china

China, officially the People's Republic of China, is a country in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.404 billion in 2017. Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers, it is the third or fourth largest country by total area.

VC Funding Rebounds In China As COVID-19 Lockdown Ends
VC Funding Rebounds In China As COVID-19 Lockdown Ends
April 14, 2020  |  Startups

Venture capital funding is starting to bounce back in China after the coronavirus triggered a slowdown in what was already a stagnant climate for startups,...

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China Regs To Assess Banks’ SMB Financing Efforts
China Regs To Assess Banks’ SMB Financing Efforts
April 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With the newest effort to direct more funding its most susceptible business vertical, China’s banking regulator said it would begin to watch the level of...

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Consumer Inflation Lessens In China Following Record High In February
Consumer Inflation Lessens In China Following Record High In February
April 10, 2020  |  International

After reaching its highest level in eight years in February, consumer inflation in China lessened last month. The country’s consumer price index increased 4.3 percent...

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China’s Olympic Committee Sounds Alarm On Potential Blockchain Fraud
China’s Olympic Committee Sounds Alarm On Potential Blockchain Fraud
April 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The 2020 Summer Olympics, which were to take place in Tokyo, have been rescheduled for 2021 as the spread of the coronavirus leaps over international...

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In China, Pent-Up Demand For Cosmetics A Blip Or Trend?
In China, Pent-Up Demand For Cosmetics A Blip Or Trend?
April 08, 2020  |  Retail

Emerging from lockdown, Chinese consumers may be opening up (digital) wallets and purses … though gradually. Against that backdrop, South China Morning Post reported that...

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Harbour & Hills Takeover Opens B2B Payments Gateway To China
Harbour & Hills Takeover Opens B2B Payments Gateway To China
April 08, 2020  |  B2B Payments

With a move that opens a B2B payment gateway to China, Harbour & Hills (H&H) Financial Services Limited said it has acquired a controlling stake...

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Don’t Count On ‘Revenge Spending’ Post-Crisis
Don’t Count On ‘Revenge Spending’ Post-Crisis
April 08, 2020  |  Retail

Revenge spending. It has a nice ring for retailers battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. In fact any kind of spending has a nice ring, but...

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Luckin’s Jolt and Echoes of WeWork’s Governance Debacle
Luckin’s Jolt and Echoes of WeWork’s Governance Debacle
April 07, 2020  |  International

For China’s Luckin Coffee, call it a jolt of the most unpleasant sort. Internal investigations, fabricated revenues, torched stock price and now the lenders have...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For Default Ruling For Alleged Ponzi Scheme Founder
Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For...
April 05, 2020  |  Bitcoin

OneConnect Financial Technology and China Merchants Port Group (CMPort) will work to create a blockchain-based system with Shenzhen customs to serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area....

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