Shanghai is exploring the possibility of allowing businesses in certain areas to bypass the country's Great Firewall and access internet sites overseas, as Beijing ramps up efforts to attract more foreign investment in 2025.

Marriage rates are declining across China. But at a pop-up market in Shanghai, parents have not given up finding a match for their unwed children.

Shanghai has announced plans to issue another round of consumption vouchers, as the Chinese metropolis tries to reverse a downturn in consumer spending. The city of 25 million people disclosed on Thursday that retail sales had fallen 3.

Authorities in China are investigating reports of quality problems with some drugs eligible for distribution through the country's public hospitals, the National Healthcare Security Administration said.

Shanghai launches China's first humanoid robot training base, aiming to train 1,000 robots simultaneously by 2027 for widespread commercialization.

Nearly 3 million restaurants, cafes, and other food service establishments in China have closed in the past year, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). A significant number of these closures have been due to bankruptcies,

China's luxury market declined by 18% to 20% in 2024, marking the end of a period of "exponential growth", with sales expected to remain flat this year, consultancy Bain and Company said at the launch of its latest 'China Luxury Report' on Tuesday.

Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian returned to a dry dock at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai from a sea trial on January 7.

China's Pudong District opens a humanoid robot training base, training 100 robots now with a goal of 1,000 by 2027, enhancing applications in manufacturing and services. View on euronews

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.

China left benchmark lending rates unchanged for a third consecutive month, as expected, as a weakening yuan has limited Beijing's monetary policy easing efforts. At the monthly fixing on Monday, the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) was kept at 3.

On Thursday the mayors of Athens and Shanghai signed an agreement for the twinning of the two cities, signaling closer cooperation.