Japan To Lift Restrictions On Chinese Tourists

In a bid to attract more Chinese tourists to visit Japan, 15 Japanese tourism enterprises have submitted a letter of advice to Hiroshi Mizohata, the commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency.

Fire Guts Mandarin Oriental Beijing Hotel Building

The 44-floor Television Cultural Tower in Beijing housing the new 241-room Mandarin Oriental Hotel, which was due to open in the summer of 2009, was gutted by fire on February 9,  the last night of the Chinese New Year.