Shanghai, Alibaba in digital deal

Internet giant's advanced tech to aid modernization in the metropolis

Shanghai will deepen its digitalization push as it builds itself into a global digital city, through a strategic deal with internet giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd announced on Thursday.

The move aims to catapult the municipality to the forefront of economic opening-up, and deepen coordinated development across the Yangtze River Delta region, which includes neighboring Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces.