That’s 21% fewer trips and 30% less spending than last year, but the numbers show consumption is beginning to bounce back following the battering it took earlier in the year from the coronavirus pandemic. The numbers are a “positive sign” both for China and the rest of the world that […]
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PARIS — The world’s largest travel-retail and e-commerce operators, Dufry Group and Alibaba Group, respectively, have agreed to join forces to form a strategic joint venture in China. Simultaneously, Alibaba plans to make up to a 9.99 percent investment in Dufry. “We highly value this partnership with Alibaba Group to […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – China estimated that 13 million railway passenger trips were made on Thursday at the start of the Golden Week holiday, the highest for a single day since the coronavirus outbreak began in February, according to state media. Although this figure signals pent-up demand for travel now that […]
Hong Kong (CNN) — China is on the move again. As October 1 arrives, hundreds of millions of people are expected to pack highways, trains and planes for the National Day holiday, one of the busiest times for travel in the world’s most populous country. The eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival break […]
Hong Kong (CNN) — China is on the move again. As October 1 arrives, hundreds of millions of people are expected to pack highways, trains and planes for the National Day holiday, one of the busiest times for travel in the world’s most populous country. The eight-day break is China’s […]
SHANGHAI — Millions of travelers in China hit the road on Thursday as the country began its extralong National Day holiday, promising some much-needed relief to a tourism industry battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Online travel operator Trip.com projects some 600 million people will visit domestic destinations including Hubei in […]
BEIJING (AP) — Ford, Nissan and BMW unveiled new electric models with more range for the Chinese market on Saturday as the Beijing auto show opened under anti-virus controls that included holding news conferences by international video link. Automakers are looking to China, the first major economy to start recovering […]
LONDON — After taking a long break, staying at a secluded resort in Sir Lanka, attending breakfast with the governor of Tokyo and sailing on the Atlantic Ocean, Claire Chung is ready to make a comeback to the business arena. The former general manager of Yoox Net-a-porter China, who has […]
BEIJING (AP) — The first event for the CEO of Swedish electric car brand Polestar at this month’s Beijing auto show: A two-week quarantine in a hotel. The auto show, the first major in-person sales event for any industry since the coronavirus pandemic began, opens Saturday in a sign the […]
Surrogate Cares for Baby Months After Giving Birth as COVID-19 Keeps Parents in China Emily Chrislip and her husband Brandon initially agreed to care for the baby for a maximum of four weeks but it has now been over four months An Idaho woman agreed to serve as a surrogate […]
For millions of people in the U.S. who use the Chinese app WeChat, it’s a lifeline to friends, family, customers and business contacts in China. That lifeline is now under attack by an executive order from President Donald Trump that could ban the app in the U.S. as early as […]
While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe. Young environmental activists around the world have skipped school to attend marches in protest at global inaction over climate change. […]
LONDON — When thinking about Shiseido’s prestige offerings, one may think of Clé de Peau Beauté or IPSA, but actually, there is one brand, The Ginza, sitting on the top of the pyramid, and one won’t even find its brand information on Shiseido Group’s web site. With a set of […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan — U.S. Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar has redoubled accusations that China failed to adequately warn of the coronavirus after it was first detected in Wuhan. Azar says China’s ruling Communist Party “had the chance to warn the world and work with the world on battling […]
Chinese moviegoers are set for a Christopher Nolan bonanza on the big screen: his sci-fi epic “Tenet” will launch in Chinese theaters on Sept. 4, a week after an Aug. 28 re-release of “Inception.” Meanwhile, the theatrical re-run of his 2014 “Interstellar” is blasting past competition at box office as […]
BEIJING — China is tightening travel restrictions in the capital of the Xinjiang region amid a COVID-19 outbreak in the northwestern city. People arriving in Urumqi from regions considered to have high infection risk must undergo a two-week quarantine. Others arriving from less risky areas most show proof of good […]
BEIJING — Chinese officials have reported two confirmed coronavirus cases in a northeastern province as China continues to see infection clusters develop even though it has largely contained the virus in most of the country. Authorities in Liaoning province have closed theaters, night clubs and indoor tourist attractions trying to […]
Click here to read the full article. LONDON — Even before he saw the full set of first quarter figures from the luxury groups including Swatch, Burberry and Compagnie Financière Richemont, Luca Solca of Bernstein knew they were going to make for difficult reading. In a report earlier this week […]
BEIJING (AP) — China became the first major economy to grow since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, recording an unexpectedly strong 3.2% expansion in the latest quarter after anti-virus lockdowns were lifted and factories and stores reopened. Growth reported Thursday for the three months ending in June was a […]
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Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, April 16, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Companies such as Peloton are facing a costly logistical nightmare as record congestion at ports around the world cause […]
Containers are seen on a shipping dock, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Port of Los Angeles, California, April 16, 2020. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters A ship with 197 containers of Peloton bikes and merchandise circled at anchor just outside the Port of Los […]