The metro system in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, began accepting contactless payments with major international bank cards of Mastercard, American Express, Visa and JCB, on Sunday.

October13,2025

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

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

Eric Alauzet, former president of the France-China Friendship Group of the French National Assembly, said in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Chinese philosophical thought deeply resonate with him, helping him better understand concepts such as the relationship between humanity and nature.

December09,2025

Starting July 28, international travelers can use Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and UnionPay to ride the Chengdu Metro. Just tap and go. Multi-language support and bilingual service counters make your trip even easier.

July30,2025

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

The first train of the "Zheng He" Sea-Road-Rail International Multimodal Transport Service departs from Tengjun International Land Port in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 4, 2025.

July07,2025

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

December25,2018

Vietnam is planning to issue electronic health security cards to its citizens to verify their right to medical services, according to the country's government.

February08,2017

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

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

September26,2022

Pudong has introduced a new round of preferential policies, as well as a special agency for overseas talent, to attract and retain foreign professionals.

December22,2017

China's customs authority will launch a new edition of its health declaration card, in which some requirements for travelers are removed to streamline customs procedures and enhance clearance efficiency.

August26,2022

China is now actively participating and even taking a lead in the global governance, said He Yafei, former vice-minister of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

November29,2017

Shanghai's Pudong New Area has begun granting permanent residence permits to not only top overseas professionals but also their research partners.

April09,2018

Indonesia hopes to strengthen cooperation with China in the fields of tourism, infrastructure and digital economy to inject new impetus into the development of bilateral ties, a senior Indonesian official said here on Tuesday.

November16,2022