October 17, 2018As a way to minimise the effects of overtourism in Japan, tourism officials are now promoting lesser-known parts of their country to foreign visitors.
October 14, 2018AirAsia is expanding its footprint in China with an exclusive direct service between Kuala Lumpur and the coastal city of Tianjin. The service will begin on Dec 2.
October 13, 2018Try and experience a city by by riding in a local taxi – it is just like meeting the “local ambassador” of a city. It is also safe and fun. But the question is: Which country has the best taxi service?
September 11, 2018A vaccine scandal in China angers parents and frays trust in locally-made drugs, threatening both the health of Chinese children and its pharmaceutical industry.
August 27, 2018China’s period drama 'Story Of Yanxi Palace' has racked up a cumulative 5.6 billion views since its release last month, or an average of 130 million views per episode.
August 23, 2018The 87-year-old academician Wang Gungwu, one of the world’s foremost experts on the Chinese diaspora, released his memoir, ‘Home Is Not Here’, in August 2018.
July 11, 2018An abandoned village in China – Howtouwan – is attracting curious tourists who are intrigued by the place’s unique and natural devastation.
July 8, 2018A couple had the time of their lives when they went on a wonderful trip to Hangzhou, Suzhou, Shanghai, and Wuzhen in China, courtesy of the Star Media Group.
May 8, 2018Pop queen Faye Wong is negotiating to make a lucrative debut on Chinese reality television. The Hunan TV music show is expected to premiere July 20.
April 23, 2018The rise of ’morality schools’ for Chinese women has sparked a feminist awakening and criticism of the Communist Party which promised women equality.
April 18, 2018British pop singer and former 'The Voice UK' coach Jessie J is the first non-Chinese contestant to win the 'King of Singers' title on a popular TV variety show in China.
March 19, 2018This theme park, surrounded by natural beauty and filled with old cultural references, might remind you of somewhere in China sometime in the past. But Qing Xin Ling Leisure and Cultural Village is really just in Ipoh, Perak.
February 8, 2018Tourists -- especially from China and India -- have been warned to steer clear of troubled honeymoon islands Maldives amid a spiralling political crisis.
February 3, 2018Europe, an increasingly popular destination for Chinese tourists, with the number of visiting Chinese tourists set to soar by nearly 70% over the next five years, is taking initiatives to make it more convenient and worthwhile for them to visit.
December 17, 2017China plans to recreate Shakespeare's birthplace of Stratford-upon-Avon as part of an artificial cultural town in Fuzhou called San Weng ('Three Masters').
October 31, 2017McDonald's has registered a new formal name in China, a word that refers to its Golden Arches logo... and sounds like the Chinese word for 'pig eating'.
October 31, 2017China’s Golden Week set a new record as 710 million holidaymakers spent RM371 billion in tourism. The stats also point to a shift away from shopping trips.
October 30, 2017Alibaba founder Jack Ma is full of surprises.
The richest man in China apparently dreams of being a wuxia hero or a movie kungfu superstar to be exact. The world-famous entrepreneur posted on his Weibo account on Oct 28 about his latest project - starring in a short film about martial arts.
In the post, the 53-year-old wrote six...
October 30, 2017When people tell you to 'just stay home’ because you’re disabled, learning to cycle with your hands and travel independently is a huge morale booster.
September 29, 2017Between October 18 and 28, foreign travellers will be barred from entering Tibet due to the meeting of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing.
