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.

Wells Fargo and HSBC Add Offshore Yuan to FX System
Wells Fargo and HSBC Add Offshore Yuan to FX System
November 17, 2022  |  Blockchain

Wells Fargo and HSBC, two of the world’s largest banks, have added the offshore version of China’s yuan (CNH) to their blockchain-based foreign exchange (FX)...

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Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
November 14, 2022  |  CBDC

In a video address as part of a high-level conference on the digital euro earlier this month, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB),...

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AliPay+ Transactions up 40% During Singles Day Shopping Event
AliPay+ Transactions up 40% During Singles Day Shopping Event
November 11, 2022  |  Digital Payments

During the 10 days leading up to China’s Singles Day shopping event, there was a 40% increase in the number of online transactions via the...

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Report: China’s Singles Day Retail Growth Expected to be Weakest Ever
Report: China’s Singles Day Retail Growth Expected to be Weakest Ever
November 11, 2022  |  Retail

China’s Singles Day — a weeks-long shopping event that has become a key measure of consumer demand in the country — has reportedly seen a...

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Gap Sells China Retail Business to eCommerce Platform Baozun
Gap Sells China Retail Business to eCommerce Platform Baozun
November 08, 2022  |  Retail

In a move to better connect its retail brand to Chinese consumers, Gap has agreed to sell its local online business to Baozun, an eCommerce...

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Apple: COVID Has Slowed iPhone 14 Shipments
Apple: COVID Has Slowed iPhone 14 Shipments
November 07, 2022  |  Apple

One week after reports that China’s COVID outbreak was hampering production on Apple’s iPhone 14, the company made it official. Get the Full Story Complete...

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China Central Bank Governor Says Digital Yuan Has ‘Managed Anonymity’
China Central Bank Governor Says Digital Yuan Has ‘Managed Anonymity’
October 31, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

People’s Bank of China Governor Yi Gang has reportedly said that the country’s centralized digital yuan (e-CNY) should protect privacy but should not be as...

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BIS Sees Cross-Border CBDC Payments as Realistic and Achievable Goal 
BIS Sees Cross-Border CBDC Payments as Realistic and Achievable Goal 
October 31, 2022  |  CBDC

A four-country test of a cross-border payments system using central bank digital currencies was a success, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) declared last week,...

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Reports: COVID Curtails iPhone Production in China
Reports: COVID Curtails iPhone Production in China
October 31, 2022  |  Apple

Foxconn, Apple’s chief iPhone assembler, is moving operations to other parts of China to deal with a growing COVID outbreak, a move that could drastically...

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