Compiled by RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM, C.ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
MALAYSIA is expected to be one of the most popular destinations for youths in China to celebrate the New Year, China Press reported.
According to the National Immigration Administration of China, it expects more than 1.56 million daily inbound and outbound travellers between Dec 29 and Jan 2, 2024, of which a significant portion of the latter will be heading to Malaysia.
This was due to China fully opening its borders for outbound travel since the pandemic, as well as the new 30-day visa-free entry to Malaysia for Chinese tourists.
Out of those heading towards Malaysia, 47.8% are millennials and Gen Z.
Top destinations that Chinese netizens searched for online were the Langkawi sunset cruise, Semporna island hopping tour and the Kawa Kawa wetlands adventure.
> In a fit of jealousy, a woman in Taiwan slapped her daughter-in-law after the former’s husband praised the latter’s cooking.
China Press reported that the incident occurred when the daughter-in-law made lunch for her in-laws after taking them to the hospital for a check-up.
“When I was about to leave, my mother-in-law called me and gave me a tight slap,” the daughter-in-law said on Facebook.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a, it denotes a separate news item.
