China’s first domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, is ready to sail from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for the first time on an international journey on Thursday evening, marking a major milestone for the country’s cruise industry as the vessel expands its operations to southern China’s shores. The 323.6-meter-long, 135,500-tonne…
Technology-focused tourism is emerging as a new driver of international tourism in China, injecting new momentum into the country’s summer travel boom. In Beijing, a popular robotics exhibition gives visitors an up-close look at cutting-edge technologies and how they are increasingly being integrated into everyday life. “I find it very fun. I think it’s an…
Local governments across China are rolling out a host of summer events, travel discounts, and new tourism products, as part of a national summer holiday cultural and tourism consumption campaign running from early July to late August. China on Wednesday launched the campaign, with more than 450 million yuan (about 66 million U.S. dollars) worth…
Border checkpoints across China are bracing for a travel rush during the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday, with holidaymakers and family visits contributing to an estimated 2.2 million crossings per day. The National Immigration Administration has projected an 11.7 percent year-on-year increase in border entries and exits for the three-day holiday that kicked off on…
A Chinese research team has successfully mass-produced rocket propellant tank domes using their pioneering cryogenic forming technology, which can reduce production cycle time by more than 90 percent. The team, from the lab of high-performance precision manufacturing at Dalian University of Technology’s School of Mechanical Engineering, has developed the world’s first large cryogenic forming press…
A China-Europe freight train departed from Guangzhou in south China’s Guangdong Province on Wednesday, marking that the number of international freight trains operated by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area this year has exceeded 20,000. The train loaded with electronics, home appliances and some other goods left Guangzhou’s Zengcheng West Station for Europe via the…
Hong Kong’s stock market ended lower on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 0.03 percent to close at 25,599.45 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index gained 0.30 percent to end at 8,576.89 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index climbed 1.59 percent to end at 4,946.88 points. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index…
Scenic spots in Ningxia, Xinjiang, Zhejiang, and other regions welcomed large numbers of visitors during China’s May Day holiday from May 1 to May 5. In Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, a food festival at Lanshan Park featured over 100 stalls offering grilled Tan lamb kebabs paired with local wine, followed by chorus performances…
China on Monday launched a nationwide consumption week featuring 284 million yuan (about 41.5 million U.S. dollars) in travel and culture vouchers, aiming to boost tourism ahead of the May Day holiday. The campaign, organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, runs through May 5, the final day of the five-day public holiday. To…
The Hengqin Port in Zhuhai City, south China’s Guangdong Province, had handled more than 100 million cross-border passenger trips since it was put into operation in August 2020, with the milestone reached by Friday afternoon, according to the Zhuhai General Station of Immigration Inspection. The port had also processed 11.7 million inbound and outbound vehicle…