We dig into China’s blockchain ecosystem and look at investment trends, top companies, and most active investors across the space. China is a key player in the development of blockchain technology, … ( read original…
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Pinterest and Zoom surge in early trading after IPO
Another company with a similar name appeared to benefit from the burst of IPO activity. Shares of Beijing-based Zoom Technologies doubled Thursday morning, CNBC reported, suggesting a possible mix-up … ( read original story …)
Which Zoom? Mistaken-Identity Trades Send Tiny Stock Up 70,000%
Zoom Technologies Inc., a Beijing-based maker of mobile phone components whose … The stock gained as much as 83 percent over the $36 IPO price set Wednesday. The mix up was enough to concern ……
WTO rules in favour of U.S. in dispute over China grain import quotas
The United States won a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on Thursday against China’s use of tariff-rate quotas for rice, wheat and corn, which it successfully argued limited market access for U.S … ( read…
China reportedly monitors what civil servants do outside work as the country rolls out its ambitious social credit system
It quickly became the most downloaded app across Chinese social media platforms, the South China Morning Post reported in February. According to Bloomberg, some small business owners in the eastern … ( read original story…
For Amazon, China’s E-Commerce Market Proved Too Much of a Jungle
The firms entered the Chinese market with great fanfare in the early 2000s only to wither in the face of competition from China’s faster-moving internet titans. Amazon has been in talks to merge its e…
China’s Bitcoin Ban, Crypto Endowments, & Arbitrage bots
Considering the cryptocurrency trade’s rampant speculation, fraud, and energy consumption, China has good reason to end crypto mining. Unlike the internet where the Communist party was able to … ( read original story …)
Amazon, facing entrenched rivals, says to shut China online store
Amazon bought Chinese online shopping website Joyo.com in 2004 for $75 million, rebranding the business in 2011 as Amazon China. But in a sign of Tmall’s dominance, Amazon opened an online store on … (…
China EV maker Byton says business as usual despite management upheaval
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Byton, which is facing a management shake-up and questions about funding an expansion, said it has received over 50,000 orders globally for its … ( read original…
China selfie app firm Meitu forays into skincare to counter drop in users
as China’s smartphone market has run out of steam, shrinking nearly 16 percent in 2018. The firm announced a deal in November to outsource manufacturing of the smartphone business to Xiaomi Corp and … (…
As China’s economy slows further, Beijing opens the bank vaults
China’s already sluggish economy slowed even more in the … from a sudden burst of confidence in the strength of the country’s economy among Chinese business leaders. Instead, the positive glimmers … ( read original…
China to One Day Turn the Renminbi into a Crypto, Claims Blockchain Author
Blockchain Research Institute Executive Chairman Donald Tapscott suggested that it’s only a matter of time before the renminbi makes its way onto the blockchain, telling Bloomberg: “In 20 … ( read original story …)
Amazon to close domestic marketplace business in China: sources
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc plans to close its domestic marketplace business in China by mid-July, people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, focusing efforts on its more lucrative … ( read original story…
