https://www.scmp.com/rss/523259/feed The latest news and top stories on Trip.com Group, a global online travel agency based in Shanghai that caters to leisure and business travellers. Recognised as the world’s largest online travel agency by gross merchandise value in 2023, Ctrip is the go-to travel agency for most Chinese travellers. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ben Jiang,Eunice Xu Ben Jiang,Eunice Xu Alibaba Group Holding is integrating its flagship AI assistant Qwen into its biggest e-commerce platforms, betting that the future of online shopping lies in fluid conversations rather than rigid search terms. Using the Qwen app, shoppers are able to find, compare and purchase products from Taobao and Tmall’s 4-billion-item inventory via text or voice chat, Alibaba said in a statement on Monday. Taobao has also launched a Qwen-powered shopping assistant, which was trained on the platform’s... https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353132/alibaba-taps-chinas-chat-buy-trend-qwen-ai-and-taobao-integration?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/3353132/alibaba-taps-chinas-chat-buy-trend-qwen-ai-and-taobao-integration?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 May 2026 08:03:17 +0000 Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings One of the world’s largest online travel agencies expects to attract 200 million visitor arrivals to China over the next five years, helping to boost economic growth and reduce the country’s services trade deficit, according to domestic media reports. James Liang, board chairman of online travel agency Trip.com, said the projected influx would help turn China into the world’s top tourism destination, according to reports published on Wednesday. He was quoted as saying that inbound tourism could... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352025/tripcom-aims-bring-200-million-tourists-china-over-5-years-buoying-gdp-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3352025/tripcom-aims-bring-200-million-tourists-china-over-5-years-buoying-gdp-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:17 +0000 Coco Feng Coco Feng China has opened an antitrust investigation into Trip.com Group, the country’s largest online travel services provider, weeks before hundreds of millions of people on the mainland go away on holiday during the Lunar New Year break. The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) on Wednesday said the group – operator of namesake platform Trip.com, Skyscanner, Ctrip, Qunar and Dutch site Travix – abused its “dominant market position” and engaged in “monopolistic practices”. The... https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3339915/beijing-launches-antitrust-investigation-tripcom-ahead-lunar-new-year-break?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3339915/beijing-launches-antitrust-investigation-tripcom-ahead-lunar-new-year-break?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 14 Jan 2026 13:00:22 +0000 He Huifeng He Huifeng China’s film market showed signs of recovery this summer, but industry insiders said it was still grappling with challenges. By the end of last month, this year’s domestic box office totalled 39.23 billion yuan (US$5.5 billion), according to the China Film Administration, with over 900 million film-goers. The summer season generated 11.96 billion yuan in box office revenue, up 2.76 per cent year on year but well down on the 20.62 billion yuan record set in 2023 and the pre-pandemic levels of... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324189/more-chinese-went-cinemas-summer-film-industry-still-facing-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3324189/more-chinese-went-cinemas-summer-film-industry-still-facing-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:00:16 +0000 June Xia June Xia China’s expansion of visa-free entry to nationals from dozens of countries appears to have yielded substantial results, with tourists arriving in droves from overseas and providing a much-needed boost to the country’s consumption in the first half of the year. Shanghai, the country’s financial hub, saw 2.6 million visits from abroad in the first six months of 2025, up 44.8 per cent year on year according to local authorities. About 1.4 million of them entered China under a visa-free policy, more... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3317241/chinas-visa-free-policy-pays-dividends-overseas-entries-soar-2025?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3317241/chinas-visa-free-policy-pays-dividends-overseas-entries-soar-2025?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 13:00:12 +0000