

Passengers ride a subway train themed on the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province, on Oct 9, 2017. The city's new Line 1 started test operations on Friday. Three other themed trains-for BRICS, Gulangyu and Mid-Autumn Festival-also were put through tests, which ended on Wednesday. Trials for the new line will start at the end of this year.[Li Linrong/For China Daily]
China has extended its 240-hour visa-free transit policy and Hainan's 30-day visa-free entry policy to citizens of Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam, the National Immigration Administration said on Aug 20.