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09-Sep-19 The rollout of 5G and expansion of the industrial Internet are creating opportunities for cybersecurity companies in China. With 854 mn Internet users, China has stepped up efforts to nurture cybersecurity firms that can support hi-tech upgrades across industries. [image: Shao-Chun Wang/123RF]
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05-Sep-19 China’s new digital payment infrastructure - face recognition - could make even QR codes seem old-fashioned. Customers simply pose in front of POS machines equipped with cameras to pay. Alipay will spend USD420 mn on the technology by 2022. [image: Asia Times]
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14-Aug-19 Chinese tech giant Huawei will invest USD800 mn in a new factory in São Paulo, as it expands its roots in Brazil and expands efforts in Latin America to compensate for being excluded from the US market. [image: Asia Times]
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02-Aug-19 A Sino-US trade war could tilt the world towards a global recession. Manufacturing activity contracted in China in June and July 2019. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia registered a contraction, but others benefited as trade flows move away from China. [image: Business World]
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23-Jul-19 India's Reliance Retail has started the pilot phase for its new retail commerce initiative. The differentiated business model will provide a technology platform for millions of small merchants across India to strengthen and grow their businesses online and in-store. [image: Inc42]
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