The performance was part of the Bandai Namco Festival 2025, a two-day event featuring multiple Japanese artists ... ( read original story ...)
Ayumi Hamasaki’s Shanghai show & anime event cancelled following Japan-China row
Meanwhile, a Japanese anime event in Shanghai was cancelled after singer Maki Otsuki's performance was interrupted during the event, reported The Japan Times . Otsuki, who sings the theme song for ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond Labubu: China Consumer Spending On Services Is On The Rise
Tremendous opportunities are here for Western companies” looking into service areas, says prominent business scholar John Quelch ... ( read original story ...)
Cultural events seen as new growth driver for Shanghai, drawing overseas tourists, talent
About 60 per cent of the major performances during this year's CSIAF featured foreign organisations and artists International cultural events and relaxed visa rules are giving Shanghai's economy an ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Singer’s Show Cut Short in Shanghai Amid China Tensions
A Japanese singer was forced to stop her performance in Shanghai on Friday as the fallout from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan continues to sour ties between Asia’s two largest ... ( read original story ...)
Gold rally dents sales at China’s jewellery retailers
Chow Tai Fook, China’s biggest jewellery retailer by sales, has closed about 1,000 mainland stores this year, a reduction of 15 per cent. The company on Tuesday reported net profit of HK$2.5bn ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai bets on manufacturing to buttress finance in two-pronged growth plan
City’s next five-year plan expected to contain measures designed to lift manufacturing’s share of GDP to no less than 25 per cent. ( read original story ...)