Chinese tourist authorities plan to start accrediting tourist attractions' ticket pricing practices and give preferential policies and funding support to the best-rated sites this year.
"Believe me, I have no knowledge about International Women's Day today, or other days dedicated to celebrating and respecting women. The only thing I know about women is that they should take care of their husbands and her children," a female passerby told Xinhua.
India on Monday began its 66th Republic Day celebrations, with U.S. President Barack Obama as the chief guest at the event.
Chinese people will be able to start their week of New Year celebrations -- Spring Festival -- from lunar New Year's Eve again, a date excluded from the holiday last year.
The online buying fiesta on this year's Nov. 11, also China's Singles' Day, smashed records, with e-commerce giant Alibaba ringing up sales of over 5 billion yuan, thanks to the world's biggest online retail sales day.
Li Zhe, a college student in east China's Nanjing City, has compiled a wish list for "Singles Day" on Tuesday, a holiday that has become China's busiest online shopping day.
The Grand National is the world's biggest horse race generating a global audience running into hundreds of millions. Now some of the attention is being focused on the 'fillies' watching the racing.
Gazing at an old black-and-white photo of Tiananmen Square in 1979, Jiao Li recalls celebrating the National Day as a child.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called for early announcement of the result of the presidential runoff held on June 14.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called for wide-raging efforts to raise awareness about the importance of investing in and supporting young people with mental health conditions.
Some 339 prisoners would be freed or see their prison terms reduced on the Visak Bochea's Day, or Buddha's Day, on Tuesday, a justice official said Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will join Western leaders in celebrating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France next month despite standoff over Ukraine, Russia's envoy to Paris said on Thursday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said on Tuesday that World Autism Awareness Day is "a call to action," urging all concerned to help build "a more inclusive world."
The public and travel industry want longer and guaranteed paid leave to help meet travel demands as the new holiday plan for 2014 fell short of expectations.
The Chinese government on Wednesday unveiled holiday arrangements for 2014 after it sought opinions from the public through polls on major websites.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen vowed Monday to get rid of rampant corruption during his new-term government (2013-2018) in order to further develop economy and reduce poverty.
Over 100 freighter aircraft and countless high-speed rail carriages and vehicles are gearing up to shuttle around Chinese cities for the shopping carnival of Singles Day on Monday.
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