Alibaba to open e-commerce hub in Belgium

Michel Kempeneers, COO Overseas of Wallonia Export-Investment Agency, Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Kris Peeters, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel, Alibaba Group President of Global Business Angel Zhao and Senior Director of the Alibaba Group James Song (from L to R) pose for photos at a signing ceremony in Liege, Belgium, Dec. 5, 2018. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba inked an agreement with the federal government of Belgium on Wednesday to open its first Electronic World Trade Platform (eWTP) in Europe with the aim of promoting long-term cross-border trade. (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan)