Chinese government news

Three Universal Beijing Resort veterans – Tom Mehrmann, Sylvia Hase and Mike Hightower – will join Bob Rodgers for this year's Legends Panel at IAAPA Expo ... More

Construction work on the second phase of the Universal Resort Beijing is set to begin by 2025. The expansion of the resort, which first opened ... More

A permanent public art sculpture allows the public to observe the galaxy's exoplanets – which human life could potentially exist on. Data Gate is the ... More

Chinese health club chain Supermonkey has finalised a series E funding round, valuing the company at nearly US$1bn. The latest round was led by a ... More

In an IHRSA webinar presented on 18 March, Colin Grant, CEO of Pure International Group, has shared what he has learned from managing closures and ... More

Safety fears have seen Chinese province Hebei shut all of its glass-bottomed bridges, walkways and mountain viewing platforms over the last year, according to a ... More

Susie Ellis, chair of the Global Wellness Institute, has announced the 2019 Global Wellness Summit will move from Hong Kong to Singapore. Dates will remain ... More

The Chinese government has commissioned Scandinavian architecture firm Snøhetta to design the Shanghai Grand Opera House. Described by the architects as an "accessible canvas for ... More

The latest Attractions Management News Flash Video is now live! In this broadcast, the Chinese government plans US$19bn investment in visitor attractions, San Francisco's Museum ... More

China’s central planning body has warned developers about the country’s ongoing theme park boom, raising concerns over potentially unpayable debts and low grade or copycat ... More

Sir Tim Smit’s Eden Project is making a giant leap to realising its first overseas attraction, following a trade meeting between the British and Chinese ... More

Hadrian’s Wall is teaming up with its much larger counterpart, The Great Wall of China, to encourage tourism and increase cultural understanding of the World ... More

Sunac China Holdings – which purchased a large part of Wanda’s attractions portfolio in July – will have any future lendings suspended, according to reports ... More

Following a shock move by Wanda to first sell off the majority of its theme park and hotel portfolio and then loan its purchaser billions ... More

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping were on-hand to mark a momentous occasion for Zoo Berlin, with the debut of its new ... More

China has removed restrictions on foreign investment in large-scale theme park projects, opening up the possibility for new developments in what is already a hotbed ... More

Asia’s culture sector has experienced rapid growth in recent years, something exemplified by Beijing’s National Museum of China, which in 2016 was the world’s most ... More

There are more opportunities for leisure architects and designers working in China and Hong Kong than ever before, according to the creative director of the ... More

An increase in demand for children’s swimming lessons in China has opened the door for the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) to help the government with ... More

China’s government has announced plans to create a 27,000sq km (10sq mi) national park for its treasured pandas – a move which will uproot at ... More

FC Barcelona is aiming to capitalise on the growing thirst for football in China by developing a training academy in the mould of its legendary ... More

China's government has halted the progress of a US$2.6bn (€2.4bn, £2bn) theme park – developed by South Korean firm Lotte Group – in apparent retaliation ... More

Plans are underway for a mountaineering visitor centre at Mount Everest. The 100 million yuan (US$14.4m, €13.8m, £11.6m) centre is being built in Gangkar Township, ... More

China’s theme park boom has been identified as a major trend for Asia in this year’s edition of the Global Trends Report, with new developments ... More

Universal Studios has broken ground on its largest ever theme park project – a CN¥50bn (US$7.4bn, €6.65bn, £6bn) development set to open in Beijing in ... More