Travelers mainly from Europe, not Asia, brought the coronavirus to the New York area by mid-February, weeks before the first confirmed case, according to new research cited on Thursday by The New York Times.
Tourists at the Bund area of Shanghai. The city announced new policies to further open up its service industry on Tuesday. [Photo by Wang Gang/For China Daily]
Tokayev wins nearly 71 percent of vote in nation's historic election
Total air transport turnover reached 68.8 billion tonne-km in the Jan-July period, up 12.8 percent year-on-year, a faster growth than the 12.5 percent increase for 2017, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Toward the end of 2017, Renren, unfazed by WeChat's dominance, made a bold move. Using blockchain technology, it issued its own cybercurrency RRcoin in the form of private equity or PE in China. Following the move, shares of Renren surged 76 percent to .99 on Jan 5, 2018 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Tokyo's decision to withdraw from the International Whaling Commission and resume commercial whaling in July has seen waves of criticism both in Japan and the international community
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Tom Alberg, who is an Amazon board member and was a seed investor in the company, recently pointed out that the main issue for Seattle’s continued success as a tech hub is the need to import talent. Alberg also said recently: “Seattle is a net importer of people from the Bay Area?and other places. People are attracted by the jobs and the excitement and openness of Seattle. I think the pressure on single-family housing will increase as many of these young people who are living in apartments will want to live in single-family housing.” To attract these people to Seattle, the city needs affordable housing and an attractive, livable environment. The best way to create this housing is for the city to build it in SODO alongside commercial buildings where people can walk and ride bicycles to work.
Tourists take photos with the skyline in the background on a Kowloon promenade that runs along Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The city was one of the most popular destinations for young couples around Qixi Festival. [Photo/VCG]
Tourism accounts for about 12 percent of Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, making it a key driver of its growth.
Tourism sector in Hong Kong took the major blow of prolonged social unrest in the second half of 2019 as escalated violent incidents seriously disrupted transport and scared off visitors.