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.

Pitney Bowes’ Cross-Border Chinese Commerce Play
Pitney Bowes’ Cross-Border Chinese Commerce Play
November 24, 2015  |  International

Borderfree, owned by Pitney Bowes, is moving to bring more U.S. fashion and accessories to Chinese consumers. Through a partnership that is already in place...

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China Cuts Small Business Loan Rates
China Cuts Small Business Loan Rates
November 23, 2015  |  International

China’s central bank cut rates last week on a short-term lending facility that is traditionally used to provide liquidity to commercial (usually small) business lenders,...

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China Shuts Down $64B Illegal Transaction Operation
China Shuts Down $64B Illegal Transaction Operation
November 23, 2015  |  International

Late last week China confirmed it cracked down on an “underground bank” that was responsible for moving nearly 410 billion yuan ($64 billion) in illegal...

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Google May Launch Google Play App Store In China
Google May Launch Google Play App Store In China
November 23, 2015  |  International

Five years after withdrawing itself, Google is now working on reestablishing its presence in the Chinese market with the launch of the Google Play app...

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Tencent’s WeBank’s Billion Dollar Lending Business
Tencent’s WeBank’s Billion Dollar Lending Business
November 19, 2015  |  International

WeBank, the online finance operation that is owned and operated by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings, will seek to raise as much as $1 billion...

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Foxconn Eyes China’s Financial Services Market
Foxconn Eyes China’s Financial Services Market
November 18, 2015  |  International

The Chinese tech giant Foxconn Technology Group is looking to move from contract electronics manufacturing to financing the supply chain itself. The Wall Street Journal...

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China’s Transaction Volume Reaches Double-Digit Growth
China’s Transaction Volume Reaches Double-Digit Growth
November 17, 2015  |  International

A MasterCard executive confirmed with Reuters yesterday (Nov. 16) that the global payment operator has observed double-digit annual growth in credit card transaction volumes in China....

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Is FireEye’s Earnings Miss Really About Less Cyber Attacks?
Is FireEye’s Earnings Miss Really About Less Cyber Attacks?
November 13, 2015  |  In Depth

Last week cybersecurity firm FireEye not only fell short of investor expectations when their earnings were released, but the company also laid part of the...

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