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.

Banks, Rival Markets Benefit From US-China Trade Spat
Banks, Rival Markets Benefit From US-China Trade Spat
December 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

With trade tensions continuing between the U.S. and China, analysts are finding a shift among global supply chains away from the Chinese market, to the...

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Coffee Startup Luckin Challenges Starbucks With $200M Investment
Coffee Startup Luckin Challenges Starbucks With $200M Investment
December 12, 2018  |  Investments

A coffee startup in China that’s gunning for Starbucks has raised $200 million in a Series B funding round, bringing the company’s valuation to $2.2...

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Qualcomm Tells China Court Apple Still Selling Banned iPhones
Qualcomm Tells China Court Apple Still Selling Banned iPhones
December 12, 2018  |  Legal

Despite a court order in China barring Apple from selling some of its iPhones over a patent dispute with Qualcomm, the Cupertino, California company is...

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Marriott Hack Part Of Broader Chinese Intelligence-Gathering Effort
Marriott Hack Part Of Broader Chinese Intelligence-Gathering Effort
December 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Marriott data breach which exposed the data on about 500 million guests was part of a wider campaign by China to gather information, reported The New York...

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HSBC, Standard Chartered Misled By Huawei
HSBC, Standard Chartered Misled By Huawei
December 10, 2018  |  Regulation

HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered, the two U.K. banks, have been embroiled in the Huawei Technologies scandal in which Canada arrested the company’s Chief Financial...

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Apple Ordered To Stop Selling Older iPhones
Apple Ordered To Stop Selling Older iPhones
December 10, 2018  |  Retail

Apple was ordered by a Chinese court to stop selling older models of the iPhone after China found that the iPhone maker infringed on Qualcomm...

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Amid AML Efforts, Regulators Focus On FinTech
Amid AML Efforts, Regulators Focus On FinTech
December 10, 2018  |  Regulation

Much regulatory focus this past week came with headlines on anti-money-laundering efforts, aided by tech. As reported, a number of regulatory agencies — among them...

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US Charges Loom Against Chinese Hackers
US Charges Loom Against Chinese Hackers
December 07, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Criminal charges against a number of alleged hackers linked to China may come next week, levied by U.S. prosecutors, as reported by The Wall Street...

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Huawei Transactions Flagged By HSBC AML Overseer
Huawei Transactions Flagged By HSBC AML Overseer
December 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

An overseer at HSBC flagged questionable transactions by Huawei Technologies, leading to the arrest of Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, according to a report...

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