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.

What Will Ant Group Look Like A Year From Now?
What Will Ant Group Look Like A Year From Now?
November 20, 2020  |  Regulation

What’s next for Ant Group – and by extension, Jack Ma?  In China, the battle of the regulators versus FinTech behemoth has seemingly been joined. ...

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Investor: Ant Group Could Still Have Record IPO, Despite Setbacks
Investor: Ant Group Could Still Have Record IPO, Despite Setbacks
November 18, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group’s expected initial public offering (IPO) was scuttled this month, but the Chinese internet giant still has fans who are rooting for an IPO,...

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SEC Ready For Vote On Plan To Delist Chinese Firms
SEC Ready For Vote On Plan To Delist Chinese Firms
November 17, 2020  |  Regulation

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving forward with a plan that could boot Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges, Bloomberg reported. The regulation,...

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Pinduoduo Aims To Raise Up To $5.6B To Boost Online Grocery Shopping
Pinduoduo Aims To Raise Up To $5.6B To Boost Online Grocery Shopping
November 17, 2020  |  Retail

Chinese eCommerce platform Pinduoduo plans to raise up to $5.6 billion to invest in its one-day delivery service of farm goods across China, among other...

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Alibaba Retail Exec: Chinese Consumers Spending More Amid Pandemic
Alibaba Retail Exec: Chinese Consumers Spending More Amid Pandemic
November 17, 2020  |  Retail

Shoppers in China are making up for lost time, throwing money at luxury goods and cosmetics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a CNBC report...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block...
November 16, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from governments and consumers around the world. Regulation Tencent: Big Tech...

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Tencent Vows To Comply With Chinese Regulators’ Increasing Oversight
Tencent Vows To Comply With Chinese Regulators’ Increasing Oversight
November 13, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech...

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Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism
Ant IPO Stopped By President Xi As Rebuke To Gov’t Criticism
November 12, 2020  |  IPO

Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly personally nixed the Ant Group double initial public offering (IPO), which had been set to be the biggest in the...

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Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: $74.1 Billion New Record Setting Performance
Alibaba Single’s Day 2020: $74.1 Billion New Record Setting Performance
November 11, 2020  |  Retail

Alibaba’s Singles Day performance on Wednesday (Nov. 11) shows that the Chinese consumer is back — big time.  Singles Day — Alibaba’s popular shopping holiday...

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