Chinese tourists visiting the United States during China’s “Golden Week” holiday have complained of nowhere to visit after the federal government shutdown closed some of the country’s most popular...
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China's Vice-Premier Wang Yang in May 2013 acknowledged that "uncivilised behaviour" by its citizens abroad was harming the country's image. He cited "talking loudly in public places, jaywalking, spitting and wilfully carving characters on items in scenic zones". Destination countries have been easing visa restrictions to attract more tourists from China, but reports have emerged of complaints about etiquette.
2 Oct 2013
Angry comments on the “uncivilised” behaviour of the Chinese flooded the nation’s blogosphere on Wednesday after state media revealed that five tonnes of rubbish had been left by 110,000 observers...
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2 Oct 2013
Mainland tourists pouring into the city on the first day of the annual "golden week" holiday yesterday said they were happy to comply with new rules on how to behave when travelling.
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The criticism of mainland Chinese tourists has now spread well beyond Hong Kong, with stories about their apparent bad behaviour coming from Vancouver, Paris, Seoul and the Maldives, just to name...
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Travellers departing flight LV199 from Shanghai into the international airport of the Maldives, many dressed in designer labels, are an unmistakable sign of China’s interest in the far-flung...
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"Let's be perfectly clear, this is a competition with London, this is a battle between cities." So said François Navarro, the Ile-de-France regional tourist authority's spokesman, to a British...
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London and Paris have been rivals for as long as anyone can remember. But there is a new front in the age-old conflict between western Europe's richest and chicest capitals: the hearts, minds and...
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In the latest controversy involving Chinese tourists - a group of mainland travellers have upset Singapore Airlines staff by refusing to hand over 30 sets of stainless steel tableware during a...
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A group of pictures taken on Thursday capture the moment a six-metre-high tidal wave from Zhejiang’s Qiantang River surged through a dyke in Hainin.
Dozens of tourists, who had gathered to...
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Every society has its own standards and norms. But regardless of cultural differences, some behaviour is universally considered uncivilised and should be avoided. Relieving oneself in a public...
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North Korea's tourism workers may look down on their boorish northern visitors but they also appreciate their big-spending ways.
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