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Beijing signals one-year extension of visa-free regime for Russian visitors
Tourism Review reports that China has told Moscow it is ready to prolong the mutual 30-day visa-free arrangement for another year to September 2027. The move would lock in friction-free entry for short-term tourists and business visitors, sustaining the post-pandemic surge in Sino-Russian travel and trade.
Wuhan opens first direct flight to Jakarta, filling central-China–Indonesia gap
Xiamen Airlines has begun four-weekly Wuhan–Jakarta flights, central China’s first nonstop link to Indonesia. The service cuts journey times by around four hours, supports growing Hubei–Indonesia trade and student flows, and exemplifies Chinese secondary hubs’ push for direct ASEAN connectivity.
China–Laos Railway passenger service turns three, logs 800,000 cross-border trips
The China–Laos Railway’s international passenger trains have carried more than 800,000 travellers in three years, with holiday traffic up 42 % year on year. The service has cut Kunming–Vientiane journey times to under 10 hours, boosted tourism and education exchanges, and laid groundwork for deeper rail integration across mainland Southeast Asia.