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 May Have Been Behind Marriott Data Breach
China May Have Been Behind Marriott Data Breach
December 06, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The hackers behind that data breach at Marriott International may have been working for the government of China as part of an intelligence-gathering effort, reported...

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Apple HomePod Plans 2019 Chinese Debut
Apple HomePod Plans 2019 Chinese Debut
December 06, 2018  |  Apple

Apple’s HomePod wireless speaker is set to go on sale in China next year, beating Amazon and Google speaker offerings into the country. According to Bloomberg,...

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Alibaba Inks Deal With Belgium To Create Trading Hub
Alibaba Inks Deal With Belgium To Create Trading Hub
December 05, 2018  |  Cross Border Commerce

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommece giant, inked a deal with the Belgian government on Wednesday (December 5) to create a trading hub aimed at helping Belgian companies...

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TD Ameritrade Integrates With Tencent’s WeChat
TD Ameritrade Integrates With Tencent’s WeChat
December 03, 2018  |  International

TD Ameritrade, the Omaha, Nebraska online brokerage, announced Monday (December 3) that it is the first U.S.-based brokerage to integrate with Tencent’s WeChat messaging system,...

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Grab Invests $100M In Hotel Reservation Startup OYO
Grab Invests $100M In Hotel Reservation Startup OYO
December 03, 2018  |  Startups

Grab, the Singapore ride-hailing company, is investing $100 million into OYO, the India-based hotel reservation startup. Reuters, citing a source with knowledge of the matter, reported...

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Foreign Startups Receive Fresh Capital From Chinese VCs
Foreign Startups Receive Fresh Capital From Chinese VCs
December 03, 2018  |  Investments

China’s venture capitalists have started to take an interest in foreign startups in an attempt to find the next tech unicorn. “China’s venture capital landscape...

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Google CEO To Face Congress Over Data Privacy
Google CEO To Face Congress Over Data Privacy
December 02, 2018  |  Google

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive is preparing to testify before the U.S. Congress next week in what is expected to be a wide-ranging hearing with...

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Chinese Finance Head: FinTech Boom ‘A Very Big Risk’
Chinese Finance Head: FinTech Boom ‘A Very Big Risk’
November 30, 2018  |  Risk Management

President of Chinese financial investment platform Phoenix Finance believes the nation’s FinTech companies pose “a very big risk.” Vince Zhang spoke at CNBC‘s East Tech...

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Walmart, Dollar Tree Step Up Pressure On Chinese Suppliers
Walmart, Dollar Tree Step Up Pressure On Chinese Suppliers
November 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The impacts of ongoing trade disputes between the U.S. and China are beginning to be felt by suppliers, according to Wall Street Journal reports on...

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