Asia Travel

American tourists expected to return to Paris
Paris tourism officials said Thursday they expect an increase in numbers of American tourists as the U.S. recovers from recent economic woes.

Bangkok airport rail link opens after long delays

An airport link train departs Rajaprarop station during a trial run, in Bangkok, Thailand. A new high-speed train that links central Bangkok to the Thai capital's main international airport in 15 minutes opened Monday after years of delays and with a few glitches that are still being ironed out.


Luxuries from China's Forbidden City heading to U.S.

Nancy Berliner, left, curator of Chinese art and culture at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem and Henry Ng, executive vice president of the World Monuments Fund stand on a pavillion as they tour a rock garden outside the courtyard complex, where Chinese emperor Qianlong used for his retirement located inside Forbidden City in Beijing, China.A collection of thrones, large-scale paintings and decor of one of China's most powerful leaders is leaving the country for the first time.


Taiwanese wary about China amid warming ties

In this photo taken Friday, July 23, 2010, local Taiwanese watch a mainland Chinese Kung-fu troupe perform in Taipei, Taiwan. Despite closer ties between Taiwan and China, the common language, and the attempts by Beijing to play up both sides' common cultural history many Taiwanese insist the island's 23 million people don't identify culturally with the mainland because 50 years of Japanese colonial rule and another six decades of political separation has created a distinct Taiwanese identity. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)In the crowded Taipei theater, Eddy Fang laughs politely at the Chinese ensemble's comic references to jealous husbands and overweight wives but can't help thinking it's all a bit lowbrow in relatively sophisticated Taiwan.


Finding the wow amid the kitsch at Shanghai Expo

A visitor stands next to the United Kingdom Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China.Crowds at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai have subsided, which is good news for travelers planning a visit during its six-month run.  Here are some of the best things to see and do.


Some nations make odd neighbors at Expo

Visitors gather around a giant high heel displayed at the Italy Pavilion. It's a small, but odd world. The Expo's theme of "Better City, Better Life" allows for a vast range of interpretations by the 189 countries and 57 organizations participating.


Shanghai Expo: Squat toilets, touch screens

Visitors as they queue up to enter the India Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in Shanghai, China. Several million foreigners are expected to visit Shanghai over the next six months to see the Expo. From squat toilets, to touch screens, here are some tips for navigating the world’s fair.


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