Chinese youth hire dates to please parentsDeccan ChronicleThe best gift a Chinese bachelor can take home for parents is a bride-or-bridegroom-to-be. Being pressurised to marry, many bachelors in China opted to hire women during their homecoming for the…
2012-01-28
Daytrip NYC: A town called ChinaWaterbury Republican AmericanIn today's economy, finding the money to travel is becoming harder. Two hours south of here, on the lower east side of Manhattan, you can find a neighborhood that can transport you to a f…
2012-01-28
Chinese railway readies as post-holiday travel rush beginsXinhua28 (Xinhua) — Chinese railway authorities said Saturday that the country's railway system has geared up for the upcoming post-holiday travel rush in addition to snow and rainfall in t…
2012-01-28
Baby without nationality may get travel papersIBNLive.com… is at the centre of a raging passport controversy in the city, has filed for travel documents for her one-and-a-half-month old baby, Emperor Kaioyus, delivered through surrogate means, to tra…
2012-01-28
Chinese Railway Readies as Post-holiday Travel Rush BeginsCRIENGLISH.comChinese railway authorities said Saturday that the country's railway system has geared up for the upcoming post-holiday travel rush in addition to snow and rainfall in the sout…
2012-01-28
'Slower growth' in China visitors to HKRTHKThe Executive Director of the Travel Industry Council, Joseph Tung, says he expects slower growth in the number of visitors to Hong Kong from mainland China this year. Mr Tung said the anticipated slow…
2012-01-28
Camper and Telefonica lead way in slog to SanyaIrish IndependentBy WM Nixon Imagine an island about the size of an Irish province set down in a blue sea just south of the tropic of Cancer and you begin to get a picture of Hainan, off the south coast of…
2012-01-28
Authority Asks US To Lift Travel Advisory Against ThailandBernamaChumpol told reporters that China, Germany and France have also cancelled their warnings against Thailand, noting, however, apart from the United States, 14 other countries have maintaine…
2012-01-28
Travel retail market shows no sign of abatingThe Korea HeraldKoreans still make up more than half the total travel retail sales as they favor duty free shops for luxury shopping. In recent years, however, a growing number of travelers, especially from …
2012-01-28
NOLA.comLouisiana congressional delegation and their staffers take more privately …NOLA.comThe $10621 cost was paid for by the National Committee on US-China Relations, which advocates for strong Chinese-US trade. No Louisiana member ranks on the lis…
2012-01-28
AsiaOneFour countries withdraw Bangkok travel warningsAsiaOne… have withdrawn their travel advisories warning their citizens of possible terrorist attacks in Bangkok, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Jesda Katavetin, deputy director general of the …
2012-01-28
The Epoch TimesDaughter of Chinese Activist Barred from Traveling to Accept AwardThe Epoch Times(Sound of Hope Radio) Dong Xuan, the daughter of a wheelchair-bound Chinese activist that was crippled by torture in custody, was prevented from leaving Chi…
2012-01-28
Rail and road traffic on rise as holiday nears endEastDay.comHIGHWAYS and railroads across China have seen increasing passenger flow because millions of Chinese return to work as the weeklong Spring Festival holiday comes to an end, transport authoriti…
2012-01-28
China: From Shanghai to Shangri-laAZ Central.comWe walked a little farther and had duck, vegetables and fine Chinese beer in an upscale place. Normally, I would eat where the locals do, but two places we passed were filled with cigarette smoke. After t…
2012-01-28
US Officials to Visit China, Asia for Talks on North KoreaVoice of America (blog)The State Department announced Friday that Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies will travel to Russia Monday to “deepen cooperation and share perspe…