The Chinese government has given Bob Dylan official approval to perform in Beijing, The Associated Press reported. Gehua Live Nation, the concert organizers, said last week that Mr. Dylan would perform at the Workers’ Gymnasium in Beijing on April 6 and the Shanghai Grand Stage on April 8, while he is on an Asian and Australian tour. The Ministry of Culture, according to The Associated Press, on Thursday gave a nod for the Beijing concert, but there was no word yet on Shanghai. Neither concert was listed as of Friday morning on Mr. Dylan’s Web site. A previously planned visit to China, scheduled for last spring, fell through.