For Tibet tours, foreign travelers must have not only a standard Chinese visa but also special travel permits and in some cases a military permit. Chinese visa are generally obtained from most Chinese embassies and consulates.
BEIJING, Feb. 2 -- Months after the government shifted its focus to domestic consumption following an unprecedented export slowdown caused by the economic crisis, Chinese consumers have finally responded with their wallets.
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has no plans to impose vehicle emission fees in 2009, Du Shaozhong, deputy-director of the city's environmental protection bureau said on Sunday.
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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's government Sunday warned 2009 will be "possibly the toughest year" since the turn of the century in terms of securing economic development and consolidating the "sound development momentum" in agr
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BEIJING, Feb. 2 -- Future purchases of United States Treasuries by China will depend on its need to protect the value of its foreign investments, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday.
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BEIJING, Feb. 2 -- Three weeks after China officially became a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), bank President Luis Alberto Moreno began a three-day visit in Beijing Monday to discuss further cooperation with its new donor member.
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BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Attracted by the real estate plunge on the other side of the globe, Chinese homebuyers are gearing up for visits to the United States in February to buy cheap homes, the English language newspaper China Daily reported in its wee
BEIJING, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce said Saturday it will start a sunset review of its five-year anti-dumping duties on phenol imports from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United States and Taiwan.
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BEIJING, Feb. 2 -- Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp, South Korea's biggest carmakers, are targeting record sales in China this year to help them weather the meltdown of auto markets in the U.S. and Europe.
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Apart from the reunion of families and friends, Chinese investors had one more to be grateful for during the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday - the stock market, China Daily reported in its weekend issue.