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- 🟠 Billion-Dollar Comeback: China & K-pop
🟠 Billion-Dollar Comeback: China & K-pop
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☕️ Good morning, friends,
Two pieces of good news to kick off your Tuesday:
China has extended its visa-free entry policy for 45 countries until the end of 2026, with Sweden newly added to the list.
And in Shanghai’s biggest nightclub, you can now get married (yes, even as a foreigner). The announcement was made on the official city government website.
Our tip: enter visa-free and tie the knot at 2.5‰ blood alcohol and techno beats.
P.S. Partner of the week: SNIEC. You could also get married there — with over 7 million visitors and 120,000 exhibitors every year. 🤝
📢 Highlights: Asian markets kicked off the week with momentum. The KOSPI hit a new ATH of 4,212 points, led by Samsung Electronics (+3.4%) and fueled by global tech optimism following strong U.S. earnings.
💹 Stock in Focus: Nio jumped 4.2% in Hong Kong after the EV maker reported a record 40,397 vehicle deliveries in October (+93% YoY). Goldman Sachs raised its price target to HK$55.
TOP BIT
🎶 K-pop makes a comeback in China
The unexpected winner of the APEC summit: K-pop
After nearly a decade of diplomatic chill between China and South Korea, a cultural thaw is finally taking shape.
At the summit in Gyeongju, Presidents Xi Jinping and Lee Jae-myung agreed to deepen cultural cooperation. Seoul called it a “new chapter,” while Beijing’s response was more restrained — but both fans and investors are celebrating.
The Details
📺 Back on air: South Korea’s KBS and China’s state-owned China Media Group plan to exchange not only …