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Shunning protocol, Obama interviews Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma

(Agencies) Updated: 2015-11-19 07:06

Shunning protocol, Obama interviews Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma

US President Barack Obama shares a laugh with the chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba, Jack Ma (R), during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit in Manila on November 18, 2015. [Photo/Agencies]

Obama also praised the relatively unknown Filipina entrepreneur, Aisa Mijeno, a professor of engineering who invented a lamp powered by salt water.

He suggested that Ma should invest in the company of his fellow panellist after she said she was looking for funding to mass-produce the lamps.

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