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.

PE Firms Pivot To Less Scrutiny-Prone Industries In China 
PE Firms Pivot To Less Scrutiny-Prone Industries In China 
August 09, 2021  |  Investments

Semiconductors, automation, and renewable energy are just some of the industries private equity (PE) firms are looking into as the clampdown on web-based, customer-facing startups...

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Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
Chinese Regulators Slap Tencent’s WeChat With Lawsuit
August 06, 2021  |  Legal

Shenzhen-headquartered Tencent is being slapped with a lawsuit over its WeChat subsidiary and regulations concerning minors, Reuters reported on Friday (Aug. 6). Get the Full...

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Report: China’s Didi May Let Government-Owned Firm Manage Data
Report: China’s Didi May Let Government-Owned Firm Manage Data
August 06, 2021  |  Ridesharing

Didi Global Inc., a Chinese provider of ride-hailing services, is in negotiations that could give control of its data to a firm owned by the...

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Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
Chinese Antitrust Watchdog May Hit Meituan With $1B Penalty
August 06, 2021  |  International

Amid stepped-up regulatory scrutiny of Big Tech firms in China, the country’s antitrust watchdog is reportedly getting ready to hit food delivery platform Meituan with...

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Chinese State Media Prompts Tencent To Impose Gaming Restrictions 
Chinese State Media Prompts Tencent To Impose Gaming Restrictions 
August 03, 2021  |  International

Chinese state media publication Economic Daily called online gaming a “spiritual opium,” which prompted Tencent to introduce new rules for young players, starting with its...

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China SMBs Complete $580M In Cross-Border Transfers Using Blockchain
China SMBs Complete $580M In Cross-Border Transfers Using Blockchain
August 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Some 208 small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in China’s Yunnan province have conducted 638 international transactions using a blockchain platform developed by the government, CoinDesk...

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Chinese US IPOs Face SEC Rules As Stocks Plummet
Chinese US IPOs Face SEC Rules As Stocks Plummet
July 30, 2021  |  Economy

The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) is implementing new rules that require Chinese firms seeking New York listings to provide supplementary risk disclosure documents....

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China’s Security Regulators Permit US IPOs — With Caveats
China’s Security Regulators Permit US IPOs — With Caveats
July 29, 2021  |  IPO

Following an online conference with investment bankers, China’s securities regulator decided that initial public offerings (IPOs) in the U.S. can carry on, providing that Chinese...

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China’s Securities Regulator Seeks To Reassure Banks Amid Turmoil
China’s Securities Regulator Seeks To Reassure Banks Amid Turmoil
July 28, 2021  |  International

The China Securities Regulatory Commission, China’s security regulator, attempted Wednesday (July 28) night to smooth over investment bank executives’ market fears about Beijing’s crackdown on...

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