Your Guide to China by Ikky
In this post, we will provide you a short and sweet guide on the updated health code application by the Chinese embassy in Canada starting Jan 14, 2022: 1. Take the first PCR test seven days before the flight’s departure If the flight departs on January 15, then you can do the test at any time … Read more
On January 7, EgyptAir announced cancellation of the following flights from and to China: Date Flight Route Flight Status Jan 21, 2022 MS959 Guangzhou – Cairo Canceled Feb 1, 2022 MS953 Cairo – Hangzhou Canceled Feb 2, 2022 MS954 Hangzhou – Cairo Canceled Feb 4, 2022 MS959 Guangzhou – Cairo Canceled Passengers who have booked … Read more
Shanghai reported four new asymptomatic local cases last night. No new confirmed cases were identified. Currently, 45 close contacts of asymptomatic infections in this town have been traced, and centralized isolation and observation have been implemented. Terminal disinfection was conducted in areas visited by asymptomatic infected individuals. The current policy on travel to/from Shanghai has … Read more
In this post, we will provide you a short and sweet guide on the updated health code application by the Chinese embassy in the US: Update Date: Starting April 1, 2022, passengers will be required to present a negative result of antigen test, on top of green health code before check-in or boarding. 1. Go … Read more
Xi’an Xianyang International Airport has suspended international flights as of January 5th. All domestic traffic has been suspended previously. Here is the list of suspended international flights to Xian as extracted from the list of available flights to China: Country Departure City Flight Number Belgium Brussels HU492 Canada Toronto HU7976 Germany Frankfurt DE8442 Japan Tokyo … Read more
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Wednesday Jan. 5, a 14-day entry ban on incoming passenger flights (including transit passengers) from the following eight countries will be banned from landing in Hong Kong starting from Jan. 8, 2022: Australia Canada France India Pakistan Philippines United Kingdom United States Carrie Lam, Chief … Read more
Update: Arrangements for foreign nationals and residents of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan to receive booster shots will be announced later. The Shanghai Health Promotion Center reminds local residents to take booster shots in time to better protect themselves from COVID-19. The COVID19 vaccination is an important measure to prevent the possibility of critical infection. … Read more
On 31 December 2021, on the eve of its implementation, the Ministry of Finance and the State Revenue Administration published Circular No. 43 on the Continuation of the Preferential Policies on Individual Income Taxes such as Foreign Personal Allowances and Subsidies, declaring that the tax-exempt benefits for foreign nationals will be extended to December 31, … Read more
Source: Chinese Embassy in the UK In order to prevent the further spread of Covid-19 and protect the health and safety of travellers from the UK to China, starting from 6th January 2022, people fully inoculated with inactivated vaccines who are travelling from the UK to China need to take two PCR tests instead of … Read more
Starting Today, passengers can apply to use their Shanghai health code 随申码 “Suishenma” to pay fares on some of the city’s Metro lines. Instead of using the public transportation card or apps to ride the Metro, people can now also use the health code to take: Metro lines 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and … Read more