Alibaba.com shares surge in HK

Shares in the Hong Kong listed Alibaba.com have risen by as much as 40% after its parent company said it planned to take the e-commerce site private.

The group is 43% owned by US internet giant Yahoo and there is speculation that this move could be linked to attempts to buy back Yahoo's shareholding, as the BBC's Juliana Liu reports.

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