The number of Chinese tourists visiting Australia rose by 32.6% in April 2016 compared to the same month the year before. The sharp spike in tourism is prompting Chinese airlines to add new routes between China and Australia.
Asian Airlines to Upgrade Service to United States
Singapore Airlines will launch non-stop flights from Singapore to San Francisco, California, on 23 October 2016. Air China will launch nonstop flights between Shanghai, China, and San Jose, California on 1 September.
Australia to Host 2017 Badminton World Federation Cup!
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) Sudirman Cup will serve as a prelude to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. More than 1,500 competitors from 45 countries will travel to Queensland to contest the BWF title.
Vinexpo Draws Wine Producers from Around the World to Hong Kong
1,300 exhibitors will showcase their wines, spirits, and related products at Vinexpo Hong Kong 2016. Running from 24 to 25 May 2016, the event will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wanchai.
Accor Opens Hotel in Suzhou Industrial Park
AccorHotels has opened its third Novotel hotel in Eastern Jiangsu province, the Novotel Suzhou SIP, which is located in the heart of Suzhou Industrial Park. Suzhou is a historic city near Shanghai crisscrossed by canals.
Accor Opens Fourth Hotel in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province
China Hotel News AccorHotels has expanded its growing presence in the Eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, with the opening of its fourth hotel in the city of Ningbo, the Novotel Ningbo East. Novotel Ningo East, a hotel in Zhejiang Province, China. The French-based Accor Hotel group already has three hotels in Ningo: a five-star …
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Airlines to Launch New Routes Between Greater China and North America
Airline News A Chinese air carrier plans to launch a new airline route to Vancouver, British Columbia, and three U.S. carriers plan to launch new airline routes linking two California cities with five cities in Greater China. Jingli Street in Chengdu, which is located near the giant panda preserve. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons. Growing …
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Singapore: Pop Artist Draws Inspiration from Cartoons, Advertisements and Photographs
Works by Singaporean artist Andre Tan are among more than 3,000 artworks at the first ever Singapore Contemporary Art Show. They draw inspiration from Andy Warhol, Wang Guangyi, and traditional Chinese art forms.
China: Chinese Airline Launches Route Linking Los Angeles with Historic City
Hainan Airlines launches 8th North American route, flying between Los Angeles Int'l Airport and Changsha, the capital of China’s Hunan province, home to one of the country's most popular - and spiciest - cuisines.
China: ‘Midnight in Peking’ Proves That Fact Really IS Stranger Than Fiction
“Midnight in Peking” is the painstaking reconstruction of the unsolved murder of a 19-year-old daughter of a retired British diplomat and scholar Beijing in the late 1930s. Wonderfully written, it proves fact is stranger that fiction.