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.

China Exports Tank 17 Pct
China Exports Tank 17 Pct
March 08, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Chinese exports have fallen by 17.2 percent in the first few months of this year due to the heavy toll of the coronavirus. Get the...

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Sequoia Capital Foresees Doom For Entrepreneurs As Coronavirus Takes Toll
Sequoia Capital Foresees Doom For Entrepreneurs As Coronavirus Takes Toll
March 06, 2020  |  Investments

Venture capital firm Sequoia Capital warned in an email to entrepreneurs on Thursday that the coronavirus could potentially be the herald of a “prolonged” global...

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Boku CEO On Digital Content’s New Tailwind
Boku CEO On Digital Content’s New Tailwind
March 06, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

On Dec. 1, 2019, there was no shortage of predictions about which stories would drive payments, commerce and the global financial ecosystem. Trade disputes, the connected...

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Coronavirus-Affected Businesses In China Face Layoffs, Shutdowns
Coronavirus-Affected Businesses In China Face Layoffs, Shutdowns
March 05, 2020  |  International

As the global coronavirus crisis continues to evolve, the place where the virus started is facing catastrophic economic realities due to the spread of it,...

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Today In Payments: Car Sales Down 80 Pct In China; Wells Fargo Gives Apple Pay Users $5 At ATMs
Today In Payments: Car Sales Down 80 Pct In China; Wells Fargo Gives Apple Pay...
March 05, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, car sales in China plummeted 80 percent last month due to the coronavirus outbreak, and Wells Fargo will give customers...

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Turning Retail Solutions To Crisis Mitigation
Turning Retail Solutions To Crisis Mitigation
March 05, 2020  |  International

At this point, the COVID-19 virus has gone global, with a foothold on every continent but Australia, an increasing caseload and, most disturbingly, a mortality...

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Japan Orders Two-Week Quarantine Of Chinese, South Korean Travelers
Japan Orders Two-Week Quarantine Of Chinese, South Korean Travelers
March 05, 2020  |  International

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is mandating that visitors from China and South Korea be quarantined for two weeks due to the expanding Coronavirus outbreak,...

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Alibaba To Fund Online Shopping Festival With $144M In Subsidies  
Alibaba To Fund Online Shopping Festival With $144M In Subsidies  
March 05, 2020  |  Retail

As a means of stimulating depressed eCommerce volume, China’s Alibaba Group is launching an online shopping festival with 1 billion yuan ($144 million) in spending...

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Vehicle Sales Down 80 Pct In China Due To Coronavirus 
Vehicle Sales Down 80 Pct In China Due To Coronavirus 
March 05, 2020  |  International

Car sales in China plummeted 80 percent last month as the coronavirus epidemic stopped people from going to dealerships, according to reports on Wednesday (March...

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