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.

Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
Tencent Plans Smart City The Size Of Midtown Manhattan
June 09, 2020  |  Intelligence of Things

China’s Tencent is looking to build its own city, called Net City, including corporate offices, apartments and a school on a 21-million-square-foot development the size...

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Bitcoin Daily: China Freezes Thousands Of Crypto Accounts Amid Criminal Probe
Bitcoin Daily: China Freezes Thousands Of Crypto Accounts Amid Criminal Probe
June 08, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Authorities in China have reportedly frozen bank accounts due to digital currency and fiat assets allegedly contaminated by illicit actions, CoinDesk reported. Select Chinese digital...

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Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing Sees Rebound
Chinese Ride-Hailing Giant Didi Chuxing Sees Rebound
June 08, 2020  |  Ridesharing

China’s largest ride-hailing company is back after taking a big hit from the coronavirus pandemic, with business returning to pre-pandemic levels. Ridesharing orders on Didi...

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China’s NetEase Looks To Raise $2.72B In Hong Kong Offering
China’s NetEase Looks To Raise $2.72B In Hong Kong Offering
June 08, 2020  |  IPO

Chinese internet giant NetEase is set to issue 171,480,000 shares on June 11 as part of a secondary offering of stock, the company said in a...

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Fixing The UAE’s $46B Remittance Problem
Fixing The UAE’s $46B Remittance Problem
June 08, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

Cross-border payments are expected to hit $39 trillion by 2022, with $572 million worth of payments consisting of remittances sent from migrant workers to their...

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IDC: Smartphone Market To Decline 12 Pct Due To Pandemic
IDC: Smartphone Market To Decline 12 Pct Due To Pandemic
June 07, 2020  |  Mobile

The latest casualty of COVID-19: smartphone shipments.  By year’s end, the number of units shipped globally is expected to plummet by nearly 12 percent to 1.2 billion...

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China’s JD.com To Sell $4.3B In Hong Kong-Listed Shares
China’s JD.com To Sell $4.3B In Hong Kong-Listed Shares
June 05, 2020  |  IPO

Hong Kong technology company JD.com Inc. plans to sell up to $4.3 billion in shares in what is expected to be among this year’s largest...

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Adidas Sales Rebound In China With Return To Growth
Adidas Sales Rebound In China With Return To Growth
June 04, 2020  |  Retail

After lockdown restrictions were removed, Adidas’ China sales have bounced back faster than anticipated, fostering hopes that the brand can start to recover from a...

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Judge: Part Of Shareholder Lawsuit Against Apple Can Proceed
Judge: Part Of Shareholder Lawsuit Against Apple Can Proceed
June 04, 2020  |  Apple

Apple will have to face a judge over accusations that it fraudulently concealed falling iPhone demands and lost shareholders billions of dollars, Reuters reported. Most...

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