China 2010 Mid-Autumn Festival is very near to National Day, which makes it is the most broken festival season. According to the government notice, the following is the holiday schedule for your reference.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is from Sep 22-24, 2010 and will resume work on Sep 25(Saturday). Details as follows:
Since today, domestic customs will begin levying duty on imported postal items priced as low as 50 RMB. Before, only goods priced above 400 RMB from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, or 500 RMB from other places would be charged tax.
As imported cosmetics in China are much expensive than that in US and concerning about the milk safety, proxy purchase of milk formula and cosmetics from overseas is very popular in the city of China.
Shanghai has issued a new set of guidelines aiming to strengthen services, possibly offer subsidies and other inducements, and improve living environment.
According to a survey, professionals and industry experts concern about the high tax rates, a rising cost of living and a lack of a mature medical system in Shanghai, which may reduce the city’s attraction for professionals from the rest of China and abroad.
We went to visit Shanghai World Expo last Saturday night. Although I dislike the way that the Expo operates in China, I’d like to share my travel strategy.
First of all, plan the travel itinerary as detail as possible. The Expo park is very large across Pudong and Puxi, you probably get lost if you don’t decide in advance where you want to go.
The hotel occupancy rate keeps at a high level during the Expo in Shanghai. It is difficult to book hotels in Shanghai during Expo. Many visitors lodge in the suburban district that’s far from the city center when they come for the Expo. It seems positive for the hotel industry. Should I invest hotels in Shanghai?
After investigation in Shanghai for half month, an investor from Sichuang Province said that some hotels are not much profitable. He explained that although the hotel business is doing so well, the operation cost is terrible too.
