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With highways and popular tourist sites in China jam-packed during national holidays, nearby South Korea has seen a rising tide of Chinese travelers hit its shores in recent years, supplanting Japanese as the country's top foreign visitors in 2012. Read More

Independent Chinese filmmakers are out in force at the ongoing Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), yet the strong presence of this growing contingent belies many of the challenges that lie ahead for independent Chinese cinema and its prospects abroad. Read More

According to statistics released this weekend, China's "Super Golden Week" lived up to its name, with the number of overseas-bound travelers up 50 percent year-over-year and more than 34 million domestic tourists hitting major destinations over the course of the eight-day holiday. Read More

Taking advantage of an explosion of interest in what the Chinese media is calling "meditel," Possom Prestige and the Ritz-Carlton have been perhaps the first in Korea to team up to roll out this particular red carpet specifically for Chinese groups. Read More

They come to shop, regularly outspend other foreign tourists, are arriving in record numbers, and have their eyes on a holiday in Korea: China's outbound travelers, more of whom are going abroad to celebrate Chinese New Year in 2012. Read More

In response to complaints by foreign tourists that duty-free shops in South Korea are overly crowded with domestic shoppers, last week the Korean government announced plans to launch new "foreigner-only" duty free shops in 2012. Read More

Having entered the China market in 2006, Costa Cruise has targeted potential outbound Chinese travelers who are unable to afford flights to Europe or the U.S. Read More

Last week, the high-end Korean cosmetics brand Sulwhasoo made its China debut at Beijing's Parkson Department store, with further plans to expand to seven or eight locations in major Chinese cities. Read More

Last night's "Fashion Extravaganza" and opening ceremony included designs from emerging Asian talent such as Japan’s Keita Maruyama, Korean designer Doii Lee, mainland China's Alex Wang, and Barney Cheng, one of Hong Kong’s top designers. Read More

With countries around the world angling to capture more of the lucrative outbound Chinese tourist market in 2011, we’re already seeing signs that European and Asian tourist destinations will take their outreach efforts to the next level in coming months. Read More