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Monday, March 17, 2008
US issues travel warning for Tibet
The US embassy in Beijing issued a warning Saturday against travel to Tibet and majority Tibetan areas of west China after clashes between Chinese troops and protestors in Lhasa left a reported 30 dead.
afp.google.com
afp.google.com
Labels: China, tibet, travel warning
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
China to have 12,000 km of express rail lines by 2020
China has started construction on 16 new express passenger rail projects and is expected to have 12,000 kilometers of express rail lines by 2020, the Ministry of Railways said Sunday.
english.peopledaily.com.cn
english.peopledaily.com.cn
Labels: China, high-speed railway, railway
Sunday, November 04, 2007
Chinese tourists flock to Paris under travel pact
France is reaping a fat reward by tapping into the potentially massive Chinese tourism market under a special access provision extended to the European Union...
canada.com
canada.com
Labels: China, European Union, France
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
New subway eases Beijing travel misery
A major new subway line in Beijing opened this week as part of China's bid to transform the city into a world-class capital prior to the Olympics and ease the misery of its long-suffering commuters.
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
news.yahoo.com (page not found)
Labels: Beijing, China, subway
Monday, September 17, 2007
Shanghai tops out world's third-tallest building
A topping out ceremony for the world's third-tallest building - the 101 storey, 492 metre Shanghai World Financial Center - was held on Friday morning after the last beam was laid to mark the completion of construction.
chinadaily.com.cn
chinadaily.com.cn
Labels: China, shanghai, skyscraper
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Beijing shows off new airport terminal
Beijing showed off its new multibillion-dollar airport terminal today - a mammoth glass and steel structure with a gracefully sloping roof that the owners said is meant to impress visitors to China's capital for the 2008 Olympics.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: airport, Beijing, China, Olympics
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Illegal mining threatens Qing Dynasty tombs
China's 300-year-old Qing Dynasty tombs are being threatened by illegal mining despite their world cultural heritage status.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: China, mining, Qing Dynasty Tombs
Friday, June 01, 2007
Toll dodgers tear road through Great Wall
A mining company has knocked down part of the Great Wall so that its trucks could deliver coal more efficiently.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: China, Great Wall, mining
Monday, May 28, 2007
London cabs to pick up fares in China
London's cabs will soon be operating in China in a dozen colors apart from the iconic black and costing around half as much as they do in Britain.
cnn.com (page not found)
cnn.com (page not found)
Labels: China, London cabs, taxi
Friday, May 11, 2007
Asia Pacific tourism expected to rise
Tourism is set to rise significantly in the Asia Pacific region over the next three years, with China expected to lead the way.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: Asia Pacific, China, tourism
Friday, May 04, 2007
Why Tiananmen Square could go from red to green
One of China's leading architects has proposed a radical transformation of Beijing's centerpiece ... to turn Tiananmen Square into a forest.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: China, forest, Tiananmen Square
Friday, April 27, 2007
'Women's town' to put men in their place
Tourism authorities in China are calling for investors to build the world's first 'women's town', based on a traditional concept of 'women rule and men obey'.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: China, investors, women's town
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
150 million Chinese in planes, trains and automobiles
The May Day holiday period in China is expected to see a record 150 people take to the road, rail and air, despite rising complaints that the 'golden week' vacations generate little but crowds, litter and pollution.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: China, Golden Week, May Day
Saturday, April 14, 2007
'Fried crap' flushed away in Beijing clean-up
China is cracking down on its highly amusing but poorly translated English signs and menus, which could mean the end of odd signs such as 'show mercy to the slender grass' and 'racist parks'.
guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk
Labels: China, chinglish, cleanup
Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Tour guide stabs 15 tourists
A knife-wielding tour guide stabbed 20 tourists at a southwestern Chinese resort following an argument over kickbacks from souvenir shops.
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
Labels: China, stabbing, tour guide
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Beijing-Tibet train finishing first trip
China's first train from Beijing to Tibet has made the final leg of its maiden journey, reaching such altitudes that passengers had access to piped-in oxygen from tubes.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Source: news.yahoo.com
Labels: Beijing, China, tibet, train
Friday, June 30, 2006
China's Tibet railway ready to go
China is set to unveil its 710-mile-long railway line to the Tibetan capital amid concern from environmental groups and Tibetans loyal to the exiled Dalai Lama.
news.yahoo.com
news.yahoo.com
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