Chinese and U.S. Government negotiators have reached an agreement to increase the number of passenger flights between the two countries, including the award of an additional non-stop flight from the U.S. to China by August. The pact also calls for adding 13 new flights through 2012, up from three by 2010, and lifts some restrictions on cargo flights.
Standing atop the Empire State Building and looking out on the expanse of glinting skyscrapers and miniature yellow taxicabs, Lili Ma had no doubt that New York was the place to be on her vacation from China.
Beijing - A strong earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck an area of south-western China's Yunnan province early Sunday, destroying houses, killing at least three people and injuring about 300.
Amid the chorus of voices hailing the positive effect the 2008 Olympic Games will have on the tourism industry, a dissonant note can be heard emanating from some domestic travel agencies.
