As soon as the news of Japan easing tourist visas for people from China was released, local retail travel stocks surged immediately.

① The Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, announced the relaxation of visa requirements for Chinese tourists to Japan, expected to be implemented in spring 2025. ② After the announcement, retail and tourism-related stocks in Japan rose, with J. Front Retailing Co. soaring by 8.38%, while Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings and Takashimaya increased by 6.98% and 3.69%, respectively.

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Research and development investments are close to the combined sum of BAT! Does ByteDance want to become China's OpenAI?

Zheshang stated that ByteDance has made huge investments in AI, with capital expenditures reaching 80 billion yuan in 2024, approaching the total of Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent (about 100 billion yuan). Research and development investments significantly lead their peers; analogously, just as Microsoft is strongly investing in OpenAI, ByteDance in China may be comparable to OpenAI in the USA.

wallstreetcn20:36 ET

Even the richest private Banks are having a hard time.

First revenue decline.

wallstreetcnDec 25 08:06 ET

Short trips for the New Year and "combined leave" travel are on the rise, and tourism during the Spring Festival still appears to be booming.

① This year's New Year's holiday is relatively short, and it is said in the industry that most tourists will prefer short trips and "combine vacation" travels. Influenced by the "combine vacation," data from third-party platforms show that from December 28 to January 5, flight bookings increased year-on-year; ② Registration for long-haul outbound travel products for the Spring Festival has gradually closed, and it is expected that about 80% of the products for this winter vacation (including the Spring Festival) will see price decreases of 10% to 40%.

cls.cnDec 25 06:48 ET

In December, both domestic and imported game licenses were released! A total of 1416 licenses have been issued this year, the highest in the past five years.

① A total of 122 domestic games and 13 imported new games were approved today, marking the third consecutive month of simultaneous issuance of domestic and imported game licenses. Major games from Tencent and NetEase received approvals, along with several other publicly listed game companies also achieving gains. ② As of the time of writing, 1,416 new games have obtained licenses this year, the highest total in nearly five years.

cls.cnDec 24 07:19 ET

The Nine Layers Purple Plum, scheduled to be served at the end of the year.

Tencent Video's year-end explosive scene.

wallstreetcnDec 24 05:57 ET