BEIJING (Reuters) – A decision by China’s central bank to rein in reserve funds held by payment firms could cost the industry upwards of $689 million a year, spur consolidation and alter the way Asia’s…
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Taiwan plans to invest in advanced arms as China flexes its muscles
China considers democratic Taiwan to be a wayward province … The ministry also confirmed plans to improve mobile missile launchers, but has yet to detail whether that would mean reviving an earlier ballistic missile program…
Step aside, China: India is now the world’s fastest-growing mobile payment market
When the Indian government made a drastic move to ban 500 and 1,000-rupee currency notes in November 2016, the talk was mostly about fighting black money and the circulation of fake currency. A push towards…
Microsoft and Qualcomm Announce Mobile Operators for Always on PC
Today, Qualcomm and Microsoft announced which mobile carriers support Windows 10 Always on PC … We expect more to be added in the future, but for now early support is provided by China Telecom in…
Use iCloud in China? Prepare to share your data with a state-run firm
Users of Apple’s iCloud services in China are being forced to share their data with a state-run Chinese company. Apple (AAPL) flagged the change to customers this week, advising them to read the terms and…
Looking Ahead: Top China Mobile Marketing Predictions for 2018
2018 could be the year when mobile element becomes the dominant aspect of marketing in China and beyond. Here are our top mobile marketing predictions as the industry is likely to evolve in 2018 going…
China Unicom, Eutelsat team for inflight comms
China Unicom is partnering satellite operator Eutelsat to enhance inflight connectivity services across the Asia-Pacific. Part of the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, the agreement covers the use of capacity on Eutelsat 172B satellite to improve…
Eutelsat and China Unicom Join Forces to Provide Satellite Communication Services in the Framework of The “Belt and Road” Initiative
On the occasion of French President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to China, Eutelsat Communications (Paris:ETL) (Euronext Paris: ETL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China United Network Communications Co., Ltd. (China Unicom) that is…
China makes hi-tech intentions clear at CES
China’s big-name internet giants are in Las Vegas in greater force than ever before. Baidu, the Beijing-based answer to Google, was among the technology powers joining forces with the microchip maker Nvidia to work on…
3 companies helping make China a global hub for IoT technology
To talk about the Internet of Things in China is to talk about manufacturing. Manufacturing spending on IoT technologies in China is estimated to rise to $127.5 billion by 2020. Since China currently produces a…
GDS, SDIC, China Unicom and China Telecom partner to develop upcoming data centre markets
GDS has entered into a non-binding agreement with China Unicom, China Telecom and SDIC to jointly develop data centres in selected upcoming markets in China. GDS Holdings Limited (GD), a developer, operator of high-performance data…
GDS, SDIC, China Unicom and China Telecom partner to develop upcoming data centre markets in China
A consortium consisting of GDS, SDIC, China Unicom and China Telecom will launch a pilot project in Tianjin, building large-scale data centre infrastructure to meet data demands GDS has entered into a non-binding agreement with…
China pushes for artificial intelligence in cars
SHANGHAI — China aims to implement artificial intelligence technology in at least half of all its new cars by 2020 and cover 90 percent of its big cities and highways with a wireless network that…
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