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The Pentagon on Wednesday announced it was disinviting China from the Rim of the Pacific Exercises following reports the country was again secretly beefing up its military operation. The move comes after Fox News exclusively…
China’s plan to land on the far side of the moon could be historic, experts say
China’s ambition to soft-land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon later this year faces considerable challenges, but if successful would propel the country’s space program to the forefront of one of the…
China’s brick-and-mortar state bank looks to Alipay for help to embrace fintech
Ant Financial, an affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding, said on Wednesday it had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Everbright Bank and its financial technology affiliate Everbright Technology, to help the…
China’s lending bubble is history
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Airlines obey Beijing’s demand to call Taiwan part of China
SHANGHAI — British Airways, Lufthansa and Air Canada are among 20 carriers that now refer to Taiwan, the self-ruled island that Beijing considers its territory, as a part of China on their global websites ,…
How Alibaba Helps U.S. Brands Reach a Half-Billion China Consumers
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How China’s state-backed companies fell behind
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China Mobile Sees First-Ever Drop in 4G Users
China Mobile Ltd., the world’s biggest wireless carrier by subscribers, posted its first-ever decline in subscribers for its most advanced 4G service in April, as the Chinese market shows growing signs of maturation. China Mobile…
The 7 Most Popular Mobile Apps in China
China’s mobile market hosts some of the highest-growth apps in the world. However, it’s also a rapidly evolving landscape that can be confusing for American investors to follow. So today I’ll highlight seven of the…
Microsoft to work with China Mobile in speech recognition
Microsoft will cooperate with China Mobile in developing speech recognition applications, the software giant has announced. It made the announcement at 2018 Microsoft AI Innovate in Beijing on May 21. China Mobile will apply Microsoft-developed…
China central bank aims to improve information disclosure and transparency
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank pledged on Wednesday to improve its information disclosure as part of steps to make its policy-making process more transparent. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has been trying to…
Foxconn unit to raise $4.2bn in China IPO
A unit of electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn said it will launch an initial public offering in China on Thursday aimed at raising $4.2 billion, in the biggest mainland debut in nearly three years. Taiwan´s Foxconn…
