China Travel & Tourism News

THE 34th Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents (HATA) Overseas Convention will be held in Hangzhou from October 27 to 29. The theme 'Are we ready to capitalise on China's touri...

With a total investment of 200 million yuan (US$25 million) from two local entrepreneurs, the construction of a museum displaying ancient furniture and related craftsmanship will b...

The 3rd Minority Art Festival of China was kicked off at the Great Hall of The People in Beijing on Tuesday night. Chinese President Hu Jintao, Premier Wen Jiabao and a host of...

A Shanghai-Lhasa direct train service is expected to open during this year's National Day holiday, sources from the Shanghai Railway Bureau said yesterday. The new trains will b...

The first group of Chinese air marshals will leave for the United States next month for a two-week anti-terror training programme, the General Administration of Civil Aviation of C...

Six member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed to open flights to each other in their efforts to boost tourist arrivals, an Indonesian offic...

The Romanian National Railway Company CFR Passengers will launch a campaign to combat consumption of tobacco products and ban smoking on trains, a news release said on Tuesday. ...

After almost 10 months at sea, the Swedish ship Gotheborg will arrive in Shanghai today. The tall ship will first drop anchor at the Wusong Port in Baoshan District at 2pm so a...

Greece and India expressed on Monday their strong willingness to strengthen their cooperation in tourism field. Greece plans to open a tourist office in India aiming to promote ...

Most of the world's giants in the information, communication and technology (ICT) industry have confirmed to attend the 10th ITU Telecom World to be held in Hong Kong from Dec. 4 t...

The Bank of China, one of the nation's "big four" state-owned commercial banks, said on Tuesday its after-tax profit in the first half year rose 28.3 percent to 19.48 billion yuan....

Hong Kong's leading airline, Cathay Pacific, Tuesday received the 100th aircraft of its fleet in France, a landmark not only for the airline but also for the 60th anniversary of Ho...

Two passenger airplanes of Airbus 320 and Boeing 777 scratched each other when sliding at Beijing Capital Airport Sunday noon. No casualties were caused. The two planes which be...

Domestic air passengers will have to pay an extra 30 to 40 yuan (US$3.75 to 5) in surcharges from September 1 to cover the rising costs of fuel. In the second price hike ap...

Passengers have two new rail options to travel to Dunhuang, location of the world-famous Dunhuang Grottos. The Lanzhou Railway Bureau has opened a new line between Jiuquan and ...

Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline of the United Arab Emirates, announced in Shanghai recently it will begin daily flights from Beijing to Dubai starting September 1. ...

China is seeing a huge influx of students from overseas this summer as more international students choose to spend their summer break in the country. Rather than sticking to pop...

A new railway will allow commuters to spend just half an hour travelling from Hong Kong to downtown Shenzhen. Currently a railway linking the two places stops at southern Shenz...

THREE new initiatives to improve passenger transportation on the roads, railway and in the air are underway in Beijing. The Beijing Transportation Bureau has launched a taxi re...

The average annual growth of China's agricultural product exports is expected to slow down slightly over the next five years, according to the Ministry of Commerce. The mi...

Eleven of China's largest State-owned enterprises (SOEs) will open legal consulting vacancies to the public, the third round of public recruitment this year, the regulator of the...

China's railway police have swooped on 185 illegal train ticket dealers on the newly-operated Qinghai-Tibet railway, announced the Ministry of Railways on Tuesday. The people ar...

Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced on Thursday that visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in the first seven months of this year reached over 14.38 million, a 10.3 percent year-on-ye...

The magnificent frontier pass, or "the Underground Great Wall", built in the Song Dynasty (960-1127), has been listed as one China's national protected cultural relics in 2006. I...

Japanese Foreign Ministry welcomed Tuesday a team of 250 Chinese high school students in Tokyo, who will begin their 9-day exchange tour in Japan. "Exchanges between Japane...

China's top legislature began to deliberate a bill on Tuesday that will allow Hong Kong to set up a customs office in the neighboring port city of Shenzhen on the Chinese mainland....

An Australian man of Hong Kong origin has been detained by Chinese police under suspicion of making a bomb threat on Monday which forced a passenger airliner from China to Australi...

Shareholders of Air China and the Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways have agreed on a plan to forge strategic ties through a major share-swap, sources said Wednesday. The pl...

The 8th Mexican September Cultural Festival will kick off in Hong Kong on Sept. 1, announced the festival organizer here Thursday. The festival, organized by the Consulate Ge...

Uncivilized behavior is becoming a real embarrassment for Beijing ahead of the 2008 Olympics. Beijing's ambition to open more parks free of charge to the public has s...