Zhengzhou Yutong Bus Co Ltd<600066> announced that it earned net profit of RMB 531 million in 2008, representing an increase of 37.42% from a year earlier, sources reported. According to the annual report, the company's operating revenue rose 3.51% to RMB 8.34 billion. The company produced 26,700...
Low-cost airline Jin Air Co, formerly known as Air Korea, will launch its international flights from October, with China and Thailand as its first destinations, sources reported.No details on the cities of its international routes have been disclosed yet.Jin Air was set up by Korean Air in 2008 as its budget affiliate...
France-based Accor SA launched the 75-room Songtsam Retreat at Shangri-la in Yunnan Province on Wednesday, marking the entry of its high-end MGallery label into China, the Shanghai Daily reported. The move is seen as part of Accor's efforts to reinforce its position in the country's upscale travel market, said...
China Eastern Airlines<600115><670><CEA> has launched its online check-in service for domestic flights to provide more convenience for its passengers.The passengers departing from Pudong Airport can log in the website of China Eastern Airlines to choose their flights and seats when buying the electronic air...
Shenzen residents will be allowed to travel to the neighboring Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong under a new, less restrictive policy that took effect last Wednesday. The new policy allows residents of Shenzhen to apply for a one-year multiple-entry permit with a maximum stay of seven days per trip....
Taiwan plans to remove restrictions on tour group fees for mainland tourists to bring more flexibility to Taiwan's tourism sector, according to Lai Sher-jen, director-general of the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, sources reported.Lai explained that the Taiwan Tourism Board will no longer regulate fees for mainland...
The Hong Kong Tourism Commission will invest HK$50 million to improve local resorts, said Yvonne Choi, Hong Kong's Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, on Tuesday, the official Xinhua News reported. Choi spoke about the budget for the new fiscal year at the Legislative...
U.S.-based Continental Airlines, Inc, the world's fifth-largest airline, launched the non-stop flights between Shanghai and New York on Thursday, becoming the first carrier operating daily non-stop flights from three Chinese cities to New York, the China Daily reported....
The Japanese government has relaxed the visa policy on Chinese tourists and will allow residents in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, whose annual income exceeds RMB 250,000, to travel to the country on their own starting from this July, sources reported.Last year, Japan started issuing visas to Chinese...
Ocean Park Hong Kong yesterday announced that its expansion plan has gone smoothly, and that its Amazing Asian Animals exhibit will open for guests in late April, sources reported.According to the theme park's development plan, a total of HK$5.5 billion in investment will be used for new projects. After the...