In the short term, the emerging prize for competing app suppliers comes when purchasing age-dependent products such as alcohol or fireworks. Online safety legislation will make age verification ...
Contactless-equipped cards use radio frequency identification (RFID) technology and near-field communication (NFC) to process transactions where possible. Contactless payment is an alternative to ...
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -- China on Friday announced that its economic growth rate for 2024 was in line with the target set by a government beset by the threat of fresh U.S. tariffs, an enduring ...
Analysts say they see signs of malaise in China’s domestic economy, but those problems were offset mainly by robust exports and a $1 trillion trade surplus. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. China’s population fell last year for the third straight year, its government said Friday, pointing to ...
In a news release on Friday morning, China's National Bureau of Statistics reported its economy grew 5% in 2024 from a year ago, meeting its official target. Analysts polled by Reuters had ...
Thanks for joining us. Here are the key takeaways from China’s 2024 economic figures, the last big data release for the year. The numbers show the world’s No. 2 economy has picked up in the ...