Airports handle 20% more passengers

Travel & Leisure

9 February 2010
The Civil Aviation Administration of China said that last year passengers made 449 million trips on domestic routes, rising 22% from a year earlier, and 37.05 million trips on international routes, de.  more...
China's railways carried 5 million passengers

Transport & Logistics

9 February 2010
China's railway network had transported 5.03 million passengers as of February 6, the eighth day of the country's annual Spring Festival transport peak lasting from January 30 to March 10 this year. .  more...
Aussie miner in 'biggest' China deal

Economics & Trade

9 February 2010
Australia' Resourcehouse has announced it has secured a deal worth $60 billion to supply coal to Chinese power stations over a 20-year period.   Company Chairman Clive Palmer said that coal min.  more...
China takes EU shoe complaint to WTO

Economics & Trade

9 February 2010
There has been a long-running dispute between the European Union and China over trade restrictions.  more...
US visitors top spend charts in China – VISA

Travel & Leisure

9 February 2010
Visa's Tourism Outlook China report states that international tourists in China spent more than $4.6 billion in 2008 on their Visa-branded payment cards across all merchant segments, up 7% over 2007.&.  more...
Giant Panda Tai Shan lands with sponsorship

Economics & Trade

9 February 2010
Sichuan Auto Industry has agreed to pay a million yuan, or about $150,000, to “adopt” the newly-arrived-from-Washington, Tai Shan, for life. The giant panda who left the Washington Nati.  more...