Mainland travelers remain keen on tours to Japan2019-01-09
Chinese travelers' enthusiasm for visiting Japan during the Spring Festival holiday remains high, despite an appreciating Japanese yen and an exit tax levied on foreign visitors.

Hainan envisions creating medical tourism destination2019-01-08
Southern China's Hainan province has unveiled plans aimed at building the tropical island into a world-class medical tourism hub, combining high-end medical tourism with characteristic Chinese healthcare.

Palace Museum halts cosmetic production after complaints2019-01-07
Beijing's Palace Museum suspended production of cosmetics including lipsticks, eye shadow and rouge on Saturday, citing quality concerns following their release on the Taobao e-marketplace on Dec 11.

Rent, not buy! More youngsters try new ways for housing2019-01-04
From buying to renting, an ever-growing number of Chinese young people have switched their pursuits for their dwellings, spurring China's long-term rental apartment market.

Seniors take big strides in world of travel2019-01-03
Interest in travel for those over 60 years old grew in 2018, and their passion for trips is expected to continue to increase this year, travel agencies said.

A new year for Chinese travelers2019-01-03
As many research has shown, Chinese tourists are becoming more interested in exploring.

Homes become tourist magnets in Kashgar2019-01-02
People in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have rejuvenated their old houses and turned them into tourist attractions over the past few years, bringing in more money and improving their living standards.

Snow, beaches vie for holiday travelers2018-12-29
Tourist destinations featuring snowy scenery or tropical landscapes are in a tight race to attract New Year's guests, travel agencies said.

More Chinese parents opting for overseas study tours, says Ctrip2018-12-28
Middle-income parents are increasing their investment in children's education, with the number of parents sending children to winter or summer camps overseas becoming more commonplace.

Pigs genetically modified to resist swine fever virus2018-12-27
Chinese scientists recently reported that they have developed genetically modified pigs that are immune from the classical swine fever virus (CSFV).

"Striving" chosen as Chinese character of 20182018-12-21
"Striving" and "the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up" have been respectively chosen as the Chinese Character and Word of the Year 2018 in China, according to a survey released Thursday.

Ethics standards developed for research on humans2018-12-21
Medical experts and authorities in South China will compile a list of ethics regulations for human biomedical studies, a move that comes on the heels of strong condemnation of a Chinese researcher who claimed to have made the world's first genetically edited babies.

More room to breathe as the Forbidden City thins the crowds2018-12-21
On Oct 2, 2012, more than 180,000 people flocked to the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, in Beijing, setting a record for the highest number of daily visitors in the institution's history.