China
China unveils 'world's fastest train link'
BEIJING — China on Saturday unveiled what it billed as the fastest rail link in the world -- a train connecting the modern cities of Guangzhou and Wuhan at an average speed of 350 kilometres (217 miles) an hour.
Hidden China
Want to avoid the backpackers and lose the tourists? Intrepid travelers Sarah Fung and Winnie Yeung venture off the beaten track and discover some of China’s best-kept secrets.
China closes Tibet to foreign tourists
China has closed Tibet to foreign tourists ahead of next month’s highly sensitive 50th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule, tour agencies and other industry sources said today.
Shanghai Disneyland Coming Soon
Disneyland will soon be setting up its theme park in Shanghai. This is after Shanghai's economic body, the National Development and Reform Commission made the approval.
China toughens visa restrictions on visitors to Macau: report
HONG KONG (AFP) - Beijing has further tightened restrictions on mainland visitors entering Macau, a report said Thursday, in the latest sign authorities are trying to put the brakes on the gaming haven's stunning growth.
Beijing hosts 6.5 million tourists during Olympics
Beijing recorded 6.52 million tourist arrivals, including 382,000 from abroad, during the Olympic Games, official figures showed on Tuesday.
Cityscape recommendations for Beijing
If you are coming to Beijing for the Olympics, Xinhua News Agency staff provides these tips for finding the capital's most impressive spots.
Shangri-La Hotels And Resorts To Service Olympic Games Media Village
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, will make a contribution to a successful 2008 Beijing Olympics by servicing four apartment buildings with 1,633 rooms at the Green Homeland Media Village, part of the Beijin...
Disneyland in Pudong a "done deal"
Years of negotiations between the Shanghai government and Walt Disney Co. appear to have clinched a deal for a huge Disneyland to be built in Pudong.
Beijing games ... in the pink in China
Only a decade ago homosexuality was officially a 'hooligan act' in China, but today the gay community is thriving and open enough to welcome visitors - Across the street from the megaclubs at the west gate of Beijing's Workers' Stadium, a subtle n...
Mainland tourists banned from gambling in Taiwan
CHINESE mainland visitors to Taiwan will not be allowed to gamble or engage in "pornographic activities," according to regulations issued by the mainland-based Cross-Strait Tourism Association.
Sichuan reopens to tourists, full recovery by 2010
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CHENGDU: He Ping, a 52-year-old taxi driver in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, sent a passenger to the Lidui Park in this city 48 km northwest of Chengdu early Sunday morning.
China Business Visas: Fact, Rumour and Uncertainty
The hottest business topic in China at present is the visa issue. Speculation is rife about whether the new visa regulations, in place since April, will endure beyond the Olympics, and whether, in fact, they may tighten further during the Olympic ...