With worries that the new bird flu outbreak could constrict the Chinese travel sector, tourism company Qunar.com has plowed ahead and closed its latest investment round, gaining USD57 million from Baidu.com, Hillhouse Capital, and GGV Capital.

China Mobile, Japan's NTT DoCoMo, and South Korea's Korea Telecom announced that the three parties have reached an agreement for a series of mobile phone services, aiming to realize cross-border payment services with the near-field communication function on mobile phones.

Travel agents around the world using Sabre's system to book online tickets for some Chinese airlines now can breathe a sigh of relief.

Alipay.com, the Internet payment subsidiary of the Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba, has announced that it has reached an agreement with OnCard International to acquire its third-party payment service subsidiary, OnCard Payments.

Chinese search engine Baidu.com announced that is plans to make a USD306 million investment in Qunar.com, a Chinese travel search engine.

Chinese online travel service provider eLong Inc. reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, and said Tencent made a strategic investment in the company.

Internet travel services company Ctrip.com International Ltd. announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, and stated that revenues rose.

Chinese online travel website eLong Inc. reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2010.

Chinese online travel website Ctrip.com International Ltd. reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2010.

Net income dipped sharply for Chinese online travel service provider eLong Inc. as it reported its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010.

China's top online travel website Ctrip.com International Ltd. today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2010, and stated total revenues of CNY863 million, representing a 48% increase from the same period in 2009 and a 16% increase from the previous quarter.

A representative from China Unicom's product innovation department revealed that the operator's mobile phone payment service is undergoing trial use in four cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing, and the service will be formally put into commercial use in these cities from November 2010.

Chinese online travel provider eLong Inc. reported its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and stated its net revenues increased 45% to CNY118.9 million, compared to CNY81.9 million in the second quarter of 2009.

China's top online travel company Ctrip.com International Ltd. today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, and showed a year-on-year net income increase of 48%.

Booking a train ticket can be a hassle in China, as many tickets are only available within 72 hours of departure and tickets must usually be purchased either at a railway station or a designated ticket kiosk outside of the station.