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.

Chinese Firms Scramble To Beat New US IPO Rules

Chinese Firms Scramble To Beat New US IPO Rules
Chinese Firms Scramble To Beat New US IPO Rules
August 10, 2020  |  International

Chinese companies are rushing to launch U.S. initial public offerings (IPOs) before newly proposed rules that would expose the companies’ audits to scrutiny by American...

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Trump’s WeChat Ban Poses Potential Threat To Payments Landscape
Trump’s WeChat Ban Poses Potential Threat To Payments Landscape
August 07, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

President Donald Trump has issued two executive orders in two days banning two Chinese behemoths from operating in America – and, in doing so, has...

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TikTok ‘Shocked’ By Trump’s Executive Order
TikTok ‘Shocked’ By Trump’s Executive Order
August 07, 2020  |  International

In its first public statements about President Donald Trump’s executive order to ban TikTok, the Chinese company said it is “shocked” the edict was issued...

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Microsoft Eyes Deal For All Of TikTok As Pressure Builds
Microsoft Eyes Deal For All Of TikTok As Pressure Builds
August 06, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft’s initial interest in TikTok’s U.S. operations has dramatically expanded, with the software giant now seeking a blockbuster deal to buy the popular Chinese video-sharing...

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Microsoft Seeks To Wrap Up TikTok Talks Before Deadline
Microsoft Seeks To Wrap Up TikTok Talks Before Deadline
August 05, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft plans to finish its acquisition talks with TikTok within the next three weeks, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline, CNBC reported. Estimates on how...

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Tencent Urges Merger Of China’s Two Biggest Game-Streaming Platforms
Tencent Urges Merger Of China’s Two Biggest Game-Streaming Platforms
August 05, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Tencent Holdings, widely known for its mobile text and voice messaging service WeChat, is behind extensive talks to merge China’s biggest game-streaming platforms, reported Bloomberg News....

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal Reserve Policy Could Boost Bitcoin Prices
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Exchange Bitfinex Puts Up $400M Reward For Stolen Bitcoin; New US Federal...
August 04, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bitfinex announced a reward for anyone who can put the cryptocurrency exchange in touch with the hackers who made a transfer of nearly 120,000 bitcoins...

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As Clock Ticks On TikTok Saga, Ripple Effects For US Tech?
As Clock Ticks On TikTok Saga, Ripple Effects For US Tech?
August 04, 2020  |  International

The saber-rattling between China and the U.S. is heating up — with boardroom as battleground, and with some of the biggest U.S. companies as potential...

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Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing
Microsoft Aims To Buy TikTok’s US Arm By Sept. 15 After CEO Gets Trump’s Blessing
August 02, 2020  |  Acquiring

Microsoft Corp. has resumed attempts to buy the U.S. arm of  TikTok — the popular but controversial Chinese video-sharing app owned by ByteDance — by...

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