10-Day Visa-Free Transit Drives 27 % Jump in Foreign Arrivals, NIA Data Show
Chinese Embassy in India Launches Fully Online Visa Application System
US Visa-Stamping Backlog Prompts Big Tech to Warn China-Born Staff Against Holiday Travel
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China Southern Makes Perth–Guangzhou Route Permanent, Adding 85,800 Seats a Year
China Southern will operate Perth–Guangzhou flights year-round from April 2026, boosting seat capacity by almost 86,000 annually and strengthening Western Australia’s links to China’s Pearl River Delta. The move benefits mining, education, tourism and air-cargo sectors, while giving business travellers an alternative one-stop gateway to Europe.
Chinese Airlines Slash 48 Japan Routes, Cutting Capacity by More Than 50 %
Chinese airlines have axed 48 routes to Japan, cutting weekly capacity by more than half and severing direct links from 12 mainland cities. The move reflects soft demand and higher operating costs, and will complicate China–Japan business travel for the rest of the winter season.
10-Day Visa-Free Transit Spurs 27 % Surge in Foreign Arrivals, NIA Data Show
NIA data show foreign arrivals rose 27 % in 2025, with more than half the growth linked to China’s new 10-day visa-free transit scheme covering 55 countries and 65 ports. The policy gives business travellers extra flexibility and is helping spread inbound spending to secondary cities.
China Opens Fully Online Visa Application to Indians, Targeting US$21 Billion Market
The Chinese embassy in New Delhi has launched a fully digital visa application system, allowing Indian travellers to complete forms and upload documents online before a single biometric visit. The upgrade is expected to cut processing times, boost business travel and tap India’s fast-growing US$21 billion outbound market.
China Southern Makes Perth–Guangzhou Route Permanent, Adding 85,800 Seats a Year
China Southern will shift its Perth–Guangzhou flights from seasonal to year-round next April, offering three weekly services and boosting seat capacity by nearly 86,000 annually. The move strengthens tourism, trade and FIFO business links between Western Australia and South China.
US Visa-Stamping Backlog Forces Big Tech to Warn China-Born Staff Against Holiday Travel
Lengthy US consular backlogs—up to a year in Guangzhou—have prompted Google and Apple to tell China-born visa holders to postpone holiday trips abroad. The warning highlights geopolitical risk for corporate mobility programmes and the need for contingency planning.