# Beijing
Latest news and articles about Beijing
Total: 17 articles found
China’s 2025 Incomes: Strong Wage-Led Gains, but Coastal Cities Pull Ahead
China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that national per-capita disposable income rose to 43,377 yuan in 2025, up 5.0% in real terms, but gains are unevenly distributed. Shanghai and Beijing lead by a wide margin, while selected central and western provinces show catch-up driven by industrialisation and urbanisation.
Yu Minhong’s New Oriental Targets Beijing’s ‘Silver Market’ with Low‑cost Retirement Club
Yu Minhong’s New Oriental has launched a "Beijing Retirement Club" aimed at people aged 50–75, offering free online courses and 19.9 yuan offline trials in hobbies and wellness. The initiative reflects New Oriental’s strategic pivot into the silver economy, leveraging low introductory prices to attract users while navigating competitive and regulatory considerations.
Beijing Joins Shanghai in the 5‑Trillion Club as China’s Urban Hierarchy Tightens
Beijing’s 2025 GDP surpassed RMB 5.2 trillion, making it the second Chinese city after Shanghai to cross the RMB 5 trillion mark. The outcome highlights the concentration of economic power in top-tier cities and Beijing’s hybrid model of leading services, deep R&D and a resilient industrial base as the blueprint for future urban competitiveness.
Beijing’s “Rocket Street” Opens as a New Hub for China’s Commercial Space Drive
Beijing has opened the Rocket Street complex in E‑Town, a 145,000 sqm commercial space hub that consolidates R&D, testing, manufacturing and operations under one roof. The project underpins Beijing’s strategic push to scale China’s commercial space industry, accelerate reusable‑rocket capability and foster hundreds of high‑tech firms and unicorns by 2028.
China’s Housing Market Shows Broad Weakness in December, but Shanghai Stands Out
December 2025 data from China’s National Bureau of Statistics show nationwide declines in both new and second‑hand residential prices across most cities, with year‑on‑year falls widening. Shanghai is an outlier with rising new-home prices, while Beijing, Guangzhou and Shenzhen registered notable drops, especially in the resale market.