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Tourism helps alleviate poverty

Residents of the Tibet autonomous region have benefited over the past few years from tourism, which has enhanced the economy, an official with the local tourism authority said.

Museum hosting travel, culture exposition

From graffiti and Tibetan calligraphy to sculptures and thangkas, the Tibet Museum will display the best of its collections at the Third China Tibet International Tourism and Culture Expo this week.

Region shows its virtues with internet app

Authorities in the Tibet autonomous region have taken to a mobile internet platform to showcase the region's culture and natural landscapes, as the Third China Tibet Tourism and Culture Expo unfolds this week in Lhasa.

Sections linked up on world's highest bridge in Southwest China

With the joining of two bridge sections from opposite sides of a gorge in Southwest China on Saturday, the world got its highest bridge.

New railway marks 20,000-km record

A new high-speed railway linking east and central China opened on Saturday, pushing the total length of high-speed track in service above 20,000 kilometers in China, the most in the world.

East-west link dramatically cuts travel time for commuters

Saturday's opening of a new high-speed railway connecting two major existing lines in China is expected to benefit thousands of travelers across the country.

Driver started bus fire; tourism at risk

Tourism to Taiwan may take another blow, on top of the already declining number of mainland visitors, following the end of a probe into the bus blaze on July 19 that killed 26 people, experts say.

Data platform to help China, ASEAN control diseases across their borders

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations launched a data platform for the control and prevention of plant and animal diseases, during a meeting in Nanning, capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Saturday.

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China, US eye growth in tourism

China and the United States hope to notch 5 million tourist trips as soon as possible.

Security truck robbed to pay debts

Li Xuyi, who is suspected of robbing 6 million yuan ($900,00) from a security truck in Dashiqiao, Liaoning province, has been arrested, police said on Thursday night.