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The clash - and cash - of China's internet titans

JackMa,thecharismaticheadofAlibaba,andMaHuateng,CEOofTencent,arelockedinatenseracetobecometherichestpersoninChinaandAsia.Withmarketvaluesofmorethan300billionU.S

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Fujitsu to sell mobile phone operations: Nikkei

FujitsuLtd(6702.T)islookingtooffloaditsmobileoperationsastheJapaneseinformationtechnologycompanyfacesstiffcompetitionfrombiggerrivalsinahighlylucrativemobilepho

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China: Forget about your subway ticket, commute with your phone instead

Nomorewaitinginlineattheticketcounter,ordiggingthroughyourpursetofindyoursubwayticket.ResidentsinBeijingcannowswipetheirmobilephonesatthegatesbeforeboardingthes

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All subway lines in Beijing open for mobile metro card

CommuterscanditchtheirmetrocardanduseelectroniconeontheirphonestopassthroughthesubwaylinesinBeijingfromAug14.Beijingsubwayofficiallylaunchedthefullserviceonalll

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China one step closer to cashless future despite safety concerns

Whiletheenvisionofa"cashlesssociety"hasalreadybeenonfordecades,theworldhasneverbeensoclosetothisrealityliketoday’sChina,whereevenstreetvendorsalloverChineseciti

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Chinese Internet users hit 751 million

China's online population reached 751 million this June, up 2.7 percent from the end of 2016, which accounts for 25 percent of the global netizens, according to the latest statistics released by the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) on Friday.

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Chinese Internet users hit 751 million

China'sonlinepopulationreached751millionthisJune,up2.7percentfromtheendof2016,whichaccountsfor25percentoftheglobalnetizens,accordingtothelateststatisticsrelease

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Mobile payments are turning China cashless

LifeinChinaisbecomingcashlessasmobilepaymentshaveenjoyedgrowingpopularity.Asurveyon6,595peoplebyIpsosResearchCompanyfoundthat40percentofpeoplewouldtakelessthan1

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China's mobile payment providers offer opportunities to other countries

Third-partymobilepaymentshavebecomeawayoflifeformanyChineseresidents,andChinawillmovefurtheraheadinthisregarddespitethechallenges,BaiMing,deputydirectoroftheCom

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China cashing out as mobile payment soars

Yang Qianqian holds out her smartphone to scan a barcode on the mobile of a vendor selling fresh fruit and vegetables at a bustling outdoor market in Beijing.

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China cashing out as mobile payment soars

YangQianqianholdsouthersmartphonetoscanabarcodeonthemobileofavendorsellingfreshfruitandvegetablesatabustlingoutdoormarketinBeijing.ThisphototakenonJune27,2017sh

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Mobile phone fun helps soldiers relax, but can be a distraction: officer

Itseemsthatthoseinuniformareunabletodefendthemselvesfromthegrowingpopularityofmobilegames,thoughofficershavewarnedthatsoldiersshouldcombattheurgetoneglecttheird

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Is China ready to go cashless?

ScanaQRcodeandpress"ok"toconfirmpayment.Thisentiretransactionisdoneinjustaminute.Noneedtofumblewithcoinsandnotes.CanChinaembraceacashlesssociety?Guiyangsignedac

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Mobile payment firms compete to allow Chinese tourists to make payments

ChinesemobilepaymentgiantAlipayreachedadealinearlyMaytoallowitsuserstomakepurchasesatmillionsofUSshopswhousethepaymentsprocessorFirstDataCorp.Thismeansthattheth

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S.Korean president orders investigation into THAAD launchers delivery

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-inonTuesdayorderedaninvestigationintotheunauthorizeddeliveryoffourmoremobilelaunchersoftheU.S.missileshieldtothecountry.YoonYoung-ch

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China's Hangzhou buses first to all use mobile pay

Byyear'send,mobilepaymentwillbeacceptedonallpublicbusesinHangzhou,makingthecitythefirstinChinatodosoonallitsbusesandconsolidatingitsreputationasamobileapplicati

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China's mobile payment era: Costs and benefits

AllvendorssellingarangeofproduceatamarketplaceinLuyuancommunityofBeijing'sXichengdistrictsupportmobilepayments,andconsumerscanscanQRcodestopaythroughWeChatWalle