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22-Mar-18 China will permit foreign companies to access its USD27 tn payments market, further opening up the world's second-largest economy. Foreign players can start applying for payment licences and will be treated the same as local firms. [image: AP]
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29-Mar-18 Over a millennium ago, China became the first country to develop a paper currency, and it might become the first to go cashless. In 2010, digital transactions accounted for 3.5% of retail consumption; by 2015 it was 17%. [image: EPA]
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23-Mar-18 A Beijing hospital will soon be using Artificial Intelligence to address the shortage of doctors and to make their workload more manageable. The hospital will run its lung scans through an algorithm to speed up screening. [image: ET Healthworld]
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22-Mar-18 China is the global leader in e-commerce but has still not yet achieved its full potential. With an estimated 676 mn Chinese people not yet connected to the Internet analysts predict e-commerce will increase 200% by 2021. [image: IMRG]
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19-Mar-18 Aeon, Japan's biggest retailer with 430 locations, will partner with Alibaba-backed technology company DeepBlue Technology to develop unmanned convenience stores in China, where a handprint lets users access the kiosk-like store and pay for purchases. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]
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