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.

Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning

Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning
Mobile Phone Registration in China Now Requires Facial Scanning
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID...

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Top News In Payments: Millennials Spend Big On Black Friday; Goldman Investor Day To Focus On Growth Strategy
Top News In Payments: Millennials Spend Big On Black Friday; Goldman Investor Day To Focus...
December 02, 2019  |  News

In today’s top payments news, millennials — as well as bridge millennials — were big Black Friday spenders this year. Also, Goldman Sachs’ first-ever Investor...

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Leaked Documents Show UN Facial ID Tenets Framed By China
Leaked Documents Show UN Facial ID Tenets Framed By China
December 02, 2019  |  Biometrics

Technology firms in China are framing facial recognition policies at the United Nations (UN), The Financial Times (FT) reported on Sunday (Dec. 1), citing leaked...

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Why Amazon Picked Pinduoduo To Tackle The Chinese Market
Why Amazon Picked Pinduoduo To Tackle The Chinese Market
November 28, 2019  |  Amazon

When you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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How Tariffs Lead Toymakers To Redraw Asia’s Supply Chains
How Tariffs Lead Toymakers To Redraw Asia’s Supply Chains
November 28, 2019  |  International

Importers around the world continue to reel from ongoing trade disputes that are redrawing supply chains — perhaps permanently — throughout Asia, causing importers and...

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Major Retailers’ Prices Stay Steady Despite Tariffs
Major Retailers’ Prices Stay Steady Despite Tariffs
November 27, 2019  |  Retail

Some retailers in the U.S. have been absorbing the costs of the ongoing trade war with China, including Walmart and Amazon, according to Reuters. Get...

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TikTok Pushes For Separation From China
TikTok Pushes For Separation From China
November 27, 2019  |  International

ByteDance, the company that owns popular social media app TikTok, is attempting to separate itself from its Chinese operations, as a probe of the company...

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China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards
November 27, 2019  |  Biometrics

Tencent, Xiaomi and Ant Financial are among the Chinese tech giants partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime in an effort to standardize the facial...

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Ant Financial Ramps Up SEA Capital With $1B Fund
Ant Financial Ramps Up SEA Capital With $1B Fund
November 27, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

China’s Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial is drumming up $1 billion to fund startups in Southeast Asia and India, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday (Nov. 26) citing...

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