Labour Day

Foreigners spend 700% more on Alipay in China over Labour Day holiday as inbound tourism slowly recovers

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The number of visitors – from 15 countries across Europe and Southeast Asia included in China’s visa exemption scheme – who used Alipay during the holiday was up fourfold this year, according to Ant. 13:33 Tourism trouble: post-pandemic hurdles of China travel Tourism trouble: post-pandemic hurdles of China travel Since the middle of last year, … Read more

Death toll rises to 24 after highway collapses in China’s Guangdong province

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The cave-in occurred at around 2am in Dabu County of Guangdong’s northern Meizhou City. Nearly 18 metres (59 feet) of the mountainous highway crumbled into the forested slope below, trapping 20 vehicles and 54 passengers in all, the local government said, issuing revised casualty figures. It had earlier said 18 vehicles and about 50 passengers … Read more