The fifth meeting of the China-Singapore FTA Commission was held in Singapore on January 20-22, 2015. The two sides talked on further supplementing and perfecting the China-Singapore FTA, and exchanged views on some specific issues ...
Tags: China-Singapore FTA, trade in goods, trade in service, investment
On September 7-9, Chinese Vice Minister Gao Yan led the economic and trade delegation of the Chinese government to visit Maldives. During her visit, Gao Yan visited the President of Maldives Abdulla Yameen at appointment and conveyed the ...
Tags: 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, China-Maldives economic cooperation
The town will be packed with Britain’s biggest cultural and historical icons, from Sherlock Holmes to the Royal Family. The Great British Teddy Bear Company has signed a deal worth £20m to design and licence its name to the ...
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China's State Council Information Office (SCIO) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. National Geographic Society (NGS) and venture capital organization International Data Group (IDG) to promote the Chinese culture and ...
Hong Kong needs to maintain its hospitable image as declining visitor numbers are affecting tourism-related businesses, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Leung Chun-ying said here on Tuesday. ...
Tags: hospitable image, visitor arrivals
A trend of 24-hour bookstores has emerged in the country since last summer, when Beijing shop Sanlian started to keep its doors open all the time. While the traditional book business has been hit in many countries owing to the rise of ...
Though the Chinese government promulgated the "Great Wall of Protection Ordinance" in 2006, the world famous ancient stone fortification is still disappearing at a tremendous speed, especially the parts in forsaken mountain areas. ...
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German automobile major Mercedes-Benz’s Argentine unit gears up to launch its new mid-size van model Vito during the ongoing seventh edition of Buenos Aires International Motor Show. With production of the vehicle beginning this ...
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GAZ Group has unveiled new Vecto-3 and LiAZ-4292 medium bus models at the Bus World-2015 exhibition being held in Kolomna, Russia. Designed for operations at low passenger flow routes, the Vecto-3 and LiAZ-4292 buses' serial production ...
A man's passion for ancient Chinese houses drives him to buy many, with the aim of restoring them, he tells Deng Zhangyu. Some people collect paintings, others, sculptures and antique furniture. But Qin Tongqian does more he buys ...
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With the rise of the Chinese middle class, the nation's cruise market will continue to grow, and is expected to become the Asia's largest market by 2020, industry sources said. Data recently released by the Cruise Lines International ...
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Global diamond jewelry demand rose 2.9 percent year on year to $81.4 billion in 2014, according to industry insight data published by De Beers on Friday. The research sets a new high for global demand, but also represents the slowest growth ...
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Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD is planning to sell its electric vehicles to the South Korea market before the end of 2015, according to a senior company executive. BYD, a rising Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, has brought its ...
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More Chinese are applying for a United States visa, pushing up the number of outbound tours to the US. Last month, China and the US agreed to extend the validity of short-term tourist and business visas issued to each other's citizens ...
Tags: Visa Policy, Visitors
The number of visitors to New Zealand during vacation in Oct increased 14% on year to 9,8000 due to the holiday in Oct, according to latest data released by Statistics New Zealand. In Oct., inbound tourist arrivals increased 8% on year to ...
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