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.

Government Regulations Spark Fall Of China’s Tech Moguls
Government Regulations Spark Fall Of China’s Tech Moguls
August 09, 2021  |  Regulation

The richest man in China — Zhong Shanshan, founder of bottled water consortium Nongfu — has a low profile and few headlines, even though he...

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PE Firms Pivot To Less Scrutiny-Prone Industries In China 
PE Firms Pivot To Less Scrutiny-Prone Industries In China 
August 09, 2021  |  Investments

Semiconductors, automation, and renewable energy are just some of the industries private equity (PE) firms are looking into as the clampdown on web-based, customer-facing startups...

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Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
August 06, 2021  |  Legal

Shenzhen-headquartered Tencent is being slapped with a lawsuit over its WeChat subsidiary and regulations concerning minors, Reuters reported on Friday (Aug. 6). The WeChat app’s...

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Report: China’s Didi May Let Government-Owned Firm Manage Data
Report: China’s Didi May Let Government-Owned Firm Manage Data
August 06, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Didi Global Inc., a Chinese provider of ride-hailing services, is in negotiations that could give control of its data to a firm owned by the...

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Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
August 06, 2021  |  International

Amid stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of Big Tech firms in China, the country’s antitrust watchdog is reportedly getting ready to hit food delivery platform Meituan with...

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Chinese State Media Prompts Tencent To Impose Gaming Restrictions 
Chinese State Media Prompts Tencent To Impose Gaming Restrictions 
August 03, 2021  |  International

Chinese state media publication Economic Daily called online gaming a “spiritual opium,” which prompted Tencent to introduce new rules for young players, starting with its...

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China SMBs Complete $580M In Cross-Border Transfers Using Blockchain
China SMBs Complete $580M In Cross-Border Transfers Using Blockchain
August 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Some 208 small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in China’s Yunnan province have conducted 638 international transactions using a blockchain platform developed by the government, CoinDesk...

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Chinese US IPOs Face SEC Rules As Stocks Plummet
Chinese US IPOs Face SEC Rules As Stocks Plummet
July 30, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is implementing new rules that require Chinese firms seeking New York listings to provide supplementary risk disclosure documents....

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China’s Security Regulators Permit US IPOs — With Caveats
China’s Security Regulators Permit US IPOs — With Caveats
July 29, 2021  |  IPO

Following an online conference with investment bankers, China’s securities regulator decided that initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.S. can carry on, providing that Chinese...

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