Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, the US and South Korea are expected to continue to attract the most Chinese visitors, while niche tourist destinations such as Iceland have also joined the list of top travel spots.
Jian Lan, left, chairman of the UK China Shaanxi Business Association and Li Shengrong, deputy director-general of the Shaanxi Provincial Department of Commerce, attend the UK-China (Shaanxi) Business Conference.
Jan Brueckner, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who specializes in aviation, public and urban economics, said the shortage of pilots is not unique to China. The US faces its own squeeze on aviation talent because many of the current crop of pilots are aged 65, the mandatory retirement age.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [Photo/VCG]
Jahwa's products on display at a light industry expo in Shanghai, Aug 12, 2011. [Photo/IC]
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Jayapal: And there are a lot of bills that we’re considering in Judiciary around how you tax internet sales because this is a whole new arena and we have not really kept up, in terms of the amount of sales that are done over the internet. There are a lot of complaints in Seattle, as you know, about increased taxes. Another tax here, another tax there … we are taxing people out of being able to live in their homes because you do have value in your home, as it gains value, but you don’t gain that value until you sell the property. Fundamentally, I’ve always been a fan of actually looking at our whole state tax system and really figuring out how we reform our tax system so that everyone’s paying their fair share but we don’t have a lot of nickel and diming with 100 taxes that end up hitting people that maybe can’t bear it the most.
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group. [Photo/VCG]
Jan 24: For Lunar New Year's Eve dinner, we eat Chinese cabbage, pickled chicken, lamb soup, fish and cake, and watch CCTV's Spring Festival Gala as usual. Grandma doesn't join us, lying in bed all night with a temperature of 39 C. She takes medicine, but says she doesn't want to go to a hospital, especially not on Lunar New Year's Eve.
Jiang Yunxiu, who lives near the cleared field, suffered shrapnel injuries when a grenade exploded when she was 7 years old. "I've been scared ever since," Jiang said. "Knowing that the soldiers have cleared the minefield, I am relieved at last."