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.

Tencent Eyes a Holding Company for FinTech WeChat Pay
Tencent Eyes a Holding Company for FinTech WeChat Pay
March 23, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, is looking into whether regulators will required it to have a financial holding company for its FinTech business, CNBC wrote...

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China Regulators Tell Alibaba, Other U.S.-Traded Firms to Prep for Audit
China Regulators Tell Alibaba, Other U.S.-Traded Firms to Prep for Audit
March 22, 2022  |  International

As China seeks to guarantee its publicly traded companies stay listed in New York, Beijing regulators are considering a plan that would permit their U.S.-based...

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Chinese eCommerce Platform Pinduoduo Posts Increase in Net Income
Chinese eCommerce Platform Pinduoduo Posts Increase in Net Income
March 21, 2022  |  Earnings

Chinese eCommerce startup Pinduoduo, which is also China’s largest agriculture platform, reported a 3% increase in revenue for the fourth quarter and a 46% increase...

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China Blocks Bing’s Auto-Suggest Function
China Blocks Bing’s Auto-Suggest Function
March 21, 2022  |  International

For one week, China users of Bing can’t use the Microsoft Corp.’s search engine auto-suggest function, Reuters reported Monday (March 21). This is the second...

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Footwear Retailer Belle Preps for $1B Hong Kong IPO
Footwear Retailer Belle Preps for $1B Hong Kong IPO
March 18, 2022  |  IPO

Chinese footwear and fashion brand Belle is looking to go public on the Hong Kong markets with an initial public offering that could be worth...

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Alibaba.com’s Caplan Announces Departure
Alibaba.com’s Caplan Announces Departure
March 18, 2022  |  Personnel

John Caplan, head of Aliababa.com’s North American and European operations and its global president/CMO, announced he is leaving the company Friday (March 18). “After 5...

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China Could Require Tencent’s WeChat to Secure New Payment License
China Could Require Tencent’s WeChat to Secure New Payment License
March 18, 2022  |  Regulation

Regulators in China could force Tencent to spin WeChat Pay into its newly-created payments subsidiary, which could cause the need for the mobile payments service...

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China’s Stock Snapback Comes as Big Tech Regulatory Fears Recede, for Now
China’s Stock Snapback Comes as Big Tech Regulatory Fears Recede, for Now
March 17, 2022  |  Markets

In the stock market — pick your market, any market — a few days of heady gains do not necessarily a trend make. After all,...

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Alibaba Seeks New CEO for SCMP
Alibaba Seeks New CEO for SCMP
March 16, 2022  |  Personnel

China’s Alibaba Group is seeking for a new CEO for its flagship media property, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), after giving its last chief...

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