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 Tells Its Banks To Up SME Lending

China Tells Its Banks To Up SME Lending
China Tells Its Banks To Up SME Lending
March 09, 2015  |  B2B Payments

As China’s economy begins to hit the brakes and small businesses in the nation are increasingly defaulting on their loan repayments, bank watchdogs are looking...

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Apple Is 25 Percent Of China’s Smartphone Sales
Apple Is 25 Percent Of China’s Smartphone Sales
March 05, 2015  |  News

Apple is emerging as a top smartphone supplier in China, giving China’s Xiaomi a tough fight on its home turf as Apple smartphone sales now...

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Half Of Smartphones Will Have M-Wallets Before 2016
Half Of Smartphones Will Have M-Wallets Before 2016
March 05, 2015  |  Mobile

NFC chipmaker NXP Semiconductors said it expects mobile wallets to be in half of new smartphones by the start of 2016 — and China will...

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Are Fake Goods To Blame For Alibaba’s Stock Slump?
Are Fake Goods To Blame For Alibaba’s Stock Slump?
March 04, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

Alibaba’s executive team has repeatedly said it’s taken strict measures to combat fraudulent sellers on its marketplaces, but there’s another force in China’s e-commerce market...

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China Cuts Apple Off Its Purchasing List
China Cuts Apple Off Its Purchasing List
February 27, 2015  |  News

When Reuters reported exclusively last Wednesday (Feb. 25) that China would no longer allow federal agencies and departments to procure products from several major corporations...

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