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  • Aircraft Recycling International buys US company

    Aircraft Recycling International Limited (ARI), a member company of China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC) , has acquired US aviation service provider Universal Asset Management, Inc (UAM).

    March22,2017


  • Bohai to buy jet leasing firm in US

    Bohai Capital Holding Co Ltd, a Chinese finance leasing company, plans to fully acquire US commercial jet leasing firm C2 Aviation Capital for $10 billion in cash, according to a statement from Bohai Capital.

    December23,2016


  • E-scooter takeover: US heavyweight Bird buys German rival

    Bird, the American e-scooter industry pioneer, is carrying out a takeover in order to gain a faster foothold in Europe. Bird is buying the Berlin company Circ, which is currently active in 43 cities in 12 countries.

    January28,2020


  • ProSiebenSat.1 and US financial investor want to buy The Meet Group

    The German media group ProSiebenSat.1 and the US financial investor General Atlantic plan to jointly acquire the online dating and social entertainment company The Meet Group.

    March18,2020


  • US payment firm to buy British rival for 10 billion dollars

    U.S. credit card processing company Vantiv agreed to buy its British-based rival Worldpay for 8 billion pounds on Wednesday, a latest move in the wave of payments company mergers as consumers moving away from cash transactions to digital payments.

    August10,2017


  • US payment firm to buy British rival for 10 billion dollars

    U.S. credit card processing company Vantiv agreed to buy its British-based rival Worldpay for 8 billion pounds on Wednesday, a latest move in the wave of payments company mergers as consumers moving away from cash transactions to digital payments.

    August10,2017


  • E-commerce giant hits out at fakes

    E-commerce titan Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd has called for tougher laws, stiffer enforcement, and harsher penalties to crack down on fake products, in the latest attempt to shed its reputation as a haven for selling knockoffs.

    March01,2017


  • Beijing issues prepaid cards for international visitors

    The Chinese capital introduced the Beijing Pass, a multi-purpose card for international visitors, on Wednesday, facilitating their payment for transportation, tourist sites and shopping centers.

    August01,2024


  • Fake news will not disturb China-Africa friendship: FM spokesperson

    China-Africa cooperation and friendship will be advanced to a new level instead of being disrupted by fake news, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said Monday.

    December22,2020


  • China, Lebanon sign visa-free agreement for official passport holders

    China and Lebanon on Tuesday signed an agreement to exempt travellers holding diplomatic, special, service passports and passports for public affairs from visa requirements, said the Chinese embassy in Lebanon.

    November30,2022


  • Brazil allows new passports to be issued after freeze

    Brazil's President Michel Temer signed on Wednesday a loan of 102 million reais (32 million U.S. dollars) for the federal police to begin emitting new passports. This essential procedure was suspended in late June due to a lack of funds.

    July20,2017


  • China pledges expedited passport services to aid COVID-19 fight

    China's National Immigration Administration said on Wednesday that it will offer timely or expedited passport services to Chinese citizens entering or leaving the country to participate in global anti-COVID-19 efforts or the resumption of business.

    August05,2021


  • Shanghai issues prepaid travel cards for inbound travelers' convenience

    Shanghai has released Shanghai Pass, a multipurpose prepaid travel card, to facilitate easy payment by inbound travelers and other visitors not in favor of mobile payment.

    May22,2024


  • China to resume passport, visa issuance from Jan. 8, 2023

    China will optimize immigration administration policies and measures starting from Jan. 8, 2023 in compliance with the country's downgraded COVID-19 response measures.

    December28,2022


  • Seal engraving art on Dubai expo passport on show in Beijing

    An art exhibition opened on Sunday in Beijing, highlighting seal engraving art to stamp on the China Pavilion passports for the Expo 2020 Dubai.

    October10,2021


  • Fake cosmetics worth over 800 mln yuan seized in China

    Fifteen suspects have been arrested in east China's Zhejiang Province for producing and selling fake and substandard cosmetics, Zhejiang Police said Wednesday.

    February16,2017


  • UnionPay cards to be issued in Europe

    UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China's UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment processor, announced Monday that it has entered into strategic cooperation with the Portuguese bank, Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP).

    November21,2017


  • Hong Kong to launch new electronic passport system

    The Next Generation Electronic Passport System is expected to be introduced in Hong Kong in the second quarter of this year, the Immigration Department of the government of China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said on Friday.

    February02,2019


  • Lower transaction fees set to boost international bank card usage in China

    International bank card clearing institutions, such as Visa and Mastercard, have reduced transaction fees on overseas bank cards for Chinese merchants, a move expected to encourage more local merchants to accept these card payments.

    July04,2024


  • China issues 9.25 bln bank cards by end of 2021

    China had issued a total of 9.25 billion bank cards by the end of 2021, according to an industry report.

    September26,2022


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