A customer tries Alipay’s facial recognition payment solution “Smile to Pay” at KFC’s new KPRO restaurant in Hangzhou Thomson Reuters China is going cashless, no doubt. Chinese consumers spent a total of USD 5.5 trillion…
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China Outpaces Silicon Valley in Mobile-Payments Race
NEW DELHI—Silicon Valley is home to the world’s most influential consumer-tech firms, but China’s online corporate titans are way ahead in the race to build mobile-payment services in many of the world’s fastest-growing consumer markets.…
In China, Robot Dentists Are Implanting 3-D Printed Teeth
South China Morning Post reports that a robo-dentist has autonomously … Still, if it can crack the making of its own specs, their arrival could further cement AI butler technology as the primary way we…
Exhibition of ancient Chinese science and technology inaugurated in Greek capital
The exhibition “Ancient Chinese Science and Technology” is held in the context of the 2017 Greece-China Year of Cultural Exchanges and Culture Industry Cooperation under the auspices of the Greek ministries of culture, education and…
China Mobile interested in Oi’s mobile assets – report
China Mobile is interested in the acquisition of Brazilian operator Oi, reports Exame. The magazine states that the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) has met with the Chinese company to discuss possible investments in Brazil, including…
China Mobile may buy Brazil’s Oi unit
People walk in front of the headquarters of the Brazil’s largest fixed-line telecoms group Oi in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[Photo/Agencies] SHANGHAI – China’s largest phone company is in talks with Brazil’s telecom regulator on buying…
China Mobile ‘interested in Brazil’s bankrupt Oi’, says report
The fate of bankrupt Brazilian operator Oi has become even more confused by reports of a possible takeover by China Mobile. Creditors of Oi, which filed for $19 billion bankruptcy protection in June 2016, are…
Chinese Wireless Carriers Had A Good August, Led By China Unicom
August turned out to be a solid month for Chinese wireless carriers, with the three major players posting a cumulative 8.9 million new subscriber adds and about 23 million 4G additions/migrations. While China Mobile continued…
China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd (CHU) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research
Complete the form below to receive the latest headlines and analysts’ recommendationsfor China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd with our free daily email newsletter: China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd (NYSE:CHU) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research…
Beijing’s battle to control its homegrown tech giants
After almost a year of negotiations with the government, tech companies have agreed to pump $12bn into China Unicom, a state-owned fixed-line telecoms operator that has languished in a market where the private sector has…
China operators add 23 million 4G customers in August
China Telecom attracted 2.66 million new mobile customers for a total 235.49 million at end-August. China Unicom added 2.32 million mobile billing subscribers in the month, for a total 273 million at the end of…
Perhaps Markets and Investors Should Be Cheering S&P Downgrade of China
The stock was trading down just 0.2% at $51.21, versus $55.70 when Moody’s issued its May downgrade of China. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (NYSE: CHU) was actually positive on the day, up by 1.1%…
China Mobile eyes Brazilian mobile operator Oi
China Mobile, the world’s largest mobile operator with 874 million customers, has been negotiating with the Brazilian National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) for the possible purchase of Brazilian telecoms operator Oi, Brazilian magazine Exame wrote. (…
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