Xi Jinping news

London and Hong Kong-based creative studio Unknown Works has created a 33sq m (355sq ft) restaurant in China called Scotts TKL based on the 3D ... More

China could be the future home of Total Football, as a coaching body dedicated to Johan Cruyff’s footballing principles targets Beijing schools. Cruyff Football was ... 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

The Chinese ambassador to the UK has called on the British sport sector to help the nation realise its ambitions of creating its own sports ... More

Business is booming at Shanghai Disneyland with the landmark attraction welcoming nearly 8 million visitors since it opened its doors last summer. The park, which ... More

The ambitious mission of global sports architects Populous to turbocharge China’s footballing infrastructure has taken another step forward with the announcement of what will be ... More

Disney chair and CEO Bob Iger has said that the operator’s new Shanghai venture has “ample expansion possibilities” following a strong opening three months. Disneyland ... More

Populous is aiming to secure 10 major projects in China over the next five years as the nation seeks to improve its sporting infrastructure. In ... More

Alisports – the sports arm of global trade platform Alibaba – has inked a strategic partnership with Populous as it attempts to build and operate ... More

Despite a rain-dampened day, visitors turned up in their droves for the fairytale opening of Disney’s Shanghai resort, which CEO Bob Iger hailed as an ... More

China is planning to build 20,000 football training centres and 70,000 pitches by 2020 in its quest to become a “world football superpower”. The Chinese ... More

Giant Chinese conglomerate Wanda – chaired by the nation’s richest man – has signed a 15-year strategic partnership with FIFA. The deal is the first ... More

Multi-billionaire casino tycoon Lui Che-Woo is entering the theme park game, with plans for an “ Avatar -like” project at his HK$86bn (US$11bn, €10bn £7.7bn) ... More

China has become well-known for its unconventional architecture and design projects – from trouser-shaped skyscrapers to vase-inspired museums and replicas of Western landmarks such as ... More

AFL Architects have been appointed to design an education-focused football training centre in Shanghai – potentially one of several facilities being lined up for development ... More

China has revealed its intention to host the 2023 Asian Cup in a move which could set the nation up for a bid for the ... More

Merlin Entertainments has appointed Rachel Yun Chiang, partner at multi-billion dollar Asian investment firm Pacific Alliance Group (PAG), to its board in a non-executive director ... More

The effects of the Chinese president's state visit to the UK continues to be felt within the domestic attractions industry as Merlin Entertainments revealed plans ... More

Prime Minister David Cameron has declared that the UK will extend multiple-entry visas for Chinese visitors to two years from six months. The move was ... More

The London Paramount Resort is among the first projects to benefit as the UK hosts the Chinese president this week in a bid to strengthen ... More

The UK and Chinese governments have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) which will see the two countries forming “significant ties” to develop football in ... More

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an end to China’s abstract and strange-looking architectural structures, calling for morally inspiring art to “cultivate taste and ... More