South China news

Ocean Park has launched a wide range of new water attractions – including Hong Kong's first ever indoor wave pool. The new Water World Ocean ... More

Financial assistance from the Hong Kong government is expected to help the territory's theme park, Ocean Park, to implement an ambitious new repositioning plan that ... More

A new theme park has opened in Sanya, Hainan Island, China, with the special distinction of being the country’s first to open for 24 hours ... More

A new heritage and cultural centre in Jiangxi Province, South China, will see the construction of replicas of two of William Shakespeare’s historic homes, which ... More

Aedas has been retained by the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) to design a 200,000-metre skybridge at the Hengqin CRCC Plaza in Zhuhai, China. Designed ... More

In a bid to boost tourism in the region, China's government has announced plans to invest CN¥134bn (US$19.5bn, €16.7bn, £14.8bn) across 17 major entertainment and ... More

A new hotel designed by Margot Krasojevic will look to improve both China’s and the hotel industry’s outlooks on energy usage by harnessing tidal energy ... More

Recently announced plans to turn the Malaysian state of Johor into an economic powerhouse to rival Singapore look to have been quickly derailed following a ... More

A long-awaited luxury mega-destination, Desaru Coast, is scheduled to open in Malaysia in 2018, boasting one of the world’s biggest waterparks. Work is nearing completion ... More

Sunac China Holdings – which purchased a large part of Wanda’s attractions portfolio in July – will have any future lendings suspended, according to reports ... More

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts’ first resort in China has officially opened on Hainan Bay, set within 40 acres of landscaped gardens overlooking the South China ... More

A 2,850sq m ESPA spa will be part of the One&Only Sanya, set to open later this year. The first One&Only in China, One&Only Sanya ... More

Hotel visionary Ian Schrager – considered by many to be the founder of the boutique hotel category – has opened his first hotel in China, ... More

The BBC is teaming up with real estate developer Luneng Group to develop an amusement and leisure park on the island of Wenchang in the ... More

Langham Hospitality Group has opened its 20th property, The Langham, Haikou, located in the capital of Hainan, China. This also marks the eighth hotel in ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 has put together a team of global editors and experts for their expanded international panel of 39 judges who will nominate candidates ... More

China is planning to build 20,000 football training centres and 70,000 pitches by 2020 in its quest to become a “world football superpower”. The Chinese ... More

AFL Architects have been appointed to design an education-focused football training centre in Shanghai – potentially one of several facilities being lined up for development ... More

Details have emerged about a new luxury man-made private island, which can give owners a secluded taste of paradise almost anywhere in the world. Dutch ... More

The multi-billion dollar Hollywood-inspired Studio City Resort in Macau, which as its centrepiece offers Asia’s tallest and the world’s only figure-8 ferris wheel, has opened ... More

Minor Hotel Group, in a joint venture with Malaysian partner Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels, will develop an Anantara resort in Desaru Coast in southeast ... More

Rosewood Hotels & Resorts will open a new 116-villa resort on Hainan Island, China in 2018. Rosewood Clearwater Bay Hainan will feature the brand’s signature ... More

JW Marriott Hotel Macau and The Ritz-Carlton, Macau, have opened in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of Macau in South China with one spa facility ... More

Spafinder Wellness 365 has revealed the global panel of judges who will nominate candidates for the 2015 Wellness Travel Awards – the programme dedicated to ... More

Britain’s efforts to make itself a more welcoming destination to Chinese visitors appear to be paying off with new research showing aspirational travel from China ... More