyed limited success in the vast market.

On his first official visit to China since Amazon bought Chinese Internet company Joyo.com three years ago, Mr. Bezos yesterday unveiled a new brand for the Chinese site, as well as several other ...