China will on January 1 launch an “action plan” for boosting management and operations of its digital currency, a deputy governor of the country’s central bank said Monday.

“The future digital yuan will be a modern digital payment and circulation means issued and circulated within the financial system,” People’s Bank of China (PBoC) Deputy Governor Lu Lei wrote in Financial News, a media outlet under the central bank.

In the next step towards that goal, a “new generation” arrangement for digital yuan will be launched on January 1, Lu said, encompassing a “measurement framework, management system, operating mechanism and ecosystem”.

The “action plan” will see banks pay interest on balances held by clients in digital yuan—a move to incentivise broader adoption of the currency.

The plan also includes a proposal to establish an international digital yuan operations centre in the eastern financial hub of Shanghai, the report said.

Monetary authorities around the world have in recent years been exploring ways to digitalise currencies, propelled by a boom in online payments during the pandemic and the increased popularity of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin.

The PBoC has been working on a digital currency since 2014 and has been testing the use of a “digital yuan” or “e-CNY” in various pilot programmes.

Consumers across the country already widely use mobile and online payments, but the digital yuan could allow the central bank — rather than the big tech giants — access to more data and control over payments.

Beyonce achieved a new title, which only a few musicians have reached before her, and became the fifth-ever musician to become a billionaire.

The 44-year-old songstress joined Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen, and her husband, Jay-Z, in the billionaires’ club.

Queen Bey’s latest milestone added to her already long list of achievements for this year, including the Album of the Year win at the Grammys for her album, Cowboy Carter.

The Diva hitmaker also earned the title of having the highest-grossing concert tour of 2025.

Along with a highly successful and culturally significant musical career, Beyonce is also a businesswoman, and her company, Parkwood Entertainment, which she founded in 2008, manages the business side of her craft.

The official Forbes announcement, which revealed Queen Bey’s billionaire status, detailed, “In total, the Cowboy Carter Tour grossed more than $400 million in ticket sales, per Pollstar, and another $50 million in merchandise sold at the shows, according to Forbes estimates. And because Parkwood produced it all, Beyoncé was able to secure higher profit margins.”

It continued to explain that Beyonce’s tour earnings and revenue from her music catalog are estimated to be “$148 million in 2025 before taxes, making her the third-highest paid musician in the world.”

Prince George has stepped up his future king-in-training to embrace bigger royal responsibilities alongside Prince William in 2026.

A former royal aide has lifted the lid on how William, Kate’s eldest son George will emerge with his new role in the near future.

George, second in line to the throne, will be seen in public more often. The young royal will support his father William and the monarchy as key figure.

The couple will not hesitate to put their children on display to show the world that this is the future of the Firm.

Grant Harrold, also known as the royal butler, told The Independent, “I think we’re going to see them [the Waleses] more as a family, I love it when you get to see them with the children. I think it’s really nice.”

Last week Prince William introducing his eldest son to The Passage and Claudette, a charity, which works to prevent and end homelessness in the UK.

The father-son duo were proud to join volunteers and staff in preparing Christmas lunch.

Speaking on Kate and William’s kids, Harrold said: “These three – Louis, Charlotte and George – are very much the future.”

He added: “We all want to see them and we love it when we see them…”

Recent events suggest that William and Kate’s children have already been put under training to understand their future royal roles.