The 16th Asian Games, part of the worldwide Olympic movement and governed by the Olympic Council of Asia launched the overland route of “The Road of Asia” on Thursday. Yuan Yue, deputy director of the Marketing Department for the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee (GACOG), said that the overland route of “The Road of Asia” will […]
Myanmar’s ancient temple city of Bagan is set to add another visitor attraction, in the form of a night bazaar. The Myanmar Hoteliers Association is planning the bazaar to attract more world travellers to the tourist site. According to a Xinhua report, the night bazaar will run for two hours each night, between 6 and […]
Visa has announced that Visa payWave cardholders will now be able to purchase ferry tickets for trips from Hong Kong to Macau and mainland China. Hong Kong is the first marketplace in the Asia Pacific region to offer Visa payWave acceptance at ferry service operators. Cardholders will be able to purchase tickets with their contactless […]
Tourists visiting Shanghai for next year’s World Expo could be confused by signs on wet floors reading “Slip Carefully!”.So authorities in China want to make sure they never see them.The Shanghai government, along with neighbouring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, published a 20-page guide book this week to standardise signs and eliminate notoriously bad, and sometimes […]
Shanghai’s first tram at Zhangjiang High-Tech Park will begin a trial service this month, the Shanghai Daily reported officials announcing this weekend. The tram’s initial route will stretch 10km between Zhangjiang High-Tech Park Station of Metro Line 2 and Jinqiu Road of Zhangjiang Semiconductor Industry Park. There are 15 stations on the route.
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By Xinhua writer Miao Xiaojuan KUNMING, July 30 (Xinhua) ¨C Hillary Callan, an anthropologist from London, found herself drinking in the landscape of the Keyi village, the home of 712 Axi people, a branch of the Yi ethnic group. The village, a three-hour drive from Kunming, capital of southwestern Yunnan Province, is believed by local residents to […]
The election of Macau ’s new Chief Executive, Fernando Chui, has raised hopes of a recovery for casinos, which have been hurt by restrictions on mainland Chinese visitors and the economic downturn. According to a Bloomberg report, Chui’s appointment is likely to bring improved relations with the mainland.“There are expectations that the new chief executive […]
Marlene McManus’s path to China began on a spiritual note. After taking a class on Asian religions, the Clark University junior found herself drawn to classes in Chinese language, which eventually led to her spring semester at Beijing Institute of Education in a language immersion program. McManus detailed her trip more fully on her blog: […]
Construction of an elevated railway project running through Hanoi will start in the first half of next year, a Shanghai Daily report has said. The US$550 million project is being undertaken by the China Railway Group, with US$170 million of funding provided by in loans by the Chinese government.
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At a plush Hong Kong airport hotel, the only sign of activity comes from the dining-room where a queue of locals fill up their plates at a dinner buffet offered at a promotional rate to Hong Kong residents.Before the slowdown, the hotel lobby would have been filled with business travellers working on laptops or having […]