This photo taken on Oct. 11, 2026 shows an exterior view of the Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu) The redeveloped Huanggang Port opened at 6:30 a.m. (local time) on Monday, streamlining cross-border passenger travel between China’s Shenzhen and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The port operates under a co-location arrangement…
A Delhi court has refused to permit Natasha Narwal, an accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, to travel to the United Kingdom for an academic conference and research work. Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai of the Karkardooma Courts observed that the right to travel abroad is not absolute and that the pendency of…
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has unveiled a new global tourism campaign, Only in Hong Kong, across 22 source markets as it seeks to drive visitor arrivals, spending and repeat visitation. The campaign focuses on experiences spanning the city’s neighbourhoods, attractions, nature, culture, dining and hospitality, including the Star Ferry, Kai Tak Stadium, Victoria…
What the Holiday Numbers Show China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism reported more than 820 million domestic journeys over the weeklong break, with total outlays topping 738 billion yuan ($110 billion) in a Friday update. On those figures, the average spend per trip works out to about 894 yuan. That is below the 916 yuan…
A Nio ES6 at a battery swap station in Shenzhen, China. Credit: Nio. Nio’s 4,168 battery swap stations completed 1,192,221 swaps from October 1 to 7, with the daily average rising 22% year-on-year. Daily battery swaps reached 183,664 during the return travel peak on October 5. Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) provided nearly 1.2 million battery…
For people in China, there are two holidays each year that last seven days: the National Day holiday, from 1 to 7 October, and the Spring Festival holiday. Most people choose to travel during the National Day holiday, so this week is known as “Golden Week”. In China, which has a very large number of…
Between us, Time Out’s team of writers and editors have trekked to practically every corner of the United Kingdom. So, we know first-hand just how visually spectacular this little country can be. You can find beauty in all manner of places in Britain, from its mountain ranges, to its coast to its housing estates (yes,…
Islamism is a “systemic” and “deep-rooted” problem in the UK, while antisemitism is “not going to get any better,” former British home secretary Suella Braverman told The Jerusalem Post. The Post spoke to Braverman, 46, ahead of the publication of her first book, the memoir Patriot: Empire, Betrayal and Hope. Released on October 1, it…
From October 1, China began a one-year pilot interest subsidy for eligible first time homebuyers, with fiscal authorities covering 1 percentage point of the annual rate. It marks the central government’s first such subsidy on commercial housing loans, and it helped fuel a holiday surge in sales, with home viewings and transactions heating up. One…
People visit a flower expo and trade fair in Qingzhou city, East China’s Shandong province, Oct 7, 2026. (PHOTO/XINHUA) China’s domestic tourism saw stable growth over the just-concluded weeklong National Day holiday from Oct 1 to 7. Latest figures from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism on Friday show that Chinese travelers made 826 million…