Articles tagged with "china"
China: Shanghai Taxi Gang Preys on Tourists; Unusual Hostage Incident in Xi’an
By Larry Habegger | March 12th, 2008 |
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A Shanghai taxi gang has been preying on tourists arriving in the city center on the high-speed train from Pudong Airport by demanding exorbitant fares and then robbing or intimidating... [Read this entry]
China: Heavy Snow Disrupts Travel
By Larry Habegger | January 24th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Heavy snow disrupted travel in several provinces in central China at the beginning of the travel season for Lunar New Year. The holiday begins Feb. 7 but many Chinese travel... [Read this entry]
Tibet: Funding Planned to Upgrade Lhasa Toilets
By Larry Habegger | December 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Tourism to Tibet has increased dramatically since the opening of the rail link to Lhasa in 2006, with more than a million visitors this year to the Potala Palace, the... [Read this entry]
China: Tourist Restrictions on Great Wall, Ming Tombs
By Larry Habegger | November 29th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Tourist activities at the Great Wall may be restricted in the coming months as officials implement a general plan for China’s top tourist sites. The plan calls for no more... [Read this entry]
China: Beijing Air Pollution May Not Improve for Olympic Games
By Larry Habegger | October 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A report by the UN Environment Program suggests that pollution in Beijing will not improve much before next year’s Olympic Games. Some pollution declined between 2000 and 2006, but the... [Read this entry]
China: Smoking Banned in Beijing Taxis
By Larry Habegger | October 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Smoking is now banned in Beijing’s taxis as officials try to clean up the city ahead of next year’s Olympics. The ban effects both drivers and passengers and is the... [Read this entry]
China: Security Tight for FIFA Women’s World Cup
By Larry Habegger | September 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer tournament runs Sept. 10-30 in five cities: Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Tianjin and Wuhan. Thirty-two games are scheduled and security will be tight. Chinese authorities... [Read this entry]
China: Beijing Looks for Ways to Stem Air Pollution
By Larry Habegger | August 22nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Stung by criticism that Beijing’s air pollution could cause some of next year’s Olympics events to be rescheduled, Chinese officials ran a test to remove 1.3 million vehicles from the... [Read this entry]
China: New Road Signs in Shanghai Help Visitors Find Their Way
By Larry Habegger | July 19th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Officials have made traveling around Shanghai and other provinces in the Yangtze Delta region a little easier for visitors by posting graphical signs for tourist attractions such as temples, museums... [Read this entry]
China: Pirated Drinking Water in Beijing
By Larry Habegger | July 11th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Officials are investigating a report in the Beijing Times that claimed that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing contain counterfeit water. The report said the jugs are... [Read this entry]
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