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.

U.S. Sanctions Hit ZTE Hard   
U.S. Sanctions Hit ZTE Hard  
May 23, 2018  |  News

ZTE, the Chinese telecom firm, may see losses of as much as $3.1 billion (20 billion yuan) amid a continuing ban from the U.S. government...

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Retail Pulse: Nordstrom And Starbucks Expand Brick-And-Mortar Footprints
Retail Pulse: Nordstrom And Starbucks Expand Brick-And-Mortar Footprints
May 21, 2018  |  Retail

Nordstrom has been upping its digital efforts by naming a chief digital officer and opening a men’s store in Manhattan that is chock-full of digital...

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Ant Financial Says No To Those Who Invest In Competitors
Ant Financial Says No To Those Who Invest In Competitors
May 21, 2018  |  IPO

Jack Ma’s Ant Financial Services Group is set to close a $10 billion private fundraising round that would value the company at $150 billion. The...

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Former China Official Says Social Credit System Must Make People Bankrupt
Former China Official Says Social Credit System Must Make People Bankrupt
May 21, 2018  |  International

A former deputy director of China’s development research center of the State Council, Hou Yunchun, said the country’s social credit system has to punish defaulters....

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China Urged To Move Cautiously In Opening Financial Markets
China Urged To Move Cautiously In Opening Financial Markets
May 21, 2018  |  Cross Border Commerce

Huang Yiping, a member of a member of the People’s Bank of China’s monetary policy committee, said over the weekend that while China’s financial services...

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Bitcoin’s Rally May Be Short-Lived, Coinsecure Reaches Out To Investors After Hack
Bitcoin’s Rally May Be Short-Lived, Coinsecure Reaches Out To Investors After Hack
May 18, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin has fallen to its lowest level in about a month, after climbing to a high of nearly $10,000 in early May, Coindesk reported. The...

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Ant Financial Has More Than 600 Million Users
Ant Financial Has More Than 600 Million Users
May 17, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Ant Financial, the Chinese payment affiliate of Alibaba, has more than 600 million users, the first time the company has said how large its business...

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Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
May 14, 2018  |  Mobile

It’s a prospective marriage that Chinese government authorities and digital commerce executives are pushing hard, including via a recently announced test involving Alibaba: combining the...

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China Makes Progress On Shadow Lending Battle
China Makes Progress On Shadow Lending Battle
May 14, 2018  |  B2B Payments

China appears to be making progress in its fight against shadow lending even as new lending overall increased in April, according to data reported by...

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