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Bank of America has poached Citigroup’s chief accounting officer Johnbull Okpara to act in the same position. Okpara is replacing Rudolf Bless, who has been in that role at BofA for nearly a decade.
Direct India-China flights could take off again after 4-year halt amid thaw in frosty ties
Industry players say resuming flights is a sensible move as India and China’s economies are ‘intermeshed with each other’.
China prepares for 1st launch of new Long March 8A rocket
China’s new Long March 8A rocket could fly for the first time by the end of the year, helping the country build a number of planned satellite megaconstellation.
China’s Best Growth Target May Be None at All
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China to raise its retirement age for the first time in 7 decades amid demographic crisis
China on Friday announced plans to raise its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, addressing its aging population and mounting pension crisis. The new policy, set to take effect in 2025,
Mastercard Introduces Tap & Go in Beijing for Visitors
MA enables Tap & Go payments for international travelers in Beijing’s urban rail transit system, simplifying access for inbound tourists and expanding digital payment options in China.
China’s economic ascendancy in Africa threatens US imperialism
China has supplanted the United States and the European Union as Africa’s main trading and investment partner.
Mobile payments by tourists in China rise sixfold
The number of international tourists using mobile payment services quadrupled. The number of international tourists who used mobile payment services in China quadrupled between March and August 2024,
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Chinese appliance maker Midea Group Co.’s shares gained as much as 4.9% in gray-market trading ahead of their Tuesday debut in Hong Kong.
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