The world’s biggest online shopping spree Singles Day has opened in China and it’s already breaking records. The e-commerce giant Alibaba says sales topped $1.5bn in just the first three minutes of the shopping bonanza opening. Al Jazeera’s Step Vaessen reports from Beijing. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/
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