In China, the bank card has become one of the most commonly used non-cash payment instruments. As of the end of 2018, a total of 7.6 billion bank cards issued were still in use, and they were accepted by 52 million merchants globally. The penetration rate for bank cards in the field of consumption was nearly 50 percent.
In July, the company warned that it had "substantial doubt" about its ability to remain profitable following the nationwide economic shutdown.
In February, Ocado, the grocery delivery business?founded by former Goldman Sachs employees, posted its first annual pre-tax profit, fueled by an increase in online shoppers. To help get it to that point, the company?has signed distribution?deals with other UK supermarkets, including Morrison and Waitrose. It also has ambitions to enter international markets, by leasing its tech platform to companies in?North America, where it is in talks with multiple parties.
In Henan alone, there are over 4,000 registered e-commerce companies.
In China, SAIC Maxus expects to expand its sales network, with the number of dealerships planned to reach 300 in 2019 from 250 by the end of 2018. "Our hope is to build a network that covers 70 percent of cities in the country," said Lan.
In Guangzhou, police detained 44 suspects after cracking down on the country's largest case involving the production and sale of malicious WeChat plug-in software, used by online fraudsters to create vast numbers of fake WeChat accounts. Police also seized more than 650,000 WeChat accounts related to such crimes.
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In From One to Infinity, the vice-president of the university, Xue Qikun, says: "You may find it hard to integrate into campus life or have doubts about your future, but you should feel proud that every one of us gathered here represents our communal hope for the future."
In January, the AIIB unveiled its three priorities for the year ahead, namely sustainable infrastructure, cross-country connectivity and the mobilization of private capital, according to a statement on its website.
In January, Just Eat acquired Takeaway for .8 billion.
In June, Amazon launched The Climate Pledge Fund, a new venture capital investment program that will funnel an initial billion into startups building sustainable technologies across various industries such as transportation, food, manufacturing, and more.