Online travel platforms are also playing a key role. Ctrip's "Free Half-Day Shanghai Tour" program, which offers guided visits to iconic sites like the Bund and Yuyuan Garden, has served over 6,000 international tourists since its launch in April.

China's tourism ministry said on Friday 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.

China's securities regulator on Friday approved the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, giving the final nod to a deal that would create a $230 billion brokerage powerhouse. The Shanghai-based brokerages in September announced a plan to merge through a share swap.

Shanghai authorities have held "preliminary talks" with pop superstar Taylor Swift's team over the possibility of her performing in the Chinese financial hub, Chinese media outlet The Paper reported on Tuesday citing a city official.

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 Shanghai Municipal Transportation Commission has unveiled an implementation plan for the high-quality development of the low-altitude industry in three phases.

As 2025 unfolds, China's smartphone market faces a wave of price cuts, with Apple launching promotions and Huawei following suit by adjusting its pricing. While manufacturers compete for market share through innovation in a contracting market,

A Chinese filmmaker has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his documentary about China’s nationwide protests against Covid lockdowns in late 2022, as Beijing seeks to erase public memories of stunning scenes of dissent against its handling of the pandemic.

The Biden administration on Friday made one final push to expose what officials say is a rampant Chinese cyber-espionage campaign by identifying a company and a person allegedly behind a pair of damaging hacks aimed at senior US officials.

Best known as a billionaire owner of X, X.AI, SpaceX, Dogecoin, and controversial comments, Elon Musk's main wealth is from Tesla.

TikTok users are joining RedNote as an act of "protest against the ban," a publication of the Chinese Communist Party said.

RedNote, another creation from China, offers a hybrid experience akin to both Instagram and TikTok. Originating under the name 'Xiaohongshu', which means "little red book" in English, it has quickly climbed the ranks to become the top free app in the US App Store, with Brits now jumping on the bandwagon.