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.

Didi, Meituan Among 11 Ride-Hailing Firms Ordered To Fix Problems in China

Didi, Meituan Among 11 Ride-Hailing Firms Ordered To Fix Problems in China
Didi, Meituan Among 11 Ride-Hailing Firms Ordered To Fix Problems in China
September 02, 2021  |  Regulation

Unfair market practices are at the center of a new crackdown on ride-hailing companies in China, with the country’s Ministry of Transport and other watchdogs...

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TikTok Parent ByteDance Curtails FinTech Biz, Spins off Stock Trading Unit
TikTok Parent ByteDance Curtails FinTech Biz, Spins off Stock Trading Unit
September 02, 2021  |  Regulation

TikTok parent ByteDance is curtailing its FinTech operations and selling off its stock brokerage business as Chinese regulators continue to wield power over companies that...

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China to Send Banks Money for SMB Aid
China to Send Banks Money for SMB Aid
September 01, 2021  |  Loans

China’s central bank is planning to provide 300 billion yuan, or $46.4 billion, in low-cost funding to aid banks in providing support for small- and...

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China Regulators Cracking Down on Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy
China Regulators Cracking Down on Peer-to-Peer Sharing Economy
August 30, 2021  |  Regulation

China’s State Administration of Market Regulation (SAMR) said on Monday (Aug. 30) that it plans to beef up its supervision of the country’s peer-to-peer (P2P)...

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China’s New Digital Double Standard Would Hobble Big Tech While Helping Itself To Data
China’s New Digital Double Standard Would Hobble Big Tech While Helping Itself To Data
August 30, 2021  |  Regulation

If data represents the “new oil,” as they say – powering the engines of commerce and media in China – one wonders what happens when...

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WeChat, Chinese Social Media to Pare Content That ‘Bad Mouths’ Chinese Economy
WeChat, Chinese Social Media to Pare Content That ‘Bad Mouths’ Chinese Economy
August 29, 2021  |  International

The Chinese government is cracking down on financial journalists and commentators who aren’t officially registered with the government, the Global Times, an English-language newspaper controlled...

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China’s UnionPay Provides Tuition Refunds To International Students Studying In Australia
China’s UnionPay Provides Tuition Refunds To International Students Studying In Australia
August 27, 2021  |  International

Leading global payment services provider UnionPay International (UPI) announced in a press release on Friday (Aug. 27) that it is lending support to international students...

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Chinese Securities Boss Looks To Bar Some Tech Startups From Foreign IPOs
Chinese Securities Boss Looks To Bar Some Tech Startups From Foreign IPOs
August 27, 2021  |  Regulation

The main securities regulator in China is planning to bar some technology firms in the country from listing on public markets overseas, sources told The...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Chinese Regulatory Crackdown Keeps Growing, Facebook Nears Novi Launch
Today In Payments Around The World: Chinese Regulatory Crackdown Keeps Growing, Facebook Nears Novi Launch
August 26, 2021  |  International

Today in payments around the world: Facebook’s launch of its Novi cryptocurrency wallet could include NFT capabilities, and European flights began to rebound. Plus, there’s...

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