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.

Uber Looks To Sell Some Shares In China’s Didi Chuxing
Uber Looks To Sell Some Shares In China’s Didi Chuxing
September 17, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies Inc. wants to shed part of its minority stake in Didi Chuxing, the Beijing vehicle-for-hire company that calls itself the world’s leading mobile transportation platform. Bloomberg...

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Today In Payments: Police Allege Money Launderers Using Chinese eCommerce; Square Launches On-Demand Payroll
Today In Payments: Police Allege Money Launderers Using Chinese eCommerce; Square Launches On-Demand Payroll
September 16, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Chinese authorities have made several arrests alleging cybercriminals laundered $2 billion through faux eCommerce purchases, and Square announced the launch of...

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Police Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To Move Money
Police Allege Money Launderers Are Using Chinese eCommerce Sites To Move Money
September 16, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Chinese authorities have made a series of arrests alleging more than $2 billion was laundered at offshore gambling sites through faux eCommerce purchases. The Financial...

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China’s Consumer Rebound Not Enough To Boost Luxury Retail
China’s Consumer Rebound Not Enough To Boost Luxury Retail
September 15, 2020  |  International

A positive data point, indeed — but perhaps not much more than that. To that end, in China, retail data showed consumers snapped a seven-month...

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Retail Sales In China Improve For First Time Since January
Retail Sales In China Improve For First Time Since January
September 15, 2020  |  International

China saw retail sales increase last month for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, another sign of the country’s wider recovery. Consumer spending rose...

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Oracle Officially Named As TikTok’s U.S. ‘Technology Provider’
Oracle Officially Named As TikTok’s U.S. ‘Technology Provider’
September 14, 2020  |  International

Oracle Corp., the Redwood City, Calif.-based software and technology giant, has confirmed that it has been selected by ByteDance to be the “trusted technology provider”...

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Oracle Looks Victorious As Clock Tick-Tocks Down On Deadline For A TikTok Sale
Oracle Looks Victorious As Clock Tick-Tocks Down On Deadline For A TikTok Sale
September 14, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Oracle appeared to win the TikTok “sale or no sale” negotiations Sunday night, as several sources reported it had been chosen over Microsoft for U.S....

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Report: Oracle Winning Bidder Of TikTok, Microsoft Out
Report: Oracle Winning Bidder Of TikTok, Microsoft Out
September 13, 2020  |  International

Oracle Corp. beat Microsoft Corp. in a bid to take over TikTok’s video-sharing app’s U.S. operations Sunday (Sept. 13) days before President Donald Trump threatened to shut...

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New Chinese Rule Means Ant Group Must Set Aside At Least $731M And Register As Financial Holding Company
New Chinese Rule Means Ant Group Must Set Aside At Least $731M And Register As...
September 13, 2020  |  Regulation

New Chinese finance rules will force the Jack Ma-backed Ant Group to comply with regulations to back up any payments, lending or other finances with...

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