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China Just Launched Its Largest Rocket Ever

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testing out China’s latest rocket along with bringing an experimental satellite designed to test electric-propulsion technology. The Long March 5 rocket blasted off from the Wenchang launch center on Hainan Island, off China’s southern coast…

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China's Capital Raising Victory Lap Continues

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They say students in China are passionate about a few things: learning, technology, and emulating the successes of high-flying entrepreneurs like Jack Ma. China’s startup scene has emerged, in large part to events like Alibaba’s…

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Will Alipay Dominate Global Mobile Payments?

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PayPal is playing catch-up in mobile transactions. Their positions, however, may soon be challenged by Alipay, China’s largest mobile payment service provider with 450 million users. Alipay, originally created by Alibaba, and now a part…

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Unicom Hopes on Hold

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China Unicom shows the strategy is far from a sure bet. The weakest of the nation’s three mobile-phone operators disclosed on Oct. 10 that it was a candidate for “mixed-ownership” reform, under which private capital…

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