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.

Chinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding

Chinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding
Chinese AI Startup Prepares For $2B In Funding
January 11, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

SenseTime, the most valuable artificial intelligence (AI) startup in the world, is getting ready for a financing round that could amount to $2 billion, according...

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Chinese P2P Falls As Other Payment Ecosystems Expand
Chinese P2P Falls As Other Payment Ecosystems Expand
January 10, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Thanks to a nationwide crackdown on peer-to-peer (P2P) lending in China, a move that came after a series of multibillion dollar scams in that space...

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UnionPay Steps Into UK With Prepaid Corporate Cards
UnionPay Steps Into UK With Prepaid Corporate Cards
January 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

China payment card issuer UnionPay is stepping into the market with prepaid cards for corporates and consumers, the company announced this week. Banking Tech reported on Wednesday...

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What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out
What’s The Reward For Early 5G Deployment? Asia Will Soon Find Out
January 09, 2019  |  Mobile

South Korea is taking an early lead in deployment of 5G, with three of the country’s telecoms recently deploying the service. That could give the...

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Apple To Cut iPhone Production By 10 Percent For Q1
Apple To Cut iPhone Production By 10 Percent For Q1
January 09, 2019  |  Apple

In what could be evidence that Apple is bracing for even worse demand for its iPhones, the Cupertino, California company has reportedly slashed production for...

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Smartphone Shipments In China Fall 15 Pct
Smartphone Shipments In China Fall 15 Pct
January 08, 2019  |  Retail

In the midst of troubling sales forecasts for Apple and Samsung, smartphone shipments in China dropped by 12-15.5 percent, according to a report from Reuters....

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China Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
China Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
January 08, 2019  |  International

The number of tech patents that China was awarded in the U.S. increased in 2018, marking the only country to see an uptick in the...

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HSBC China Collabs On Another Blockchain Trade Finance System
HSBC China Collabs On Another Blockchain Trade Finance System
January 08, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The China Banking Association (CBA) is hoping to target smaller banks to expand its blockchain platform developed for the nation’s banking sector, reports in BlockTribune said...

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Samsung Issues Earnings Warning Amid Slowing Smartphone, Chip Sales
Samsung Issues Earnings Warning Amid Slowing Smartphone, Chip Sales
January 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Citing a slowdown in China’s economy and a trade war between the U.S. and China, Samsung forecast a decline in operating profits for the fourth...

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