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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.

iPhone6 Sales Greenlighted In China
iPhone6 Sales Greenlighted In China
October 01, 2014  |  International

The Chinese government is officially allowing Apple to start selling the iPhone 6/6 Plus in China after extracting a privacy promise from Apple “that it...

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Alipay Makes A U.S. Site Appearance
Alipay Makes A U.S. Site Appearance
September 30, 2014  |  Mobile

Home rental firm Airbnb is now accepting Alipay, the huge Chinese Internet payment offering, on its site, reports ReCode. This isn’t necessarily the beginning of...

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Counterfeit Invoicing Damages China’s Trade Growth
Counterfeit Invoicing Damages China’s Trade Growth
September 18, 2014  |  B2B Payments

Fake invoiving and inflated export figures that it yielded have lead to slower growth rates in China’s trada data this year, which means Beijing is...

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China’s Biometric Payment Scheme
China’s Biometric Payment Scheme
September 15, 2014  |  Mobile

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has endorsed an E-Commerce biometric authentication program based on the shopper transmitting a selfie. Dubbed “face swapping,” officials described a...

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Amex, China Mobile, Make Mobile Payments Move
Amex, China Mobile, Make Mobile Payments Move
September 15, 2014  |  Mobile

With soaring mobile purchases in China as a backdrop, American Express and China Mobile (China’s largest telecom) to jointly support an NFC mobile payment system...

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More Chinese Power Players Jump Into E-Commerce
More Chinese Power Players Jump Into E-Commerce
September 01, 2014  |  News

With the Alibaba IPO mere days away, some of the other most influential forces in Chinese business see it as an opportunity to try and...

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Walmart’s China Strategy: Slow Growth, Fast Delivery
Walmart’s China Strategy: Slow Growth, Fast Delivery
August 29, 2014  |  News

Global sales are a huge priority for Walmart, but of its largest non-U.S. markets, the world’s largest retailer struggles with China the most. For its...

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China B2B Passes 4.5B Yuan
China B2B Passes 4.5B Yuan
August 28, 2014  |  News

China’s B2B e-commerce market keeps climbing. According to China-watching e-commerce analyst Enfodesk, B2B revenue for Q2 2014 reached 4.53 billion Chinese yuan ($740 million), up...

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The B2B Frustration: The Hottest Biz Travel Spenders Have The Least Friendly Payment Environments
The B2B Frustration: The Hottest Biz Travel Spenders Have The Least Friendly Payment Environments
August 18, 2014  |  B2B Payments

The business travel itinerary is no longer limited to the already developed world, and while European and American markets are still growing, B2B travel in...

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