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On January 3, eight airlines announced that they will suspend the fuel surcharge for passenger transportation on domestic routes from tomorrow (January 5).

Including: 

• Hainan Airlines, 

• Grand China Airlines, 

• Shenzhen Airlines, 

• Lucky Air, 

• China United Airlines, 

• Spring Airlines, 

• Xiamen Airlines

• Shandong Airlines.

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2018 Cost Adjustment Changes

On June 5, 2018, after three years, major airlines in China resumed the collection of fuel surcharges on domestic routes.

In less than one year, the fuel surcharge on domestic routes experienced three price increases, and then fell for the first time on December 5 last year, down to 10 yuan per passenger (800 km or less) or 30 Yuan (over 800 km).

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According to public information, the airline’s suspension of the fuel surcharge on domestic routes was related to the decline in the ex-factory price of domestic aviation kerosene in January this year.

Will the fee be restored later?

The sales tickets before January 4, 2019 are still subject to the fuel surcharges as originally stipulated; the tickets sold from January 5 (including, the date of issue) will be suspension of the current basis of standard fuel surcharge.

In response to this news, the person in charge of the Ctrip(携程) said that it is only a suspension of the fuel surcharge, which does not mean that the fee is cancelled. According to relevant regulations, when the domestic aviation kerosene comprehensive procurement cost exceeds 5,000 yuan per ton, the airline can resume charging the domestic route fuel surcharge.

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At present, the above-mentioned airlines have issued a notice on the official website to suspend the fuel surcharge for domestic routes. “We have received notice from the relevant airlines to reduce the fuel surcharge,” said the person in charge of Ctrip.

However, as of the publication of this article, these Airlines below have not publicly released information on the reduction of fuel surcharges.

• China Southern Airlines, 

• Air China, 

• China Eastern Airlines.

According to previous practice, as long as one of Hainan Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Air China and China Eastern Airlines adjusts fuel surcharges, other airlines will follow up.

Note: Surcharge will not be 

refunded before Jan 5th.

Right now, the peak of the Spring Festival ticket booking, this good news will save travel expenses for passengers returning home by plane. Take Beijing to and from Chengdu as an example, if a family with two adults and a child travel and buy a ticket after January 5, and they can spend about 140 yuan less.

However, the regular ticket sold before January 4, 2019 (inclusive) will be changed to the flight after January 5 (inclusive). If the ticket is exchanged, the fuel surcharge will be the amount of the original ticketing date shall prevail, and the fuel surcharge shall not be refunded.

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In other words, if the domestic ticket issued before January 5th is changed to January 5th (inclusive), the fuel surcharge will not be refunded according to the new standard.

In addition, OPEN tickets sold before January 4, 2019 (inclusive) will still be subject to the original fuel collection fee when the seat is confirmed; if the ticket is to be exchanged and replaced after the date of issue of the ticket is on January 5, 2019 (inclusive), the fuel surcharge shall be based on the original date of the ticket issue, and the fuel surcharge shall not be refunded.

It is believed that many people have received similar SMS or paper-based notices as below. The notice requires a series of materials to be submitted in line with the work of the fourth national economic census.

相信已经有不少人又收到了以上类似的短信或纸质版通知，通知上要求提交一系列的资料以配合全国第四次经济普查的相关工作。

The last time you received a similar notice and was asked to submit the information, it was the inventory work before the street office conducted the official census. The street office is now carrying out a formal census, and the requirements are different from before. 

上次收到类似的通知并被要求递交资料，是街道办进行正式普查前的清查工作。而街道办现在要开展正式的普查工作，要求和之前又不一样。

 

Therefore, if you receive a notice, please cooperate with the work and bring all the information requested in the notice to the street office for processing.

因此，若有收到通知，请配合街道的工作，带齐通知上要求的所有资料到街道办处理。

 

If you encounter problems during the process, please contact HACOS consultant or accountant in time, we will provide the form to fill in the assistance. Please pay attention to and avoid serious consequences.

若过程中遇到问题，请及时联系HACOS的顾问或会计，我们会提供表格填写协助。请重视，以免造成严重后果。

Bangkok is one of the world’s top tourist destinations. The city is known for its magnificent ancient temples that stand tall in the middle of the modern bustling city. It is also the most populous city in Thailand and attracts millions of tourists every year. 

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More than its captivating architectures, here’s why you should get a Bangkok property investment:

It’s a tourist hotspot.

In 2016, an impressive total of 32.6 million people was estimated to have visited Thailand. Bangkok was also hailed as the world’s top tourist destination during the same year, beating out London.

1. Hub of ASEAN

As the geographic heart of ASEAN, Thailand is regarded as the largest growing economic market and serves as a gateway to Southeast Asia connected to the world. 

With its strategic location, unique advantages and the city’s appeal, Bangkok is positioned for huge growth in its property sector, attracting overseas investment and regional headquarters keen to tap into the city’s economic potential.

2. Fastest-growing City

Bangkok is ranked top 10 emerging world cities, according to new research from real-estate consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL). In the past years, Bangkok has undergone several major infrastructure developments including the expansion of mass transit lines (BTS Skytrain and MRT Subway). 

Within the capital, investors look to the core areas that constitute Bangkok’s most promising investment opportunities.

3. Legendary Charm

Despite its rapidly advanced development, Bangkok retains much of its authenticity and charm, making life here feel like an endless holiday. Hop on a river ferry to grab brunch at a five-star hotel overlooking the Chao Praya River. Explore a winding alley for tasty street food. Sip a cocktail in the latest speakeasy in Sukhumvit.

Get pampered at spas with unbeatable prices. Shop yourself out at markets and luxury malls. Pop out of town for a beach getaway a 1.5-hour drive away. Or just laze at home, where every conceivable service can be brought to your doorstep for a fraction of what you’d pay in other major cities.

4. Investment Opportunities

With the influx of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) coupled with the government’s 2.2-trillion-baht transportation infrastructure investment to turn Thailand into AEC logistics hub, it has driven Bangkok property to grow constantly; particularly in the inner-city locations where the prices keep breaking records year after year. 

This fact is supported by Knight Frank’s Bangkok Condominium Research Report for Q2 2015 that the prices of newly launched luxury condominiums in the central business district (CBD) went up at a much faster with prices above THB 250,000 per square meter and tended to be skyrocketing. 

If you are considering owning property in Bangkok, now would be the time, as the prices of high-end residential properties are still lower than those in other Asian markets, especially Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan; hence providing a potentially lucrative property investment opportunity to long-term investors.

5. Welcoming, Friendlier Thai Law

According to the Condominium Act, B.E. 2522 (1979), foreigners are allowed to purchase and own condominiums up to 49% of the total space of all units in that condominium on a freehold basis.  

Upon purchase, foreign buyers receive the same title deed as a Thai owner would, complete with details regarding the land belonging to the condominium; the unit; the owner’s name; and official seals from the competent authorities.

Buying a freehold condominium, therefore, is the ideal option for those who are looking for long-term investment with 100% ownership.

Once AEC goes into effect, individuals and businesses from all over the ASEAN region will be investing in Thailand. Property prices are likely to rise quite substantially as much more foreign investment pours into the country.

Now is the time to invest in real estate in Bangkok before you are priced out of the market.

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A serial killer who mutilated several of his 11 victims – the youngest of whom was eight – was executed today.

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Gao Chengyong, who mutilated several of his 11 victims, was executed on Thursday, nine months after Baiyin Intermediate People’s Court in Gansu province sentenced him to death. 

 

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Most of the victims are in their 20s

Gao Chengyong, 54, nicknamed the “Jack the Ripper of China”, was sentenced to death in March by Baiyin Intermediate People’s Court in northwestern Gansu province for robbery, rape, murder and defiling the dead.

After the sentence was confirmed by the Supreme People’s Court, Gao was put to death in Baiyin on Thursday morning, the Ministry of Public Security said.

At trial in 2017, Gao pleaded guilty to crimes in Baiyin and Baotou in Inner Mongolia between 1988 and 2002. Eleven females, most of them in their 20s, became his victims.

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Gao’s killings created panic as the perpetrator was said to have targeted young women who lived alone.

One of the China’s most notorious 

series of unsolved crimes

 

In 2004, Baiyin police offered 200,000 yuan for clues that led to his capture. Before Gao was arrested 12 years later, the case was regarded by authorities as one of the country’s most notorious series of unsolved crimes.

The court found that Gao followed his victims home before raping and killing them. Many of his victims wore red clothes and he typically struck during daylight.

At Gao Chengyong’s trial, the court heard the “motives of the defendant’s crimes were despicable, his methods extremely cruel, the nature of the acts vile and the details of the crimes serious”. 

 

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Many were mutilated, their hands, ears, and private parts were cut off.

Motive for murder

 

“To satisfy his perverted desire to dishonour and sully corpses, many of his female victims’ corpses were damaged and violated,” Baiyin court said on Weibo when Gao was convicted in March.

 

“The motives of the defendant’s crimes were despicable, his methods extremely cruel, the nature of the acts vile and the details of the crimes serious,” the court said.

 

Police checked 100,000 pieces of fingerprint evidence while hunting for Gao. He was caught in August 2016 in Baiyin after a tip-off.

Gao was identified as a lead suspect after a distant relative was arrested for bribery and provided a partial match with DNA left at a murder site.

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Police said Gao’s DNA and fingerprints matched those left at the scene of his crimes.