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  • China issues guideline on management of electronic government affairs system

    The General Office of China's State Council has recently unveiled a guideline to regulate the planning, approval, construction and supervision of IT applications in government affairs.

    January22,2020


  • China's UnionPay Int'l, France's Louvre Hotels Group sign deal on payment card

    UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay, said Tuesday it had signed an accord with France's largest hotel group, Louvre Hotels Group, regarding the use of UnionPay cards to facilitate Chinese visitors.

    November23,2016


  • 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


  • Beijing issues prepaid cards for international visitors

    The Chinese capital introduced the Beijing Pass, a multi-purpose card for international visitors, on Wednesday, facilitating their payment for transportation, tourist sites and shopping centers.

    August01,2024


  • 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


  • Shanghai issues prepaid travel cards for inbound travelers' convenience

    Shanghai has released Shanghai Pass, a multipurpose prepaid travel card, to facilitate easy payment by inbound travelers and other visitors not in favor of mobile payment.

    May22,2024


  • 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


  • 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


  • China promotes digital transformation of electronic information manufacturing

    China has released an implementation plan for the digital transformation of the electronic information manufacturing industry, setting a goal for major enterprises to achieve a numerical control rate of over 85 percent in key production processes by 2027.

    May29,2025


  • China to spur intelligent, AI-powered electronics consumption

    China will support the consumption of new-generation high-tech electronics such as smart wearable devices and AI-powered humanoid robots, the country's top economic planner said on Monday.

    June25,2024


  • UnionPay cards to be issued in Europe

    UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China's UnionPay, the country's largest bank card payment processor, announced Monday that it has entered into strategic cooperation with the Portuguese bank, Banco Comercial Portugues (BCP).

    November21,2017


  • CAE outlines major challenges in electronic information engineering

    The Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) issued a report on Monday on the development of electronic information engineering in China, outlining 14 major challenges in the future development of the sector.

    September26,2023


  • Lower transaction fees set to boost international bank card usage in China

    International bank card clearing institutions, such as Visa and Mastercard, have reduced transaction fees on overseas bank cards for Chinese merchants, a move expected to encourage more local merchants to accept these card payments.

    July04,2024


  • Chinese intelligent electronics products win popularity in Brazil

    A number of smart home and digital products made by Chinese companies won favor of Brazilian consumers during the Latin American Electronics International Trade Show (Electrolar Show 2023) held in Sao Paulo from July 10 to 13, reported people.cn.

    July20,2023


  • China issues 9.25 bln bank cards by end of 2021

    China had issued a total of 9.25 billion bank cards by the end of 2021, according to an industry report.

    September26,2022


  • 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


  • UnionPay holds all the cards

    China UnionPay is ramping up efforts to expand its business in overseas markets to support the Belt and Road Initiative or BRI, in addition to facilitating fast growing personnel exchanges between China and the rest of the world.

    December28,2018


  • China issues 8.98 bln bank cards in total

    China had issued a total of 8.98 billion bank cards by the end of 2020, according to a blue paper.

    October18,2021


  • China aims to increase supply of high-end electronic devices

    China aims to increase the supply of high-end electronic devices to boost consumption and bolster the economy, according to a plan jointly issued by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Ministry of Finance.

    September06,2023


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