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This post will provide step-by-step and guidelines on how to Authenticate Documents in China. Procedure for Applying to the Department of Consular Affairs for Document Authentication Consular Authentication Timeline and Fees  Consular Authentication of Foreign-Issued Documents to Be Used in China  Documents issued by foreign agencies and intended for use in China must first be notarized and authenticated by the country from which they were issued and then … Read more

In this post, I consolidate the full list of Foreign Affairs Offices or FAOs in China: provincial and sub-provincial. In addition to being responsible for document authentication in China, the FAO will also be responsible for issuing Apostilles starting November 7, 2023. If you want to know how to obtain an Apostille in China, click … Read more

After clearing all medium- and high-risk zones in the city of Putian in east China’s Fujian Province, life in the city resumed on Thursday after a coronavirus resurgence associated with the Delta variant began in the city in early September and spread throughout the region. Since six people tested positive for COVID-19 on September 10, … Read more

In an attempt to keep returned travelers away from the heavily populated cities where the coronavirus epidemic first took place in early 2020, the 5,000-room Guangzhou International Health Station in southern China was built in just three months and is the biggest quarantine facility in China to this day. Thousands of visitors will check-in and … Read more

China defended its visa restrictions, which have kept thousands of stranded Indians from returning to Beijing, saying they are “appropriate” to control the spread of COVID-19 and do not target only India but also Chinese nationals returning from abroad. In response to the Indian Ambassador to Beijing Vikram Misri’s criticism of China’s long-standing harsh travel … Read more

Guangzhou, the capital of South China’s Guangdong Province, will require all overseas arrivals to undergo a 21-day quarantine at designated isolation centres prior to the city’s hosting of the Canton Fair, as the country has seen a COVID-19 surge centred in East China’s Fujian Province. The new quarantine rules were announced in a statement on … Read more

The following four flights to China have resumed full operation starting September 21: US-Bangla Airlines flight BS325 from Dhaka to Guangzhou China Southern flight CZ392 from Dhaka to Guangzhou Cebu flight 5J308 from Manila to Guangzhou Air China flight CA180 from Manila to Beijing For the up-to-date list of suspended flights, please visit this page.

As part of its zero-tolerance Covid-19 strategy, China has imposed strict lockdowns, mass testing, large-scale contact tracing, quarantines, and entry restrictions since closing its borders to most international travel last year. With the current spread of the delta variant overseas, the measures appear set to continue. Here’s everything you need to know about travel to … Read more

Are you a foreigner who is living in China and need to buy some food products online? Then you know it can be challenging to find the food you want or to communicate with customer service. In China, there are many apps such as Taobao, Jingdong, or Pinduoduo. However, all these apps are in Chinese … Read more

Baidu announced that public testing of Baidu Apollo Go will begin in Shanghai, making it the fifth city where passengers will be able to test the robotaxi mobile platform. Baidu is the sole provider of this service in the three first-tier Chinese cities of Beijing, Guangzhou, and Shanghai. The Shanghai operation will include 150 stations … Read more