
A shopper makes a payment with a smartphone at a market in Handan, Hebei Province, in this file photo. NetsUnion, the Chinese online payment clearinghouse, and China UnionPay, a card payment giant, Tuesday reported higher payments during the Qingming holiday as people splurged on travel, catering, and accommodations. During the three-day holiday that concluded Monday, combined remittance on the two platforms reached 3.55 trillion yuan (US$541.76 billion).Xinhua |