But a The New York Times report claims the messaging service now appears to be blocked in most parts of mainland China. WhatsApp was the last available products from Facebook in the country, after the social media website was banned in year 2009. ( read original story ...)
China May Make Life a Little Easier for American Electric Automakers
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 interact with our machines—a future we think ... ( read original story ...)
South China Financial Holdings Ltd. (0619) Dips -1.85% on Sep 26
Shares of South China Financial Holdings Ltd. (HKG:0619) last traded at 0.053, representing a move of -1.85%, or -0.001 per share, on volume of 8.55 million shares. After opening the trading day at 0.05, shares of South China Financial Holdings Ltd. traded ... ( read original story ...)
CHINA STATE GROUPS ENJOY PROFIT REVIVAL AMID COMMODITY BOOM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES
China's buoyant property market has fuelled the country's unexpectedly ... “The top leadership has made it clear that financial vulnerabilities and debt accumulation is the biggest risk. I think they are at the stage where they believe it’s finally ... ( read original story ...)
China’s state-owned business reform a step in the wrong direction
When a mix of Chinese privately owned and state-owned companies came together in August to buy shares in China Unicom’s $11.7bn offering, Beijing heralded it as another milestone for reform of country’s state-owned enterprises. It certainly marks ... ( read original story ...)
Unicom seeks closer investor ties with data centre unit
State-owned China Unicom, the country’s second largest mobile operator, established a big data company as it moves to forge partnerships with its new strategic investors, China Daily reported. Hong Kong-listed China Unicom announced in August it would ... ( read original story ...)
Unicom tapping into big data
An anti-fraud platform of China Unicom at a cybersecurity expo held in Shanghai. [Photo by Gao Erqiang/China Daily] China United Network Communications Group Co Ltd, the country's second-largest mobile carrier by subscribers, set up a big data company on ... ( read original story ...)
China’s mobile banking market overview Q2 2017
Total transactions of China mobile banking clients totaled 55.63 trillion yuan (US$8.44 trillion) with an increase of 5.1% QoQ. China Construction Bank (26.1%) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (21%) combined account for close to half of China's ... ( read original story ...)
China busts secret bank in Guangzhou sending assets abroad
SHANGHAI: Chinese police have broken up a secret banking operation used to transfer assets abroad, the official China Daily reported on Tuesday. The underground bank, hidden in a food market in the southern city of Guangzhou, is suspected of being involved ... ( read original story ...)
China Banking Association says S&P’s ratings cut ‘simple, biased’
The S&P Global Ratings' downgrade of China's sovereign credit rating is a "simple, biased and unfair" decision that is against economic fundamentals and indicators, China Banking Association said Monday. The association said the rating downgrade is not in ... ( read original story ...)