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China visa-free travel: relaxing entry restrictions adds up
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/02/2024
» BEIJING - French national Marc Guyon travelled to China on the first day that Beijing began allowing citizens of his homeland to enter visa-free.
Chinese livestreamers flock outdoors for late-night tips
AFP, Published on 23/02/2023
» GUILIN (CHINA) - In the dead of night on a bridge in southern China, around two dozen livestreamers sat crooning and chatting into microphones, their identical ring lights spaced a few metres apart in glowing rows.
China Eastern Airlines Boeing with 132 on board crashes in China
Published on 21/03/2022
» BEIJING: A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people on board crashed in mountains in south China on Monday while on a flight from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou, China's Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
China teenage climate warrior fights a lonely battle
AFP, Published on 17/08/2020
» GUILIN, China: While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe.
Chinese tour guide barred after forced shopping trip in Guilin
Published on 14/06/2019
» A tour guide in the scenic city of Guilin in southern China has been stripped of her licence after forcing tourists to spend at least 20,000 yuan (90,000 baht) in local shops.
Beaches, skiing and tai chi: Club Med, Chinese style
AFP, Published on 13/10/2016
» SANYA (CHINA) - Tai chi, mahjong and karaoke are on the menu alongside more traditional offerings such as sailing at Club Med's new resort on the Chinese island of Hainan, as the French holiday group -- now Chinese-owned -- adapts its European formula for the market.
China legalises ridesharing services
AFP, Published on 28/07/2016
» BEIJING - China on Thursday announced new rules governing ridesharing services, making clear for the first time that they are now legal in a giant market where US-based Uber is at loggerheads with local rival Didi Chuxing.
China's Uber rival Didi Chuxing raises $7.3 bn in new capital
AFP, Published on 16/06/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing, a bitter rival of US-based Uber, has raised $7.3 billion in one of the world's largest private equity financing rounds, the company said Thursday.
Detained Chinese lawyer arrives in US: NGO
AFP, Published on 08/03/2016
» BEIJING - A Chinese lawyer held after advocating the country adopt a jury system has arrived in the United States after he was detained for several weeks and put under surveillance for months, an American rights group said Tuesday.
Ally of former China security czar jailed for 12 years
AFP, Published on 03/11/2015
» BEIJING - A former senior Communist official and ally of ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang was sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption on Tuesday, a court said.