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Kunming-Cambodia Direct Flights to Be Launched Later 2012

2012-04-10

Xinhua, April 6, 2012 Direct flights between China's Kunming city and Cambodia's Siem Reap and Phnom Penh are expected to be opened later this year in order to further promote trade and touri...

HK's Tourism Project Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Good to Go

2012-04-06

Xinhua, April 4, 2012 Hong Kong's tourism landmark, the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car system, has been given the green light for resumption after a two-month pause due to an accident on Jan. 25, a...

Central China City to Open First Subway Line

2012-04-01

Xinhua, March 31, 2012 Central China's city of Wuhan will start its first subway line by the end of this year to ease traffic pressure, local authorities said. The first phase of Wuhan'...

Two Million Visit China's Oldest Hand-written Koran

2012-04-01

Xinhua, March 30, 2012 Nearly two million people from all over the world have watched China's oldest hand-written copy of the Koran in the museum in which it has been housed since 2...

Pierre Cardin Opens Third Maxim's Restaurant in China

2012-03-30

Xinhua, March 27, 2012 French fashion designer Pierre Cardin on Tuesday started his third branch of Maxim's, a French restaurant, in central China's Anhui Province. The Maxim's de Paris...

Air Route Opens Linking Europe, NE China

2012-03-30

Xinhua, March 27, 2012 Lufthansa, Germany's flagship carrier as well as the country's largest airline, on Tuesday started a direct route between Frankfurt and Shenyang, capital of northeast C...

'China's Pompeii' May Get UNESCO Recognition

2012-03-27

Xinhua, March 26, 2012 A bid has started to have the ruins of Laosi town, known as China's Pompeii for the site's well-preserved cultural landscape and relics, recognized with a UNESCO cultur...

Australia's Qantas, China Eastern Airlines to Set up Jetstar Hong Kong

2012-03-27

Xinhua, March 26, 2012 Australia's airline Qantas declared on Monday that it had entered a new alliance with China Eastern Airlines to create new budget airline, Jetstar Hong Kong, ...

The 23rd Macao Arts Festival to Open in May

2012-03-23

Xinhua, March 22, 2012 With 128 performances staged by artists from various countries and regions, the 23rd Macao Arts Festival is to be held between May 1 and June 2, Cultural Affairs Bureau...

Shenyang-ROK Flights Increase

2012-03-23

Xinhua, March 21, 2012 China Southern Airlines is to increase the number of flights it operates between Shenyang, which is the capital of northeast China's Liaoning province, and key destinat...

Shanghai Plans New Hot Spring Resort Project

2012-03-21

China Daily, March 20, 2012 A new resort targeted at providing ecological culture for tourists is under construction in the city's Songjiang district. The resort project, estimated to c...

China Southern Airlines to Open Guangzhou-London Direct Route

2012-03-21

China.org.cn, March 19, 2012 China Southern Airlines will stare a direct air route linking the southern China metropolis of Guangzhou and London on June 6, the company announced Saturday. ...

Luxury Hotels Boom in China

2012-03-19

CRI, March 17, 2012 Sanya, which is the southernmost city in China, is trying to make itself into the Miami of the East as part of a plan to attract more tourists from home and abro...

The best of Yangzhou in March

2012-03-15

CRI, March 14, 2012 As poet of Tang Dynasty Li Bai famously wrote, "Go to Yangzhou in March, in the mist of the flowers of spring". During the time of Li Bai, mention of Yangzhou evoked image...

Thousands of Buddha Statues Found in N. China

2012-03-12

Xinhua, March 9, 2012 Archaeologists in Hebei Province have excavated more than 2,000 ancient Buddha statues. The 2,895 Buddha statues and fragments dating back to the Eastern Wei and N...

Second Nishan Forum to Be Held in Confucius' Hometown

2012-03-12

Xinhua, March 9, 2012 The second Nishan Forum will be held in Qufu city, which is the birthplace of Confucius in east China's Shandong Province, on May 21, the "World Day of Cultural Diversit...

Most Travelers to Tibet Plan Second Trip

2012-03-08

Xinhua, March 8, 2012 More than 70 percent of travelers to southwest China's Tibet autonomous region would like to return for a second trip to the plateau, according to an official survey.The...

World's Biggest Exhibition Center Set for Shanghai

2012-03-08

China Daily, March 7, 2012 Shanghai aims to draw the country's heavyweight exhibitions away from Beijing with the world's biggest exhibition center which is composed by 400,000 squa...

China to Reinforce Historic Tibetan Monument

2012-03-05

Xinhua, March 4, 2012 Jokhang Temple in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region will repair and reinforce an ancient monument marking the historic alliance between Tibet and the Tang Dynast...

Regular Direct Chengdu-Bombay Flight in May

2012-03-05

Xinhua, March 2, 2012 China's flag carrier Air China will open a direct route between southwest China's Chengdu and India's Bombay on May 2, the southwestern branch of the airline said Thursd...