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 To Displace US As Leading Retail Market
China To Displace US As Leading Retail Market
January 23, 2019  |  Retail

China is expected to displace the U.S. this year as the leading retail market around the world. According to eMarketer’s worldwide retail and eCommerce forecast,...

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Alipay: Chinese Tourists Prefer Mobile Payments
Alipay: Chinese Tourists Prefer Mobile Payments
January 21, 2019  |  International

Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, and financial services company Alipay teamed up to create a survey about the trends and habits of Chinese tourists....

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UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival
UnionPay Footprint Expands Just In Time For Spring Festival
January 21, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Chinese consumers are planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year by traveling outside of the country, prompting UnionPay to expand its acceptance footprint. In a...

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China’s Private Sector Struggling Amid Corporate Bond Defaults
China’s Private Sector Struggling Amid Corporate Bond Defaults
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Market conditions in China are poised to cause another wave of corporate bond defaults, according to recent Financial Times (FT) reports, which pointed to maturing issuance...

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China’s Economic Growth Suffers Amid Trade War
China’s Economic Growth Suffers Amid Trade War
January 21, 2019  |  International

With a trade war with the U.S. weighing on the Chinese economy, economic expansion in China hit a pace not seen in close to three...

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Data Dive: Pair-Ups, Tie-Ups And Rollouts
Data Dive: Pair-Ups, Tie-Ups And Rollouts
January 21, 2019  |  Data Dive

Today marks Day 30 of the government shutdown, leading to consequences both complex and serious; and Twitter feuds that can only be described as surreal. The government wasn’t the only place...

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Hackers Steal Discount Vouchers From Pinduoduo
Hackers Steal Discount Vouchers From Pinduoduo
January 21, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Pinduoduo, the Chinese Nasdaq-listed Internet marketplace that lets consumers get discounts from merchants, announced Sunday (January 20) that an online collective stole tens of millions...

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Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
Amid China’s FinTechs, Small Caps, Short Sales, Big Gains
January 18, 2019  |  Investments

For short sellers – those who bet that stocks will fall rather than rise – amid Chinese FinTechs, this week has led to big gains....

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$13B In Trump Trade War Tariffs Go Unpaid
$13B In Trump Trade War Tariffs Go Unpaid
January 18, 2019  |  International

While President Donald Trump has boasted that his tariffs imposed on China and other countries have made billions of dollars for the U.S., the reality...

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