https://www.scmp.com/rss/523173/feed The latest news and top stories on China Travel Service, a state-owned entity headquartered in the Hainan provincial capital of Haikou. Established in 1949, it is China's first travel agency. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ralph Jennings Ralph Jennings Flight bookings in China have grown 20 per cent year on year ahead of the annual Ching Ming Festival holiday that starts this weekend and follows public school breaks in much of the country – despite higher airfares on account of rising fuel prices. Holiday bookings had reached 2.04 million flight tickets as of Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing figures from data provider TravelSky Technology. CCTV’s Sunday report said cross-border holiday flight bookings inbound and outbound stood at... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348367/chinese-flight-bookings-rise-20-ahead-april-holiday-break-despite-soaring-airfares?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3348367/chinese-flight-bookings-rise-20-ahead-april-holiday-break-despite-soaring-airfares?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:00:13 +0000 Jess Ma Jess Ma Hong Kong lawmakers have expressed concern over the lack of a car park at the upgraded Huanggang border crossing, saying that providing a shuttle bus service for tour groups or motorists to reach the checkpoint building will not be convenient. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said on Friday that the revamped building – which is on the mainland Chinese side of the border in Shenzhen – would not have a public car park or bays for coaches. The Transport and Logistics Bureau would decide... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3348211/lawmakers-concerned-over-lack-parking-huanggang-border-checkpoint?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3348211/lawmakers-concerned-over-lack-parking-huanggang-border-checkpoint?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:04:56 +0000 Laura Zhou Laura Zhou China will resume passenger train services to North Korea for the first time in six years – the latest sign of warming ties between the two countries as Pyongyang grapples with increasing tensions with the South and Donald Trump’s unpredictability. From Thursday, passenger trains between Beijing and Pyongyang will run four times a week – on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, China Railway Group (CREC) said on social media Tuesday night. The train will depart from Beijing at around 5.30pm... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346128/china-north-korea-rail-services-restored-neighbours-try-get-relations-back-track?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3346128/china-north-korea-rail-services-restored-neighbours-try-get-relations-back-track?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:00:12 +0000 Yulu Ao Yulu Ao China Vanke’s senior executives have no plans to reduce their personal shareholdings, according to the distressed mainland developer, which is seeking to extend the repayment of its onshore debt to avoid a default. The Shenzhen-listed developer on Thursday was responding to queries from investors on the exchange’s interactive platform, saying it had not received any notification from the executives regarding stake sale plans. Under the exchange’s rules, senior management were required to... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337081/china-vanke-says-top-managers-have-no-plans-sell-shares-it-fights-survival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3337081/china-vanke-says-top-managers-have-no-plans-sell-shares-it-fights-survival?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Dec 2025 11:15:10 +0000 SCMP SCMP Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump talks to Japanese PM hours after his overnight call with China’s Xi Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi confirmed “the close cooperation” between Tokyo and Washington in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, hours after Trump spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. 2. China sends emergency return vehicle to space... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3334126/trump-talks-japans-pm-china-launches-replacement-spacecraft-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3334126/trump-talks-japans-pm-china-launches-replacement-spacecraft-scmp-daily-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:15:08 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang China has announced plans to consolidate the cruise operations of four central state-owned enterprises into a single entity that will reportedly operate the largest fleet in Asia, as part of a broader efficiency drive. China Tourism Group – one of the four companies – was designated as the operator of the venture at a signing ceremony hosted by China’s state-owned enterprises watchdog on Friday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. After the deal goes through, the venture will operate Asia’s... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3333950/chinas-cruise-industry-makes-waves-new-deal-creates-asias-largest-fleet?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3333950/chinas-cruise-industry-makes-waves-new-deal-creates-asias-largest-fleet?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:00:17 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat Amid a heated diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo which has shown no signs of cooling off, several employees of China’s state-owned enterprises have been advised to scrap their immediate travel plans to Japan, they told the Post on condition of anonymity. One of them, an engineer at a state-owned firm in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, received an unexpected phone call on Tuesday. It was his company’s administrative office, urging him to cancel his coming holiday. Like employees at many... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3333417/chinese-soes-ask-workers-cancel-their-japan-holidays-amid-diplomatic-row?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3333417/chinese-soes-ask-workers-cancel-their-japan-holidays-amid-diplomatic-row?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:00:11 +0000 SCMP Sport SCMP Sport The Longines Hong Kong International Horse Show is coming back for a second year, with some of the world’s best riders bringing their skills to the city in January. Alongside three days of top showjumping and the return of the popular Shetland Pony Grand National, a new dog agility display will take place at the AsiaWorld-Expo. And with the Year of the Horse starting soon after, organiser Clarion Events Asia plans to debut the Hong Kong Jockey Club Asian Youth Challenge, allowing young... https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325065/worlds-best-riders-return-longines-hong-kong-international-horse-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/3325065/worlds-best-riders-return-longines-hong-kong-international-horse-show?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Sep 2025 11:00:18 +0000 Kandy Wong Kandy Wong China’s Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with other state agencies, has updated its “Guide to Working and Living in China as Business Expatriates” for 2025, addressing many of the questions foreign nationals have about how to travel to or work in the country legally. Here, we attempt to break down the 22-page document to provide the most salient details, like how to apply for a residence permit, pay income tax and handle payments and benefits under the country’s social insurance. How can... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3322387/want-work-china-government-has-guide-and-weve-summarised-it?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3322387/want-work-china-government-has-guide-and-weve-summarised-it?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Lam Ka-sing Lam Ka-sing Hong Kong tourism representatives have raised concerns that no tickets for the coming National Games will be allocated to travel groups, and that each person can only buy up to six for regular events, limiting the types of visitor packages that companies can offer. Yeung Sai-hing, general manager of the culture, sport and tourism centre at China Travel Service, the designated offline ticket seller for Hong Kong events, said on Thursday his agency was striving to create more products for the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3321842/lack-national-games-tickets-groups-snag-hong-kongs-tourism-sector?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3321842/lack-national-games-tickets-groups-snag-hong-kongs-tourism-sector?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:41:56 +0000