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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span> 19, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shrinking">shrinking</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2005, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="shook">shook</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> $1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="given">given</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="little">little</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stock">stock</span>.</p><p><span word="Closing">Closing</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earliest">earliest</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="providers">providers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brand">brand</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="portal">portal</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="register">register</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mailbox">mailbox</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="AliCloud">AliCloud</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="deleted">deleted</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="operations">operations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="users">users</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="structure">structure</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Jianhua">Jianhua</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span>.</p><p><span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Alibaba">Alibaba</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="return">return</span>" <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="unit">unit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="Yahoo">Yahoo</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>"<span word="But">But</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainties">uncertainties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="provider">provider</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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