Beijing Olympics

Tourists should take dollars to Olympics

Tourists heading off to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China next week have been urged to take additional funds in US dollars.

China Southern Airline

Yuan boosts airline

As the mainland's export sector has been grappling with the yuan's appreciation, the currency's growing strength has helped China Southern Airlines, one of the largest passenger carriers, overcome rising jet fuel prices.

Taiwan

Taiwan wants Chinese tourists, yuan convertibility: official

TAIPEI — Taiwan's incoming Kuomintang government wants to attract more mainland tourists and make it easier to convert the Chinese yuan on the island by July, a senior party official said Tuesday.

"We have this goal to work for and it requires talks with the Chinese side to achieve it," said Chang Jung-kung, the director of the ... read more