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  • Direct flights resume between Beijing, Prague

    Direct flights between the capital cities of China and the Czech Republic officially resumed on Monday, with the arrival of a Hainan Airlines aircraft at the Prague Airport in the early morning after a 10-hour flight.

    June25,2024


  • Convenient entry policy attracts global tourists to north China port

    This summer, China's visa-free entry policy has made the country a favored destination for international tourists. As more travelers share their Chinese experiences on social media, "China Travel" has surged to be a hot global social media trend.

    September06,2024


  • Xinhua Headlines: China's lesser-known destinations draw more inbound tourists

    Basking in the sunshine, John Jammet and his wife sat in the courtyard of a traditional house in the historic Pingyao County of north China's Shanxi Province, with coffee in hand. Their trip seemingly offered them a glimpse into the lives of Chinese back in the day.

    May21,2025


  • China moves to further boost payment convenience for foreigners

    Jennifer Anzora, a Salvadoran student studying in Beijing, routinely used Alipay to pay for her coffee. She was pleasantly surprised to see that her native language, Spanish, had been added to the app.

    March22,2024


  • China Focus: Consumer-friendly business allows foreigners to make payments easily

    In the Blue Harbor international shopping park in Beijing's Chaoyang District, Rana, a Pakistani national visiting China for the first time, said he had a great experience using Pakistan's NayaPay mobile app to pay for items.

    May06,2024


  • Economic Watch: China enhances payment accessibility for int'l visitors

    "Shanghai Pass," a multi-purpose prepaid card, has been launched this week. With around 800 cards sold so far, they have been used by foreigners at various locations in the metropolis.

    May27,2024


  • China provides convenient payment services at Canton Fair

    The 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is held from April 15 to May 5 in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. During the first phase, from April 15-19, approximately 125,440 purchasers from 212 countries and regions had participated the event in person, marking a notable 23.2 percent increase compared to the same phase of previous edition.

    April25,2024


  • New Opportunities of China-Laos Economic and Trade Cooperation in New Era

    The report mainly presents the fruitful results achieved in bilateral economic and trade cooperation, the key cooperation construction projects between the two countries, and the vast opportunities for bilateral cooperation in the future.

    December08,2023


  • Baltic Exchange releases weekly shipping market report

    The Baltic Exchange has published its weekly report of the dry and tanker markets for October 24-28, 2022.

    October31,2022


  • China forges ahead for brighter future in digital economy

    Three years into the pandemic, when it is imperative for the world to reboot the sluggish economy, China has made headway in digitizing the economy to dynamic growth, according to experts and enterprises.

    April25,2022



  • UnionPay cardholders able to consume in Bangladesh

    UnionPay cardholders worldwide will be able to conduct payment via the POS terminals, QR code and e-commerce platforms in Bangladesh through Citibank network.

    November23,2018


  • 2nd Belarus bank to accept China's UnionPay cards

    BPS-Sberbank has become the second commercial bank in Belarus to accept China's UnionPay cards, according to Shanghai-based UnionPay International Wednesday.

    April13,2017


  • 2nd Belarus bank to accept China's UnionPay cards

    BPS-Sberbank has become the second commercial bank in Belarus to accept China's UnionPay cards, according to Shanghai-based UnionPay International Wednesday.

    April13,2017


  • Sri Lanka to launch WeChat Pay for Chinese tourists

    A Sri Lankan bank said on Wednesday that Chinese tourists visiting the island country could pay for their goods and services through the WeChat Pay facility in order to attract more Chinese tourists.

    January10,2019


  • Digitouch ready to make its entrance in Eastern Europe markets

    Digitouch, a company listed on AIM specializing in digital marketing, is getting ready to land abroad, focusing on Eastern Europe in particular.

    April16,2019



  • Alipay starts face-scanning solutions with beauty filters in China's largest bookstore

    Chinese payment and service platform Alipay started operating its facial recognition payment systems with beauty filters at Xinhua Bookstores, the largest bookstore in China, the company announced Tuesday.

    July17,2019


  • UnionPay, Bailian partner for payment service

    National bank card association China UnionPay and Shanghai-based retail conglomerate Bailian Group Thursday inked a strategic cooperation agreement to improve payment services.

    March31,2017


  • China's bank card industry maintains sound dev. momentum: CBA

    China's bank card industry has maintained a sound development momentum with larger business scale and greater market influence, according to a blue book on the development of bank card industry in China released by China Banking Association (CBA) last Friday in Beijing.

    June17,2019


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