Alibaba arm to invest $38m in loss-making Chinese tour operator UTour Group

Alibaba arm to invest $38m in loss-making Chinese tour operator UTour Group

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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is making a second equity investment in local tour operator UTour Group Co. Ltd., which is struggling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, as Beijing heightens its scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions that may lead to a monopoly.