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China has over 1,500 green hotels
According to a report released by the China Hospitality Association, there are currently over 1,500 green hotels in the country.
March06,2023
GLOBALink | China-Africa Green Dialogue: Sustainable life in sustainable hotels
On this World Environment Day, from China to Kenya, we explore how ecotourism accommodation can be both pleasant and eco-friendly.
June05,2025
Alibaba to license 10,000 physical stores
Alibaba announced on Monday that Tmall.com will license more than 10,000 physical stores in China this fiscal year.
August29,2017
Apple to expand applied research lab in China
U.S. tech giant Apple announced on Tuesday that it will expand its applied research lab in Shanghai and establish a new lab in Shenzhen later this year.
March12,2024
Apple COO hails China's manufacturing upgrades
Jeff Williams, Apple's Chief Operating Officer (COO), has praised the upgrade of China's manufacturing industry, describing the shift from manual production lines to advanced lights-out factories as "exciting."
July29,2024
Alibaba to license 10,000 physical stores
Alibaba announced on Monday that Tmall.com will license more than 10,000 physical stores in China this fiscal year.
August29,2017
Physical meetings of Italian institutional representatives to be restored in Beijing
In economic terms, great results have been reached concerning export to China in the first ten months of 2021, with a steady 28.3% growth compared to the same period of 2020, namely +20% on pre-pandemic 2019 levels, and with 12.81-billion-euro goods and services exported from Italy
December15,2021
TikTok returns to Apple, Google app stores in U.S.
TikTok was once again available for download in the Apple app store and Google Play store in the United States on Thursday.
February14,2025
China's chain hotel market maintains steady growth in 2024
China's chain hotel market continued its solid upward trend in 2024, with the number of chain hotel rooms increasing year on year, according to a report released by the China Hospitality Association on Tuesday.
April23,2025
JD.com plans to open more physical stores
JD.com Inc, China's second-biggest e-commerce player, plans to open 200 more bricks-and-mortar stores－mainly offering consumer electronics products－by the end of this year.
August14,2017
Hotel industry moves to cover lower-tier markets in the rational consumption cycle
Tourists now show strong awareness of "cost effectiveness" in hotel consumption, experts say, who also observed increasing demand for high-quality hotels for county-level destinations.
October17,2024
Chinese commerce minister meets with Apple CEO Tim Cook
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met with Apple CEO Tim Cook in Beijing on Monday, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Commerce.
March25,2025
Traditional banks usher in smart transformation by cutting branches and closing ATMs
Traditional banks have embarked on the path of smart transformation. The used-to-be-everywhere physical branches are slimming away, along with roadside ATMs. But such offline to online banking transformation encounter difficulties as well during the process.
October22,2020
Italian luxury footwear at a physical exhibition in Moscow
Thanks to the format studied by BolognaFiere, fifty Italian footwear producers have been able to exhibit their collections at the ongoing fair in Moscow with the support of the local personnel, in contact with Italian sellers via web.
March26,2021
China Focus: Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges to increase investment in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday pledged to increase investment in China during his Beijing visit, which analysts believe highlights the importance of the Chinese market to the American tech giant.
October24,2024
Apple opens largest retail store on Chinese mainland in Shanghai
Smartphone maker Apple on Thursday inaugurated its largest retail store on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai, with Apple CEO Tim Cook opening the doors of the new store and welcoming Chinese consumers.
March22,2024
China Focus: Apple boosts China presence, partners on green initiatives, AI
U.S. tech giant Apple on Wednesday announced it is accelerating its support for the next generation of developers in China with a new 30 million yuan (about 4.18 million U.S. dollars) donation to Zhejiang University.
March27,2025
Winter has come for physical outlets in age of e-commerce
The closure of a 27-year-old shopping mall in Beijing has sparked sadness that winter has come for physical stores in the age of e-commerce. North Star Shopping Center in the Asian Games Village (Yayuncun) announced its closure Monday.
January12,2018
Chimelong to open panda-themed hotel
Chimelong Group will soon open a panda-themed hotel in Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, to meet growing domestic demand for leisure hospitality from families.
February13,2018
The Birth of Paradise Hill Hotel
As the first Sino-foreign joint venture in the tourism industry, Paradise Hill Hotel was established eight years prior to the promulgation of the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Sino-Foreign Contractual Joint Ventures.
November27,2017
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