成人快手

As the Chinese internet giant Alibaba releases its latest figures, we look at its rise. Duncan Clark wrote Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built, and explains the origins of the firm. Catherine McKenna of antique shop McKenna and Co discusses the growing popularity of Alibaba's payments system Alipay. And Rui Ma who runs Tech China Biz in San Francisco tells us what is driving the company's growth. Also in the programme, Jho Low, alleged to be a central figure in Malaysia's 1MDB scandal, has agreed to make a $700m settlement to US authorities. Bradley Hope is co-author of Billion Dollar Whale, a book about the affair, and brings us the background. Plus on Halloween, our reporter finds out about innovative ideas for dealing with all those leftover pumpkins.

(Picture: An Alibaba building. Picture credit: Getty Images.)