From July 1, Sri Lanka Airlines will be offering direct flights from Chongqing to the beautiful island nation of Sri Lanka. There will be one flight a week, flying every Tuesday with the Airbus 320. Read More>>
Chongqing International Airport has been undergoing a few renovations, with one of them being that you can now get free WIFI for up to 15 hours. Read More>>
On April 13, Chongqing customs officials seized a foreigner who was attempting to smuggle drugs ‘internally’. Whilst performing security checks on an incoming flight from Singapore, airport security officers detained a South American man who was found to ... Read More>>
On March 27, a colossal 45,000㎡ IKEA will open its doors in Chongqing. However, if you want an advanced look at the shopping possibilities inside from Feb 1 to March 21 you can. Read More>>
Guiguisuisui is a one man band comprising of Dan Gaymer who started making dark garage blues in the frozen north of China, or more specifically Changchun, in 2012. Read More>>
China’s first chocolate large-scale culturally themed creative venture – “the World Chocolate Dream Park” – will be open to the public on December 30 at the Locajoy theme park. Read More>>
On December 20, Sichuan Airlines will open a new flight route between Chongqing and Sydney and special deals will be available for a limited time to celebrate the inauguration of the route. Read More>>
On October 27, the State Council ratified a new 72-hour visa waiver in Chongqing. The waiver applies to nationals from 45 different countries and is available to those travelling onwards to a third country. Read More>>
Famous Spanish Magician Yunke, will be performing on November 5-6 at the Chongqing Grand Theater. The specialty of Yunke’s act is to disappear and reappear in front of the audience as well as to perform other illusions. Read More>>
China Eastern Airlines opened a new “direct” flight route from Chongqing to Los Angeles on August 20. Read More>>
On June 30, the city of Lichuan, Hubei, was added to the Shanghai-Wuhan-Chongqing-Chengdu railway channel, which will cut down journey times from Chongqing to various major cities dramatically. Read More>>
Popular expat band Squids will perform at Chongqing’s Nuts club on March 15. Read More>>
Beginning on January 15, transfers on Chongqing’s public transit system completed within an hour of one another will be either free or discounted. Read More>>
Chongqing's first original folk music bar/art space, called Mo Dong Mo Qiu, is now open inside the gate of Fukai Driving School. During the first few days of opening, all guests can enjoy employee discounts on drinks, plus a free 100 RMB gift certificate ... Read More>>
The Chongqing Meteorological Department has predicted high temperatures for the next three days. During the week of August 12, parts of Sichuan will reach 38 ℃ -39 ℃ with predicted temperatures for northern Chongqing as high as 40℃. See also: Surviving ... Read More>>
The starting station for the Chongqing-Beijing and Chongqing-Lhasa express trains was recently adjusted. As of March 20th, the starting station for the T10 train to Beijing will be moved from the Chongqing Railway Station (Caiyuanba) to the Chongqing North ... Read More>>
The Chongqing Municipal Women's Federation recently released the second issue of the "White Paper on Chongqing Women's Social Status Survey". This survey, which lasted over one year, was taken by 3,225 women and covers economic, marital, health, ... Read More>>
The Chongqing municipal government announced its plan to gradually phase in mandatory uniforms for all Chongqing taxi drivers on December 24th. The goal is that by July of next year all of the city's more than 30,000 taxi drivers will be in uniform. See ... Read More>>
In 2011, Chongqing Airport opened new international flight routes to the Maldives, Doha, Phuket, Hanoi and several other destinations. The airport has also signed a contract with Finnair (Finland) to open a Chongqing-Helsinki international flight route in ... Read More>>
Hainan Airlines will open a Guangzhou-Chongqing-Yan'an daily flight route on December 31st. Flights will depart Guangzhou at 07:40, arrive in Chongqing at 09:45, depart Chongqing at 10:45, and arrive in Yan'an at 12:30 (Flight No. HU7869). The return flight ... Read More>>
The Chongqing Morning Post recently reported that beginning next June, all city taxis will have a "black box" installed that will continuously monitor the vehicles’ operations. This black box will be able to identify when drivers "drive ... Read More>>
On November 1st, a kids’ shopping centre, claimed to be the largest in China, opened at Xingguang Shidai Square. The shopping centre, with an area of 12,000 sq m, has myriads of children commodities on sale, ranging from baby nail clippers, baby ... Read More>>
A local film studio’s "Old Chongqing" sets were recently opened to the public as a new tourist attraction. To many visitors, the locations will seem very familiar—nearly 30 TV series have been filmed here, and the studio hopes that ... Read More>>
According to an article published in the Geological Bulletin of China on October 15th, a team of Chinese and American scientists recently discovered evidence of Chinese ancestors being heavily influenced by dinosaur tracks. In a remote village named Lianhua ... Read More>>