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.

Facebook Tracker: Squeezed Out In Russia, China

Facebook Tracker: Squeezed Out In Russia, China
Facebook Tracker: Squeezed Out In Russia, China
October 04, 2017  |  Facebook / Meta

With a now-total ban on WhatsApp, China has finally ousted Facebook for good, and Russia is threatening to do the same if the social media...

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Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
Adyen Powers Alipay At The POS
October 04, 2017  |  Partnerships

Adyen, the omnichannel payments platform based in Amsterdam, announced news on Tuesday (Oct. 3) that it is expanding its partnership with Alipay, the mobile payment...

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Was The Equifax Breach State-Sponsored?
Was The Equifax Breach State-Sponsored?
October 02, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Equifax’s massive data breach, which potentially exposed the personal information of 143 million consumers and the credit card numbers of 209,000 U.S. consumers, has some...

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Huawei Edges Out Apple In China
Huawei Edges Out Apple In China
October 02, 2017  |  Apple

A study of 1,000 Chinese consumers indicates that for the first time, local maker Huawei has edged out Apple for being the number one smartphone consumers...

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WhatsApp Blocked By China (Again)
WhatsApp Blocked By China (Again)
September 26, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

With China gearing up to host a big Communist Party conference in October, the government is moving to clamp down on the internet. Most recently,...

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China Fines Leading Social Media Platforms Over Content
China Fines Leading Social Media Platforms Over Content
September 26, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

Tencent’s WeChat, Baidu and Weibo were all fined the maximum penalties by China’s cyber regulators for allowing content that was banned by the government. Get...

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China’s YH Lands $182 Million For Supply Chain Management
China’s YH Lands $182 Million For Supply Chain Management
September 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Chinese supply chain management startup YH has just secured an impressive Series A funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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WeChat Shares Consumer Data With Chinese Government
WeChat Shares Consumer Data With Chinese Government
September 25, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

WeChat, the Chinese messaging app owned by Tencent, confirms it provides information about users to the Chinese government. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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