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.

ByteDance Sues US Government Over Trump’s TikTok Ban
ByteDance Sues US Government Over Trump’s TikTok Ban
August 24, 2020  |  International

China-based ByteDance filed a lawsuit Monday (Aug. 24) to fight President Trump’s move to ban its video-sharing application, TikTok, CNBC reported. TikTok’s plans to sue had...

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China Trials Digital Yuan In Retail Settings
China Trials Digital Yuan In Retail Settings
August 24, 2020  |  Digital Banking

To go big with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) – to gain scale and early adopters – one should focus on retail and smaller-value transactions. At...

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Zuckerberg Warned Of Facebook Rival TikTok In Speech Last Fall
Zuckerberg Warned Of Facebook Rival TikTok In Speech Last Fall
August 23, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg played a role in stoking fears about video-sharing app TikTok, a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) says. Zuckerberg, in...

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Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds
Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds
August 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. Plus,...

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Report: $50B In Cryptocurrency Moved Out Of China
Report: $50B In Cryptocurrency Moved Out Of China
August 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

More than $50 billion of cryptocurrency was transferred from virtual wallets in China to other parts of the world last year, a potential violation of...

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Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
Chinese Insurer Waterdrop Plans US IPO After $230M Funding Round
August 20, 2020  |  IPO

In a bid to grow its health insurance division and go public, Waterdrop Inc., a Hong Kong-based insurer, has raised $230 million in a funding...

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GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022
GM To Expand Electric Car Production In China, Add 5G To Vehicles In 2022
August 19, 2020  |  International

General Motors (GM) is retooling its China manufacturing plants to build electric cars in a country that reportedly contributes nearly one-fifth of its profit, the...

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Today In Payments: Uber Mulls Franchise Model In California; Amazon Tells Sellers To Ship On Prime Schedule
Today In Payments: Uber Mulls Franchise Model In California; Amazon Tells Sellers To Ship On...
August 19, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber is considering switching to a franchise model in California to avoid reclassifying its gig workers, and Amazon wants third-party sellers...

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China Eyes Apple App Store Over TikTok Tit-For-Tat
China Eyes Apple App Store Over TikTok Tit-For-Tat
August 18, 2020  |  Apple

Mounting tensions between the U.S. and China have spurred fears from Apple that China could shut down the company’s App Store in the country, 9to5Mac...

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