Chinese tourists travel to Japan to clear snow for free, spark ‘unique’ travel debate

Chinese tourists travel to Japan to clear snow for free, spark ‘unique’ travel debate

Some Japanese tour agencies and hotels are elevating holiday travel by offering a snow-shovelling experience as a unique tourist attraction for overseas visitors. During the week-long Spring Festival holiday in January and February, mainland China recorded 7.7 million entry-exit trips. Japan emerged as one of the top international destinations for Chinese tourists, with tourism orders…

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Hong Kong employees receive lowest pay rise of 3.2% since latter stages of pandemic: survey

Hong Kong employees receive lowest pay rise of 3.2% since latter stages of pandemic: survey

Hong Kong employees this year received the smallest pay rise since the latter stages of the pandemic at 3.2 per cent, but they could expect better packages and employment opportunities next year, a human resources professionals representative said on Thursday. The Hong Kong Institute of Human Resource Management revealed that employees in the city enjoyed…

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