One bright spot in the company's operations has been its Asian businesses, such as Yahoo! Japan and Alibaba, a Chinese Internet firm in which it has a 43% stake.

雅虎公司的一个亮点是其位于亚洲的业务，诸如雅虎日本和阿里巴巴，雅虎拥有这家中国网络公司的43%股权。

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Yahoo owns 40 percent of Alibaba and 35 percent of Yahoo Japan.

雅虎拥有阿里巴巴40%和雅虎日本35%的股份。

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The one possible foreign beneficiary from eBay's loss was Yahoo!, which owns 43% of Alibaba.

雅虎是可能从易趣的损失中受益的外国公司之一，它拥有阿里巴巴43%的股份。

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Alibaba would swap the stock of this subsidiary for just under two-thirds of Yahoo's stake in Alibaba, the people said.

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The appointment of Mr. Thompson is unlikely to interfere with Yahoo's discussions about the tax-free exchange of its stakes in Alibaba and Yahoo Japan for cash and other assets, some of the people familiar with the matter said.

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As part of the deal Yahoo also handed over its China-based operations to Alibaba, including its email and search services.

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