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.

Investor Social Network Snowball Finance Weighs $300M IPO
Investor Social Network Snowball Finance Weighs $300M IPO
May 07, 2021  |  IPO

Snowball Finance Beijing Internet Information Technology Co., an online financial information and social network portal backed by Ant Group, is looking into a $300 million...

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Ant Group In Talks With Chinese Officials To Revive Healthcare Unit
Ant Group In Talks With Chinese Officials To Revive Healthcare Unit
May 06, 2021  |  Healthcare

Jack Ma’s Ant Group is in talks with regulators in China to revive its crowdfunded medical coverage unit, Xiang Hu Bao, and develop it into...

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Tencent Faces Big Antitrust Fines In China
Tencent Faces Big Antitrust Fines In China
May 03, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Tencent Holdings will be hit with a big antitrust penalty in China, but it’s not likely to be as much as Alibaba’s record $2.75 billion...

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China Clips Big Tech’s Finance Wings With New Regulations
China Clips Big Tech’s Finance Wings With New Regulations
April 29, 2021  |  International

Chinese regulators are handing down new laws that will restrict the finance operations of some of the country’s biggest technology firms, Bloomberg reported on Thursday (April...

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China Expands Big Tech Probe To Focus On Meituan
China Expands Big Tech Probe To Focus On Meituan
April 26, 2021  |  International

Chinese regulators are taking an even closer look at Meituan, an app that lets users order a variety of services that include meal delivery as...

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CBDC Report: UK Joins Asian Countries In Digital Currency Progress
CBDC Report: UK Joins Asian Countries In Digital Currency Progress
April 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Focus may be on China’s progress with the digital yuan — and whether the dollar’s dominance will be threatened — but in the last few...

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Chinese Firms Listing In US At 8x Clip Over 2020
Chinese Firms Listing In US At 8x Clip Over 2020
April 26, 2021  |  Investments

Chinese companies are listing on U.S. exchanges at a record pace, Bloomberg News reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Today In Payments: PayPal Plans Cross-Border Wallet In China; Visa, TripActions Team On Spend Management
Today In Payments: PayPal Plans Cross-Border Wallet In China; Visa, TripActions Team On Spend Management
April 20, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, PayPal is planning a cross-border digital wallet in China, and Visa and TripActions have partnered on digital travel expense management. Plus,...

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PayPal Plans Cross-Border Payments Wallet In China
PayPal Plans Cross-Border Payments Wallet In China
April 20, 2021  |  Digital Payments

PayPal is planning to launch a wallet in China that will focus on cross-border payments and won’t directly compete with local firms Alipay and WeChat,...

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