BEIJING, Aug. 17 -- Plans are afoot to add six more rail lines to the Qinghai-Tibet railway to boost the region's economy, a railway spokesman said yesterday at the Beijing International Media Center.

Included in the country's medium- and long-term railway network p……

The number of tourists traveling to Tibet by rail is increasing, after the total decreased sharply in the immediate wake of the March 14 Lhasa riot.

Tourist figures were not higher than this time last year but had increased significantly compared with the period just after the……

Tourist arrivals from China to Sri Lanka grew by 7.3 percent in the first half of 2008 over the same period a year ago, Sri Lanka's national carrier SriLankan Airlines said Thursday in a statement.

Figures from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority showed that ……

Beijing has set up 26 Olympic cultural squares across the city's 18 districts and counties. They opened to the public Sunday and will remain open until the Paralympic Games close on September 17th.

The cultural squares have a plasma screen television to show live broadcasts of the Games.……