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.

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Alibaba Spent $160M Fighting Fakes Since 2013
Alibaba Spent $160M Fighting Fakes Since 2013
December 24, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

Alibaba has spent more than $160 million (1 billion yuan) combating counterfeit goods and improving customer protection since the start of 2013, the company said...

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China Moves Closer to Having Its Own Silicon Valley
China Moves Closer to Having Its Own Silicon Valley
December 23, 2014  |  News

Alibaba’s spectacular, $25 billion IPO earlier this year made many of its former employees sudden millionaires. Now, the company’s Executive Chairman Jack Ma is encouraging...

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Alipay Fingerprint Announcement Moves It Closer To An Apple Pay Deal
Alipay Fingerprint Announcement Moves It Closer To An Apple Pay Deal
December 11, 2014  |  Apple Pay

The prospect of an Apple Pay Alibaba deal got a lot more likely on Tuesday (Dec. 9) when Alibaba’s Alipay payments unit said that it...

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Walmart China Resists Online Operations
Walmart China Resists Online Operations
December 09, 2014  |  Cross-border Payments

Walmart’s China operations are running into internal resistance as the chain tries to embrace very Web- and mobile-friendly shoppers in China. Get the Full Story...

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China Black Friday Falls Short of Singles Day
China Black Friday Falls Short of Singles Day
December 01, 2014  |  News

Black Friday is often scoffed at across the globe, viewed as a frenzied shopping event for Americans still digesting their Thanksgiving turkey and foolishly fighting...

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