`Island row will damage Japan’s trade ties with China’
September 19th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Japan's "purchase" of the disputed Diaoyu Islands will certainly affect and damage the development of economic and trade relations with China, the commerce ministry said Wednesday."It ... Read more...
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Chinese firm leaves 50,000 tourists for Japan in limbo
September 18th, 2012 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 18 (IANS) In the wake of the ongoing controversy over Diaoyu islands' ownership, a major Chinese travel tour operator has halted its plan of transporting 50,000 tourists to ... Read more...
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Tibet virtually again out of bounds, say exiles
June 9th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, June 9 (IANS) Tibet is virtually again out of bounds for overseas visitors and the Chinese have stepped up major crackdowns against suspected dissidents in Tibet after two self-immolations ... Read more...
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India plays down travel advisory, says no contentious issues with China
June 5th, 2012 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kunming, June 5 (IANS) Amid a row over a Chinese travel advisory, India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Tuesday said there were no contentious issues between India and China besides ... Read more...
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UAE, Chinese airlines sign cooperation agreement
March 23rd, 2012 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, March 22 (IANS/WAM) The UAE's national carrier Etihad Airways and China Eastern Airlines have signed a cooperation agreement, it was announced Thursday.The memorandum of understanding (MoU), signed in ... Read more...
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Millions of Chinese start spring homecoming
January 9th, 2012 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) The massive spring tour has kicked off in China when tens of millions of Chinese travel to their native places to celebrate the Spring Festival.The Spring ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka woos Chinese tourists
November 28th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Nov 28 (IANS) Sri Lanka has opened a page on Chinese social networking site - www.renren.com - to attract more Chinese tourists to the country, an official said Monday.In ... Read more...
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China warns tourists of ‘forced shopping’ in Hong Kong
July 20th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Beijing, July 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) China has warned its citizens of "forced shopping" in Hong Kong after an undated video surfaced which showed that a group of Chinese tourists were being ... Read more...
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Tibet reopens to tourists next month
April 3rd, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Lhasa, April 3 (Xinhua) Tibet will reopen to domestic and foreign tourists from May 1, tourism authorities said Thursday. Zhanor, deputy director of the region's tourism bureau, said all travel agencies would ... Read more...
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