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A new bus route has been introduced, connecting the Sheshan National Tourist Resort – located in the Songjiang district of East China's Shanghai – with key tourist destinations and Metro Line 9.
Shanghai and Jiangsu province's Suzhou and Wuxi will be interconnected by a metro system in 2030 as scheduled, according to a recent announcement of a line that will run between the two Jiangsu cities.
Shanghai Metro has recently added seven customer service centers at the Hongqiao and Pudong international airports that allow the use of foreign bank cards to purchase tickets for rides on the city's metro lines and the Maglev line.
Shanghai will launch its first direct flight route to Penang, Malaysia, on May 31 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Malaysia.
Shanghai will have its first regular direct flight to Manchester, UK, with services scheduled to commence on July 3.
Viking Cruises is planning to introduce multiple inbound cruise routes for foreign visitors this fall, providing them options for sightseeing in China, and contribute to the high-quality growth of inbound tourism in the country, the Norwegian cruise line operator said.
China Eastern Airlines announced restoring direct flights between Shanghai and Perth, Australia starting Friday (January 19).
