Alibaba agrees to buy Chinese newspaper for $266M

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. agreed to buy the South China Morning Post and other media assets of SCMP Group Ltd. for $266 million.

SCMP Group cited an uncertain future for traditional publishing as a key reason for selling the Hong Kong newspaper.

The deal transfers ownership of the 112-year-old English language newspaper from Malaysian tycoon Robert Kuok.

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