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.

US Tariffs Could Hit Retailers Hard

US Tariffs Could Hit Retailers Hard
US Tariffs Could Hit Retailers Hard
July 06, 2018  |  Retail

Though tariffs may not be good for American retailers and consumers, according to an expert, some retail segments may be more susceptible to the effects...

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Nokia And Tencent Team Up For Research On 5G
Nokia And Tencent Team Up For Research On 5G
July 05, 2018  |  Partnerships

Nokia and Tencent, one of China’s leading providers of internet services, announced Thursday (July 5) that they inked an agreement to carry out joint research...

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Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
Self-Driving Minibuses Coming To Japan In Early 2019
July 05, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

A self-driving minibus service is coming to Japan in the early part of 2019 thanks to a partnership between Baidu and Softbank unit SB Drive...

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China’s WeDoctor Wants To Disrupt Healthcare Too
China’s WeDoctor Wants To Disrupt Healthcare Too
July 05, 2018  |  Healthcare

It can be justifiably easy to focus on Amazon when it comes to disruptions in healthcare. But ignoring the role of a Chinese company called...

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China Commerce Minister: Market Access For Foreign Investors To Widen
China Commerce Minister: Market Access For Foreign Investors To Widen
July 02, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Amid the back-and-forth of a global trade war, illustrated perhaps most keenly between China and the United States, China will seek to boost market access,...

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Amazon Reveals Interest In Bringing SMB Lending To China
Amazon Reveals Interest In Bringing SMB Lending To China
June 29, 2018  |  B2B Payments

As Amazon presses further into China to compete with rivals like Alibaba, a job posting on the Amazon website may have just revealed plans for...

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Five At Five: How The Trade War Will Take Shape
Five At Five: How The Trade War Will Take Shape
June 27, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes two stories about the trade war that is...

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Mnuchin: Strengthen Investment Controls To Protect US Tech
Mnuchin: Strengthen Investment Controls To Protect US Tech
June 27, 2018  |  Investments

Amid the trade war that is still taking shape between the United States and China and the United States and several other countries, Treasury Secretary...

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