Visitors to China’s tourist spots spike during Lunar New Year as country aims to revive post-Covid travel sector

Visitors to China’s tourist spots spike during Lunar New Year as country aims to revive post-Covid travel sector

Mainland China’s tourist attractions reported a major spike in visitors during this year’s eight-day Lunar New Year holiday as the country aims to revive its post-pandemic travel sector. The tropical island province of Hainan has seen a huge increase in passenger traffic, with overall year-on-year growth of more than 30 per cent during the holiday, … Read more

Chinese TV host suspended after ‘inappropriate’ Japan earthquake comments go viral

Chinese TV host suspended after ‘inappropriate’ Japan earthquake comments go viral

A Chinese TV host in the southern island province of Hainan has been suspended after his comments about a deadly earthquake in central Japan on New Year’s Day. On Monday, the day the earthquake struck, Xiao Chenghao, an anchor with the regional Hainan Broadcasting Group, posted a video titled “A comeuppance arrived? A 7.4-magnitude earthquake … Read more