It has been one year since Alexandre Guimaraes of Costa Rica took the helm of Chinese soccer team Tianjin Teda.
When he stepped on Mexican soil on Tuesday, President Xi Jinping became the first president to make a state visit there since Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto assumed office, the Mexican ambassador to China said.
Ever since China and Costa Rica established diplomatic relations in June 2007, about 50,000 Chinese people have settled in the beautiful Central American country.
Official urges Caribbean region to reduce dependence on United States
Not many first ladies are greeted by their own signature tunes when they travel abroad. But Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, is an exception.
President Xi Jinping's state visits to Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica and Mexico will help countries in the Caribbean region draw Chinese tourists, yet those countries still need to make more of an effort to tap the Chinese market, tourism insiders said.
Years ago there was a phrase in the international travel industry describing Chinese tourists - they "sleep cheap, shop expensive".
A fan of the book and movie Around the World in Eighty Days, pawnshop owner Ma Ding from Shanghai always wanted an adventure across the globe.
To cater to an increasingly diverse market, the luxury travel industry is seeking to create unique experiences rather than just focusing on tours of iconic landmarks and lavish shopping sprees.
China's luxury travel market will continue to grow in the near future thanks to its emerging wealthy class.
China's services, especially producer services, will play a very important role in economic growth and urbanization while experts called for the government to create a fair environment and reform monopolies in some sectors.
Much as online merchants are touting the benefits and convenience of mobile payments in China, shopping enthusiasts are mostly reluctant to pay via their mobile devices.
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