Tibet debuts its first bullet train service
The 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
Continue ReadingThe 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
Continue ReadingThe 270-mile railway between Lhasa and Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all regions in mainland China access to high-speed train travel.
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area’s mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel. 47 tunnels,
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN For the first time, travelers in Tibet can enjoy the area’s mountainous views at high-speed. A 435-kilometer (250-mile) rail line connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi entered into service on June 25, giving all 31 provincial-level regions of mainland China access to high-speed train travel. 47 tunnels,
Continue ReadingCNN Staff If you’re planning to travel to one of the Disney Parks & Resorts around the world, here’s what you’ll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the Covid-19 pandemic. The basics All Disney parks around the world except one are now open to visitors, though Covid-19 restrictions remain in
Continue ReadingIsabelle Gerretsen, CNN Amsterdam’s well-known tolerance of recreational drugs and sex has long attracted tourists in search of the seedier side to the city of canals and cycle paths. But when border closures and lockdowns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic emptied the Dutch capital of all visitors, many locals found the absence of the
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN As countries around the Asia-Pacific region tighten restrictions once again to curb potential breakouts of the Delta coronavirus variant, Singapore has laid out a new vision for life to return to normal. The roadmap, proposed by three members of Singapore’s Covid-19 task force, would scrap lockdowns and mass contact tracing and
Continue ReadingBy James Briggs and Zamira Rahim, CNN A car given to Princess Diana by Prince Charles as an engagement present has sold for more than £52,000 ($72,000) at auction. The 1981 Ford Escort Ghia sold for about $30,000 more than the lower range of the expected price. The auctioneer’s estimate had suggested that the car
Continue ReadingJack Guy, CNN A “forgotten” painting kept in the same family for generations has sold for 7.68 million euros ($9.1 million) at auction after experts discovered it was the work of French painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard. “A philosopher reading” by Fragonard was spotted by Antoine Petit, an auctioneer at the Enchères Champagne auction house in Épernay,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks and Hollie Silverman, CNN A man is facing a federal charge of interfering with a flight crew after attempting to breach a cockpit and jumping out of a departing airplane at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, officials said. It’s the latest in a series of incidents on planes over the
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN After a pandemic-induced hiatus last year, many places in the United States known for their Fourth of July celebrations will be back in action for 2021. And the highlight of many of those celebrations? An awe-inspiring display of fireworks, of course. Those who can’t make the trips to enjoy the shows
Continue ReadingBy Neelam Bohra and Radhika Marya, CNN Fred and Wilma get to keep their house, and all of their dinosaurs, too. Florence Fang, the owner of the colorful, dome-shaped “Flintstone House” in Hillsborough, California, can keep her garden collection of dinosaurs and eye-catching “Flintstones” sculptures after settling a lawsuit with local officials, according to city
Continue ReadingCNN’s Natasha Chen reports from aboard the Celebrity Edge, the first cruise ship to sail out of a US port in more than 15 months.
Continue ReadingCNN’s Natasha Chen reports from aboard the Celebrity Edge, the first cruise ship to sail out of a US port in more than 15 months.
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen and Kevin Conlon The usual embarkation day boarding rush didn’t happen. There are no lines at the buffet. The casino’s slot machines are on, but few passengers are playing them. During dinner service, the bottom floor of a multistory restaurant sits empty, save for one table reserved for media. There are plenty
Continue ReadingBy Karla Cripps, CNN China’s long-awaited Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has officially begun operations, offering travelers a new gateway to Sichuan province. Its inaugural flight, operated by Sichuan Airlines, took off at 11:10 a.m. on Sunday, bound for Beijing. Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, is now the third city in the country to have
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN The world’s cruise ships were once titans of the oceans, raking in billions in profit as their city-sized passenger populations traveled across the globe. But last year, many of these floating palaces became coronavirus epicenters, turned away from port after port as Covid cases rose on board and the pandemic escalated on
Continue ReadingAJ Willingham, CNN There are some things that cannot be properly explained within the lines of your average news website. “Ice Planet Barbarians” is one of those things. The science fiction romance series chronicles a band of human women stranded on — you guessed it — an ice planet, along with the hunky blue aliens
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN It’s been a long circuitous journey to restarting cruise travel in the United States. But more than 15 months after the pandemic halted the industry, the first big cruise ship has sail out of a US port on Saturday. Celebrity Edge left from Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale just after 6
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