OverseasTravelTips.com: Alerts, Warnings and News for China

Travel Alert for China

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:15:03 +0000

This information is current as of Monday, January 5, 2009 - 11:15:03 China July 03, 2008 This Travel Alert updates U.S. citizens on the effects of the earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province on May 12. U.S. citizens should continue to avoid the areas of Sichuan province most severely affected by the earthquake and be prepared for travel delays in other parts of the province. Areas outside of Sichuan province are not experiencing earthquake-related damage or delays. This supersedes the Travel ... Read this Article

Human Infection with Avian Influenza A

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:45 +0000

(H5N1) Virus: Advice for Travelers This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:15 Updated: November 03, 2008Current Situation Highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (also called “H5N1,” “bird flu,” or “avian flu”) has ... Read this Article

Guidelines and Recommendations

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:45 +0000

: Interim Guidance about Avian Influenza (H5N1) for U.S. Citizens Living Abroad This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:15 Updated: November 03, 2008Current SituationHighly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (also called “H5N1,” “bird flu,” or “avian ... Read this Article

Melamine in Chinese-Manufactured Infant Formula

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:45 +0000

This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:15 Updated: November 10, 2008 In September 2008, the Chinese government announced that the industrial chemical melamine had been discovered in infant formula produced in China. As of October 22, 2008, melamine-contaminated products manufactured in China have been ... Read this Article

Have a safe and healthy Lunar New Year!

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:45 +0000

This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:15 Updated: December 16, 2008 If international travel is part of your plan to ring in the Year of the Water Buffalo (January 26, 2009), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) wants you to ... Read this Article

China calls for military exchanges with Taiwan

East Asia / Pacific - China, Taiwan 31 Dec 2008 Chinese President Hu Jintao has given a policy speech warning Taiwan his government will not tolerate any attempts to seek sovereign independence from the mainland. more...

Hong Kong-born baby girl contracts mild form of bird flu

East Asia / Pacific - China, Hong Kong, SAR 31 Dec 2008 A Hong Kong-born infant has contracted a mild form of bird flu, the fifth case of its type in the territory, health authorities said Tuesday. more...

China Says Man Confessed to Bus Bombings

East Asia / Pacific - China 29 Dec 2008 Police officials say that a man who died Christmas Eve after trying to plant a bomb at a coffee shop in the southwestern city of Kunming was also responsible for a pair of bus bombings there in July that killed two people and wounded 14, state news media reported Sunday. more...

Blast in central China leaves 15 dead; 9 injured

East Asia / Pacific - China 27 Dec 2008 An explosion in central China's Henan province killed 15 people and injured nine others Saturday. more...

Nearly 5,000 officials punished for corruption

East Asia / Pacific - China 27 Dec 2008 Nearly 5,000 higher-level Chinese government officials were punished for corruption over the past year, state media reported Friday. more...

Explosion in American-owned Caf?? in China

East Asia / Pacific - China 30 Dec 2008 On the morning of December 24, an ammonium nitrate-based device detonated at Salvador???s Cafe, a partially American-owned establishment in Kunming, southwestern China, popular with foreign travelers. Besides one of the owners of the caf??, no American citizens were present when the device exploded, and the only injuries reported were to the subject carrying the device. more...

Taiwan Warned of Typhoon Higos

East Asia / Pacific - China, Hong Kong, SAR, Taiwan 3 Oct 2008 The American Institute in Taiwan wishes to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Taiwan that the Taiwan Central Weather Bureau has issued a Typhoon Warning for Typhoon Higos more...

Thailand Inspections for Tainted Chinese Milk

East Asia / Pacific - China, Thailand 25 Sep 2008 Over the past several weeks, there have been reports of deaths and illness in China as a result of milk contaminated with melamine. China has historically been a supplier of milk and cream products to Thailand, and on September 22, 2008, rising concern over possibly contaminated milk led the Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a statement on its website saying that all Chinese dairy imports will be more stringently inspected. more...

Hong Kong Posts List of Suspect Milk Products

East Asia / Pacific - China, Hong Kong, SAR 23 Sep 2008 The Hong Kong government has been proactive in its response to the discovery of the industrial contaminant melamine in infant formula and other dairy products sold in Hong Kong. more...

Typhoon Hagupit Threatens China's Guangdong Province

East Asia / Pacific - China, Hong Kong, SAR 23 Sep 2008 This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in south China that Typhoon Hagupit (in Chinese Hei Ge Bi) may make landfall in Guangdong Province in the next 12 to18 hours. more...