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Singles Day sees win for charities

The Singles Day online shopping gala, which fell on Nov 11, saw charity donations from over 300 million deals made through Alibaba Group's e-commerce platforms. The donations involved more than 113 million consumers and 918,000 business owners. Each will be used to support projects related to education, medical care, orphanages and other good causes. Singles Day also saw 14.6 billion items sold from remote villages and less developed areas, giving a boost to the local economies.

Prudence widens education efforts