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China limits admission as outdoor tourist sites reopen

Chinese authorities have released a circular, only allowing outdoor tourist attractions to reopen amid the COVID-19 epidemic. The tourist sites that resume operation s

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Great Wall to release blacklist of rowdy visitors after damage video goes viral

The Great Wall of Badaling, the most visited section of the iconic Great Wall of China, will now release a blacklist of rowdy visitors regularly. The decision comes aft

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Beijing Parks, including Summer Palace, cancel cultural events for Tomb-sweeping Day

Flower viewings and other cultural events for the upcoming Tomb-sweeping Day will be canceled in 11 public parks in Beijing, the Beijing Municipal Administration Center

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GM, Ford, Fiat Chrysler join UAW to form coronavirus task force

The Big 3 Detroit automakers — GM, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — have partnered with United Auto Workers to form a task force aimed at protecting workers and limiting the spread of COVID-19, t

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Museum, art galleries in Shanghai reopen to public

A number of cultural venues in Shanghai, including a museum and several art galleries, have reopened to the public as the coronavirus epidemic has eased.On Friday, the

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Nearly 200 parks reopen in Shanghai as epidemic recedes

A total of 198 parks in Shanghai have resumed operation as of Saturday as the novel coronavirus epidemic begins to recede, according to the local authorities. All the

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Shanghai Disney Resort partially resumes operation

Shanghai Disney Resort partially resumed operations on Monday with a limited number of shopping, dining and recreational experiences available in Disneytown, Wishing S

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New Zealand provides support for COVID-19 affected businesses

New Zealand businesses affected by COVID-19 can access immediate government support after two further initiatives were approved, the country's Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford said on Tues

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Indonesia confirms first cases of novel coronavirus

People with surgical masks look on at station Tanah Abang, following the outbreak of the coronavirus in China, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 13, 2020./Reuters Two Indonesians have tested pos

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China gradually re-opens tourist sites in low-risk outbreak regions

Some tourist attractions in low-risk regions of the novel coronavirus outbreak have gradually resumed opening to the public, Liu Kezhi, an official with the Ministry o

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Man arrested after stabbing inside mosque in London: police

A man has been arrested at the scene on suspicion of attempted murder after reports of a stabbing in a mosque in London, the Metropolitan Police confirmed Thursday. Police were called to the mosque

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Shanghai strengthens anti-epidemic measures in commercial buildings

Shanghai will take strict measures to control the novel coronavirus epidemic among the city's vast number of commercial and office buildings, according to a press conf

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Asia Album: Light to Night Festival to be held in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- People view the light projections and art installations during the media preview of the Light to Night Festival held in Singapore on Tuesday. The Light to Night Festiva

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Qi Baishi art show in Athens exhibits Eastern spirit

Born to a rural family in Hunan province, Qi Baishi once earned a living on carpentry while teaching himself classic Chinese ink painting. His works often depict daily objects to transmit a worldly to

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France plans security measures to reassure Asian tourists: Paper

France plans to bring in more police units and surveillance cameras to reassure Asian tourists put off by robberies and militant attacks and avoid a sharp drop in visitor numbers, daily newspaper Le Figaro said on Sunday (Nov 6).

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Fiji's April total visitor arrivals drop, but Chinese visitor arrivals up

​Provisional statistics show a 1.5 percent drop year-on-year in Fiji's visitor arrivals for April 2016, while the Pacific island country saw an increase of Chinese tourists, the government-owned Fiji Broadcasting Corporation (FBC) confirmed Monday.

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Chinese visitors drive record off-peak tourism in New Zealand

​A surge in tourists from China pushed the number of visitors to New Zealand to a new high last month, the government statistics agency said Friday.