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  • Polishing a desert jewel

    2010-03-27 09:25

    Veteran hotelier gets ready to open the Ningxia Hui autonomous region's first international five-star hotel.

  • Universal Studios Singapore coaster rolls to a halt

    2010-03-26 16:27

    Universal Studios Singapore has shut down the world's tallest dueling rollercoaster, and a major attraction, because of a technical problem, a mere week after the theme park opened.

  • Denmark's Little Mermaid leaves home for first time

    2010-03-26 11:38

    For nearly 100 years, the heartbroken Little Mermaid has sat on a rock looking out over Copenhagen's port but now the sculpture based on the famous fairytale, is heading back out to sea, set for China.

  • Harry Potter park adds new characters

    2010-03-26 08:46

    "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling helped flesh out four new characters who will appear exclusively at Universal Orlando's theme park version of her mythical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

  • Mourning Beijing's lost charms

    2010-03-25 09:52

    As recently as 1949, Beijing still looked very much like it did during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

  • Gambling capital is also gourmand's paradise

    2010-03-25 09:41

    Mention Macao and what comes to mind are magnificent hotels, glitzy nightclubs and packed casinos.

  • Tunnel vision

    2010-03-25 09:38

    A complex of caverns and passageways that once served as an ancient fortress reveals the secrets of an ancient city's rise and fall.

  • Paradise lost?

    2010-03-24 09:39

    Residents of the country's only tropical island fear that ambitious tourism development will threaten their leisurely way of life.

  • Notice on Transferring Shanghai Airlines’ Counters from Terminal 3 to Terminal 2

    2010-03-22 17:47

    Since 0 am, March 26, 2010, Shanghai Airlines (Code FM) will have its counters transferred to Terminal 2 from Terminal 3. Passengers flying with Shanghai Airlines, please pay close attention to the boarding announcements. Details are listed as follow:

  • Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Istanbul

    2010-03-22 08:47

    Turkey's largest city is a 2010 European Capital of Culture filled with the treasures of a glorious past from the Roman and Ottoman empires, while straddling the Bosphorous Strait where Europe meets Asia.

  • Cherry blossom forecasts weather change in Japan

    2010-03-19 13:39

    Japan's countdown to spring traditionally began with a government announcement on when the cherry blossom season will start, but this year, the people are taking over.

  • Most (and least) crowded countries

    2010-03-19 11:31

    List of the most and least densely populated countries in the world.

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