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Tag: Spring Festival

Posted inChina

Spring Fest air travel expected to soar

by Dave Makichuk December 16, 2019February 18, 2020

Passenger trips by air are poised to hit a record high in the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, according to a news release by the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Thursday. The 40-day Spring Festival travel rush for 2020 will begin on Jan 10 and end on Feb 18, China Daily reported. According to […]

China's property market is starting cool and the bubble could pop next year, according to a report. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina

Housing market continues to cool on January stats

by Asia Times staff February 11, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina

Hangzhou firm give single female staff ‘dating’ leave

by Ben Kwok January 22, 2019February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inChina

Market expectations grow for follow-on interest rate cut

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2018February 18, 2020
Chinese tourists posing for a selfie overlooking partially demolished houses at the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Sertar county in southwest China's Sichuan province. Photo: AFP / Johannes Eisele
Posted inChina

More Chinese in pursuit of ‘high quality consumption’

by Asia Times staff February 22, 2018February 18, 2020
A visitor hangs his wish to a lantern at a festival ahead of Chinese New Year in Xian, Shaanxi province. Photo: Reuters / China Daily
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, World

A tale of Chinese spending power in the Year of the Dog

by Gordon Watts February 10, 2018February 18, 2020

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