In China, high pay, vague job raising eyebrows
A trendy new profession offering home companionship for children has caused controversy online. The child-companion develops personal plans for activities — learning, sporting…
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Giant panda back from South Korea to soon meet public in Chengdu
Fu Bao returned to Chengdu, Sichuan province, on April 3 and finished a month-long quarantine on May 4 at the province's Shenshuping giant panda base under the China Conservation…
3-day holiday bolsters China’s domestic tourism market
The travel boom during the holiday generated revenue of about 54 billion yuan (US$7.47 billion), up 12.7 percent compared with 2019, according to the Ministry of Culture and…
More Chinese travellers set foot in Antarctica
The global tourism industry is hoping to cash in on Chinese tourists' well-known wanderlust to help tap the potential of this land at the world's end with its pristine glaciers…
China enhances foreign traveller payment services, anticipates continued market growth
The government is cooperating with e-payment platforms and companies to streamline foreign travelers' authentication procedures of linking bank cards and raising the e-payment…
Proposals promote return of China’s mothers to the workplace
Women's employment, especially the hiring of mothers, has long been a contentious issue that has attracted public attention.
China aims to create over 12 million new jobs
The government will also strengthen support to help college graduates land jobs, as this group's population is expected to reach a record high of over 11.7 million this year.
China’s tourism industry hits record highs over Spring Festival holiday
The ministry said on Sunday that the domestic tourism market saw 474 million trips during the holiday, up 34.3 percent year-on-year. The number marked a 19 percent increase…
China’s white-collar workers face bonus cuts
According to the report, only 20.2 per cent said they were sure of receiving a year-end bonus, down by 6.7 percentage points from the previous year. About 39.4 per cent were not…
Popular tourist cities compete to attract festival travellers
Economy class flights from Beijing to Xishuangbanna and Shanghai to Dali — two popular destinations in Yunnan province on Feb 8 — a day before New Year's Eve, were already…