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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

The following four flights to China have resumed full operation starting September 14: XiamenAir Flight MF820 from Manila to Xiamen Air China flight CA934 from Paris to Tianjin Kenya Airways flight KQ882 from Nairobi to Guangzhou Aeroflot flight SU208 from Moscow to Shanghai For the up-to-date list of suspended flights, please visit this page.

Flights and train service in Shanghai, China’s largest city, were canceled Monday as Typhoon Chanthu moved up the mainland coast after bringing heavy rain and wind to Taiwan. According to local media, all flights from Shanghai’s two airports would be suspended as of 3 p.m. (0700 GMT) Monday. Some subway lines were closed, and many … Read more

Visa and Bank of China have established a partnership to provide digital payment and banking services at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing in 2022. “We are working with Bank of China, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, and local entities to enable easy and safe payment … Read more

As of Saturday 4 p.m., Putian in East China’s Fujian Province had six confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 asymptomatic carriers, with preliminary studies on the virus indicating it to be the Delta variant, local authorities said at a press conference. The initial result of the examination of 19 samples was the Delta variant, and the final results will be available in 2-3 days.  The details of the epidemiological investigation have not been released, but experts believe the … Read more

The Macau authorities have stated that they will maintain a 14-day quarantine for arrivals from Hong Kong, despite the latter city relaxing some of the restrictions for visitors from Macau. During a press conference on Thursday, the city’s Novel Coronavirus Coordination and Response Centre stated that any relaxation of travel restrictions inbound to Macau from … Read more

Travellers arriving in Hong Kong from mainland China will no longer be required to quarantine, according to Hong Kong’s top official, easing restrictions imposed following summer outbreaks of the coronavirus on the mainland. People who haven’t been to medium- or high-risk areas on the mainland or Macao can enter the city starting Wednesday, with a … Read more

The following five flights to China have resumed full operation starting September 7: Saudia Flight SV884 from Riyadh to Guangzhou Air China flight CA936 from Frankfurt to Shanghai Sichuan Airlines flight 3U8392 from Cairo to Chengdu Philippine Airlines flight PR314 from Manila to Tianjin Cambodia Airways flight KR961 from Phnom Penh to Chengdu Also, the … Read more