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18-Jan-18 Births in mainland China fell by 3.5% to 17 million in 2017. The fall in the number of births came despite a 2016 move to relax China’s "one-child-policy" as parents too other factors into account, such as education costs. [image: Reuters / Stringer]
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18-Jan-18 The CareVoice, a Shanghai-based digital health startup targeting the insurance market, has raised USD2 million in early-stage funding. The CareVoice offers a cost-and quality-transparency tool to the public, with a premium version for insurers. [image: MobiHealthNews]
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16-Jan-18 Apple and Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings have settled their disgreement over tips, allowing users of Tencent's popular WeChat messaging app to resume giving monetary gifts to their favorite video-streaming stars and content creators. [image: Christian de Looper / Digital Trends]
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15-Jan-18 The use of electronic payments combined with delivery has helped McDonald’s develop a unique growth strategy in China that could serve as a role model for its home market in the United States, say corporate investors in the company. [image: AP / SCMP]
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15-Jan-18 ASEAN nations are widely expected to adopt QR systems as a leading method of payment. However, they still a long way from emulating China and Japan’s adoption of the codes, as they lack standardisation and acceptance by banks. [image: ASEAN Today]
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