BEIJING: China's tourism ministry said on Friday (Jan 17) that it has begun preparations to resume group tours to Taiwan from Shanghai and Fujian province in the near future, with Taipei saying it welcomed the move.

Shanghai has entered preliminary talks with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift about a potential concert this year, according to a local tourism official, as Chinese cities aim to attract international stars and fire up the economy.

The sanctions against a lone hacker and a private company are Biden’s final salvo against the Chinese government’s audacious recent cyberespionage.

The entertainment industry is stepping up for China’s economy in a week that has been dominated by conversations about TikTok and potential alternative apps and investments. The focus has shifted to the American music icon,

Beijing and Shanghai have recently attained unprecedented levels of investment and development in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. These two cities are propelling China's swift ascent in the global AI competition.

Jensen Huang is set to tour the mainland Chinese cities of Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing, before flying to Taipei later this week.

China’s biggest economic powerhouse seeks to become a ‘global innovation hub’ by developing treatments for blindness and paralysis.

Asian stock markets were mixed and muted Friday ahead of the pending Trump Administration in Washington, but following generally better-than-expected economic reports from Beijing. Hong Kong and Shanghai edged higher while Tokyo slipped.

The metropolises of Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin, and the southern manufacturing hub of Guangdong are all aiming for economic growth of about 5% in 2025, while the coastal province of Zhejiang and central Hunan province are eyeing even loftier levels of 5.5%.

Day-trader Lu Delong's optimism for a China stocks rally quickly evaporated in the first week of the year when, just three months after positioning for a surge fuelled by Beijing's stimulus pledges, he was forced to dump shares and tally his losses.

As China's economy struggles, officials in Beijing have the arduous task of formulating a policy response that can ensure sustainable growth in what promises to be a challenging year ahead.