China’s high-speed rail network accelerates world’s largest human migration

Lunar new year travel is taking place faster than ever

Chinese tourists shun Japan over lunar new year holiday as rift deepens

Japanese prime minister’s refusal to back down over Taiwan comments brings more criticism and travel warnings from China Chinese tourists are continuing to shun Japan in large numbers, with the country falling out of the top 10 destinations for those celebrating the lunar new year with a trip abroad. Japan has had a dramatic drop in the number of Chinese visitors since the end of last year as a diplomatic row between Tokyo and Beijing over the security of Taiwan continues. Continue reading...

By Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Philippines takes exception to China embassy comment on job losses 

'We take strong exception to the embassy's tone, which appears to imply that such cooperation could be withheld as a form of leverage or retaliation,' the Department of Foreign Affairs says

By Reuters