As reported by shanghaidaily.com, “THE Shanghai Tourism Bureau said yesterday it is ordering travel agencies and travel websites to tighten their oversight of customer activities and raise safety awareness after a Shanghai tourist drowned in a snorkeling accident in Saipan. Ma Rong, a 29-year-old tourist from Shanghai, traveled to the tropical island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Friday in a tour group organized by the Shanghai branch of tuniu.com, one of the leading travel websites in China.” Read Article
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Shanghai has ordered a mass slaughter of poultry because of growing concerns over a new strain of bird flu. Six people have died in China after contracting the H7N9 virus. 14 cases have been confirmed, all in eastern provinces.
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As reported by china.org.cn, “A 14-year-old Thai tourist died from severe pneumonia on Thursday morning in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, but no H7N9 virus was detected, local health authorities said Friday. The teenager with a 119-member tourist group arrived in Yunnan Province from Bangkok on March 23. He developed symptoms of a cough and runny […]
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As reported by shanghaidaily.com, “A male tourist from the Chinese mainland died after falling from the second floor of Taipei’s Palace Museum on Friday afternoon. Police suspect the man did not notice the low rails behind him when he was taking photograph. He was quickly sent to a neighboring hospital but later died there due […]
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As covered by globaltimes.cn, “The Chinese embassy in Paris said Sunday the hunt is continuing for thieves who robbed 23 Chinese tourists shortly after they touched down at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport outside the French capital on Wednesday…The 23 tourists, from East China’s Jiangsu Province, were robbed while dining at a restaurant near the airport. […]
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According to scmp.com, “A tourist from South Africa was arrested after he dragged a taxi driver from his vehicle and went for a 45-minute joyride from Central to Hung Hom before dawn on Friday. A breathalyser test showed his breath-alcohol level was three times the legal limit, according to police. The 49-year-old man, only identified […]
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As reported by tremeritus.com, “The local tour guide, Ms Lim, 40, had earlier received instructions from her travel agency to go to Changi Airport to pick up a PRC tour group…the PRCs probably thought that the travel agency was trying to cheat them. Voices were raised and 3 of the PRCs assaulted Ms Lim. ” […]
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As reported by pigprogress.com, “Two outbreaks of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) have been discovered in China’s southern province Guangdong and south western Tibet Autonomous Region. The Ministry of Agriculture have stated that 88 pigs in Guangdong were found to have been affected by FMD.” Read Article
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As reported by news.gov.hk, “The Ministry of Health today notified the Centre for Health Protection of two confirmed human cases of influenza A (H5N1) in Guizhou. A 21-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man living in Guizhou are in critical condition. Neither had an obvious history of exposure to poultry before they came down with symptoms.” […]
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According to globaltimes.cn, “Two people in the city died of rabies in January this year, announced the Beijing Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention, the Beijing Youth Daily reported Tuesday. One of them was bitten by a stray dog on the finger; the other was bitten on the finger by a pet dog. Neither was […]
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