Shanghai/ AFP Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba saw its revenue jump 32 percent year-on-year for the quarter ending in December, it said in a statement, despite slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Alibaba, which dominates the consumer-to-consumer market in China, said revenue reached $5.33 billion (34.54 billion yuan) in the December quarter, beating an average forecast of 33.2 billion yuan ...

Shanghai / AP Joysticks at their fingertips, the mostly male students packing the classroom lift their virtual helicopters into the air, part of a new cottage industry that’s sprung up in China: drone pilot schools. China is already the world’s biggest drone manufacturer, churning out remote-controlled flying machines that range from 3-D urban mappers to tear-gas spraying models for police. ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc. applied to open its own stores in India, a strategy that may help it better target a fast-growing market just as iPhone sales may be peaking. Apple said it’s filed a request with the Indian government to bring its retail outlets to the world’s second- largest country. Emerging markets will prove crucial to Apple as some analysts ...