A foreign tourist pays via Alipay at a store in Beijing. [Photo/China Daily] China is seeking greater breakthroughs in facilitating foreign visitors’ payments by the end of June as relevant efforts have borne initial fruits with overseas visitors’ onshore payments as bank cards and mobile payment saw double-digit growth last month. At a meeting attended … Continue reading China sees fruits from facilitating foreign visitor payments
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Mercedes chief advocates free trade, competition
Mercedes-Benz’s new models attract visitors to its booth at the Beijing auto show that runs from April 25 to May 4, 2024. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Mercedes-Benz is “pro-free trade and a level playing field”, said Ola Kaellenius, the German car group’s chairman of the board of management. Kaellenius made the remarks in an interview … Continue reading Mercedes chief advocates free trade, competition
Museum fuses reality, illusion to weave magic through maiden venue in Asia
Paradox Museum unveils Asia’s first venue in Shanghai Huashi Plaza in March. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY A fantasy museum unveiled recently in Shanghai challenges the senses and cognition faculty of visitors with a maze of mind-bending illusions and eye tricks, such as water flow at a standstill, walks on ceilings, experience of weightlessness and bodies disappearing in … Continue reading Museum fuses reality, illusion to weave magic through maiden venue in Asia
Ant Group simplifies payment experience for foreigners, elderly
A foreign tourist pays via Alipay at a store in Beijing. [Photo/China Daily] Ant Group plans to expand mobile payment methods and build more international consumer-friendly zones across major tourist hot spots and commercial cities in China, as part of a broader push by the financial technology company to simplify payment services for foreigners in … Continue reading Ant Group simplifies payment experience for foreigners, elderly
Apps simplify expense steps for foreign users
A foreign resident uses a mobile payment app at a restaurant in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/China Daily] Chinese mobile payment service providers are making it easier for overseas visitors to pay for their daily purchases online, as part of a broader drive by the nation to improve the payment experiences of foreigners. Alipay, the digital … Continue reading Apps simplify expense steps for foreign users