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.

Can the EU Get Its Digital Act Together?
Can the EU Get Its Digital Act Together?
December 06, 2023  |  David S. Evans

Where’s the European Union when it comes to AI? It has the world’s second-largest GDP — $18.4 trillion in 2023. Its 448 million population is more than 100...

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Chinese Borrowers Barred From Mobile Payments Amid Record Defaults
Chinese Borrowers Barred From Mobile Payments Amid Record Defaults
December 03, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Millions of Chinese consumers have been barred from mobile payment apps amid record defaults. More than 8.5 million people, mostly between 18 and 59, have found...

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Mastercard Joint Venture Gets Approval for Domestic Bank Card Clearing in China
Mastercard Joint Venture Gets Approval for Domestic Bank Card Clearing in China
November 20, 2023  |  Mastercard

A Mastercard joint venture (JV) entity received formal approval from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and the National Administration of Financial Regulation (NAFR) to...

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Alibaba Jettisons Cloud Spin-Off Amid Focus on AI
Alibaba Jettisons Cloud Spin-Off Amid Focus on AI
November 16, 2023  |  Earnings

Chinese tech giant Alibaba says it will not spin off its cloud intelligence business. The decision, announced Thursday (Nov. 16) along with the company’s quarterly earnings, is apparently...

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TikTok Creating Its Own eCommerce Fulfillment Network
TikTok Creating Its Own eCommerce Fulfillment Network
November 08, 2023  |  eCommerce

TikTok is establishing a warehouse and fulfillment network to boost its eCommerce operations. As a report Tuesday (Nov. 7) by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) noted, this move...

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Chinese AI Unicorn 01.AI Claims to Rival Meta’s Llama 2
Chinese AI Unicorn 01.AI Claims to Rival Meta’s Llama 2
November 06, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup 01.AI has reportedly reached unicorn status less than eight months after launching. The company, founded by computer scientist and Google/Microsoft veteran Kai-Fu Lee,...

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Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit Pursued 1,300 Criminals Last Year
Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit Pursued 1,300 Criminals Last Year
November 01, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) sued or referred for investigation more than 1,300 criminals and disposed of 6 million counterfeit products last year. These actions...

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Apple’s New Macs Could Debut at Pre-Halloween Event
Apple’s New Macs Could Debut at Pre-Halloween Event
October 24, 2023  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly offering its fans a pre-Halloween treat: a glimpse at new Mac laptops. As CNBC reported Tuesday (Oct. 24), the tech giant has sent out invitations...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits China Amid Lower iPhone Sales
Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits China Amid Lower iPhone Sales
October 22, 2023  |  Apple

Apple CEO Tim Cook reportedly made an unannounced visit to China, one of the company’s largest markets and a manufacturing hub, as iPhone sales decline and government...

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