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.

France, Germany And EU Want China To Play Nice
France, Germany And EU Want China To Play Nice
March 26, 2019  |  International

The European Commission, along with France and Germany, are calling on China to open its domestic market more to foreign companies. According to a report...

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Social Commerce Startup Yunji Raises $200M Via IPO
Social Commerce Startup Yunji Raises $200M Via IPO
March 25, 2019  |  IPO

Yunji, the Chinese eCommerce company that has a link to WeChat, the popular China-based messaging app, is raising as much as $200 million via a...

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Naspers To Create, List New Internet Company To House Tencent Stake
Naspers To Create, List New Internet Company To House Tencent Stake
March 25, 2019  |  Investments

Naspers, the South African company, is gearing up to spin off and list its Amsterdam internet assets in a new group that will include all of...

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China Refuses To Dial Back Tech Regulations
China Refuses To Dial Back Tech Regulations
March 25, 2019  |  International

Although U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are going to Beijing for trade talks later on this week, there are still...

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Report: China’s GDP Hinges On Data Privacy
Report: China’s GDP Hinges On Data Privacy
March 22, 2019  |  Data

A new report on China stated that if the country doesn’t start to work on improving issues like data privacy and intellectual property protection, it...

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Merchants Using WeChat Pay Grew 80 Pct YOY In Q4
Merchants Using WeChat Pay Grew 80 Pct YOY In Q4
March 22, 2019  |  Earnings

While China’s Tencent reported lower-than-expected net profits in its fourth quarter earnings, some of its emerging businesses have seen significant growth. The company revealed that its Q4...

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solarisBank To Grow Alipay In Europe; PagBrasil Teams With Singapore’s APACPAY
solarisBank To Grow Alipay In Europe; PagBrasil Teams With Singapore’s APACPAY
March 21, 2019  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes solarisBank‘s tie-up with Alipay for payments in Europe. PagBrasil is...

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Bitcoin Daily: China Debuts Blockchain-Backed Subway eInvoices; Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Majority On The Decline
Bitcoin Daily: China Debuts Blockchain-Backed Subway eInvoices; Bitcoin’s Crypto Market Majority On The Decline
March 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s share of the total cryptocurrency market is close to falling below 50 percent for the first time in over seven months. CoinDesk reported that the...

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Chinese P2P Lender Blames Gov’t For Growth Decline
Chinese P2P Lender Blames Gov’t For Growth Decline
March 19, 2019  |  Loans

Shanghai-based Dianrong, one of China’s largest peer-to-peer (P2P) lenders, is blaming the government for its recent problems, which includes shutting down 60 of its 90...

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