4 d. ago Japanese Concerts Continue To Be Cancelled in China as Tensions Simmer

Japanese Concerts Continue To Be Cancelled in China as Tensions Simmer  Tokyo Weekender

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9 d. ago Chinese tourism to Russia soars as travellers pivot from under

As China’s tourists scrap plans to visit Japan en masse amid an ongoing diplomatic feud, many appear to be pivoting to an alternative destination: Russia. Chinese travel firms have reported a surge in Russia-related flight and hotel bookings in recent weeks compared with the same period last year, with analysts saying the country’s winter scenery made it a natural replacement for Japanese hotspots like the northern island of Hokkaido. Russia hotel bookings made by Chinese travellers in the two...

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2 w. ago 'Everything Japanese is canceled': Concerts in Beijing gets abruptly canceled as Japan

'Everything Japanese is canceled': Concerts in Beijing gets abruptly canceled as Japan-China ties take hit  livemint.com

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2 w. ago Japanese concerts in China are getting abruptly canceled as tensions simmer

Japanese concerts in China are getting abruptly canceled as tensions simmer  CNBC

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2 w. ago China scraps concerts with Japanese musicians as diplomatic tensions mount

China scraps concerts with Japanese musicians as diplomatic tensions mount  Reuters

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2 w. ago Japanese concerts cancelled in China as diplomatic row takes cultural toll

Fans of Japanese singer-songwriter Kokia were disappointed on Wednesday night when a “last-minute technical issue” forced the cancellation of a concert in Beijing. The organiser of the event apologised on Thursday for one of a series of Japanese cultural events that have been cancelled or delayed since China and Japan became embroiled in a diplomatic row this month. “This should have been announced earlier! People waited for an hour and a half, and many came from out of town,” one fan said,...

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2 w. ago Chinese SOEs ask workers to cancel their Japan holidays amid diplomatic row

Amid a heated diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo which has shown no signs of cooling off, several employees of China’s state-owned enterprises have been advised to scrap their immediate travel plans to Japan, they told the Post on condition of anonymity. One of them, an engineer at a state-owned firm in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, received an unexpected phone call on Tuesday. It was his company’s administrative office, urging him to cancel his coming holiday. Like employees at many...

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3 w. ago Italy's Snam scraps German gas deal amid Berlin's concern over China

Italy's Snam scraps German gas deal amid Berlin's concern over China  Reuters

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3 w. ago Italy's Snam set to scrap German gas deal amid Berlin's concern over China, sources say

Italy's Snam set to scrap German gas deal amid Berlin's concern over China, sources say  Reuters

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