In today’s top news, Beijing is holding a $6.2 million lottery to pilot its digital yuan, and Mitek has acquired ID R&D to fight identity fraud.
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Xi joins Macron in southwest China on rare trip with a global leader outside Beijing
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Today In Payments: Beijing Offers Lottery For Digital Yuan Pilot; Mitek Acquires ID R&D To Fight Identity Fraud
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China State Media Says Frequent Warship Activity Near Japan a Warning
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China State Media Uses Michael Flynn’s US Coup Comment to Push Anti-American Message
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Xi Jinping said China must do more to create an image that wins the admiration of the world, as Beijing could be seeking to ease tensions with the United States.
China Accuses Nike, H&M, Zara of Harming Children With Hazardous Clothing Products
Tuesday’s warning is the latest blow from China to global brands that have faced growing calls from Chinese shoppers to boycott companies that are refusing to use cotton grown in Xinjiang province.
Beijing expands digital yuan trial with eye on 2022 Winter Olympics
Beijing’s financial authority has announced that 40 million yuan ($6.27 million) in digital yuan will be given away to local residents in a “regular test”, in the latest trial that analysts say could …
Beijing to hand out millions in digital-currency envelopes
Beijing will hand out 40 million yuan (about 6.27 million U.S. dollars) in digital currency to consumers in the city through a lottery system, the Beijing Local Financial Supervision and …
China J-16 Fighter Jet Roars Past Beachfront Hotels in Viral Video
Guests and hotel staff were treated to an impromptu air show as J-16s and J-10 fighter jets flew by their balconies above the beach.
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