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How China’s online microlenders reached a tipping point in world’s biggest mobile internet market

Back then, anything that cost more than around 500 yuan (US$76) was a stretch as she was on a fixed…

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Inside China Tech: tracing the historical roots of recent AI, moneylending innovations

Now, AI technology is making it possible to put a realistic face on a number of these historical figures. Hu…

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Ant Group prices Hong Kong leg of stock offering at HK$80 a share in the world’s largest initial public offering

Hangzhou-headquartered Ant’s coming out parade also illustrates China’s lead in digital finance. The number of monthly active users of Ant’s…

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US shelves bid to blacklist China’s Ant Group after phone call by Alibaba president, sources say

But the Commerce Department, which oversees the blacklist, shelved the proposal after Alibaba president Michael Evans urged Commerce Secretary Wilbur…

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Alibaba antitrust investigation: what is the ‘picking one from the two’ practice that triggered an official probe?

Chinese regulators have long warned about the practice, although until the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) announced its probe…

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