China Travel & Tourism News

The air quality in Beijing has improved in recent days, an official from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday. "I am very surprised, because I thought...

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin will visit China on July 26 and 27 to discuss the launch of an energy resources negotiation mechanism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman ...

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- China Friday announced to send a 1099-member delegation for the Beijing Olympic Games. Among the delegation are 639 athletes for the Games to b...

BEIJING, July 24 -- The security chief of the Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee says full protection for the venues and athletes' village is in place. Guards are now patrol...

ZHENGZHOU, China, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch relay in Zhengzhou, capital city of China's most populous Henan province, concluded at the Zhengzhou Internation...

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- China's communication sector was fully prepared for the upcoming Olympic Games, a top Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) offici...

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Four high-speed trains, the first of their kind made only for sightseeing during the Beijing Olympics, have rolled off production line recently, manufa...

HONG KONG, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong was awarded the right to co-host the equestrian events of the 2008 Beijing Olympics on July 8, 2005, leaving the southern Chinese special a...

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- For many Christian visitors to Beijing, a downtown church provides not only a place of worship but also a good place to understand the religion's h...

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- At 7 a.m. on a hot and humid summer morning, Xu Chunjuan begins her nursing work with her medical unit in the "Bird's Nest," or the Nationa...

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Hospitals here will be open seven days a week during the Olympics to better serve residents and visitors, although thousands of medical workers will al...

BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Hotel booking rates in Beijing have steadily risen with the Olympic Games drawing near, but the room rate has dropped, according to the industry and ci...

BEIJING, July 24 -- Most Chinese are confident the Olympic Games will be a great success and help improve China's image across the world despite disruptions in the torch relay ...

CANBERRA, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Games will be the cleanest Olympics in years despite concerns about the effectiveness of tests for blood doping, President of the World An...

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The air quality in Beijing has improved dramatically in recent days thanks to the effective temporary measures, an International Olympic Committee (IOC...

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- A senior Beijing Olympic official said here Wednesday that Beijing is confident of dealing with any kind of security threat and will present the world ...

JINAN, East China, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch relay completed its tour in Jinan, the last leg in east China's Shandong Province, on Wednesday. Diving queen G...

SHANGHAI, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Shanghai police have been put on a "crisis" footing as part of a campaign to ensure public security during Olympic football matches in the cit...

QINGDAO, Shandong, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Olympic co-host city Qingdao will restrict swimming and boating activities in the sea near the sailing competition venue to ensure security f...

ABOARD XUELONG, July 23 (Xinhua) -- China's third Arctic expedition team reached the western hemisphere Wednesday to continue its exploration tasks in the Bering Sea. T...

BEIJING, July 23 -- From travel hotlines to homestay programs, Beijing is pulling out all the stops to accommodate the more than 1.5 million tourists from home and abroad expected ...

JINAN, East China, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Though "springboard diva" Guo Jingjing has been ruling springboard synchronized with her teammate Wu Minxia, her partner was changed ...

BEIJING, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese coach Yan Weiming unveiled his 14-men handball squad for the coming Olympic Games here on Wednesday. In revealing the 14-men plus one s...

BRUSSELS, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Belgium will send 94 athletes to the Beijing Olympics, the biggest Belgian Olympic team in 30 years, Belgian media reported Tuesday. The Belgi...

JINAN, East China, July 23 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic torch finished its tour in East China's Shandong province at 10:45 a.m. in Jinan Wednesday. Diving queen Guo Jingjing...

QUFU, Shandong Province, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic flame arrived in Qufu, the hometown of Confucius in east China's Shandong Province on Monday evening. The Olymp...

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday reiterated its pledge to fulfill its commitment to facilitate Olympic reporting. "The Chinese government will abide by the...

MACAO, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The jury of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo Macao Pavilion Concept Design Competition Tuesday announced that the design of "Lanterna do Coelhinha" i...

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- China urged its government departments to provide the public with free publications of information to protect the right to know and improve government ...

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- From anti-terrorism drills to halt of flights during the opening ceremony, Beijing is taking every possible measure to ward off terrorism and ensure se...