School stampede

    THE DEATH toll from the primary school stampede in Central China’s Henan Province yesterday morning rises to two.

    More than 20 others are injured and are receiving medical treatment.

    The cause of the accident is being investigated.

    Intl. flight added

    CHINA’S Hainan Airways is to add a fifth weekly direct flight between Beijing and Manchester from June, it was announced Tuesday.

    It follows the success of the airline’s four-times-a-week service to Beijing, the only scheduled direct link to the Chinese capital outside of London. The new flight will operate from June 1, said a joint statement issued in Manchester by Manchester Airport and Hainan Airways.

    The statement added the service will potentially see Hainan Airlines new Dreamliners operating on the Manchester direct route into Beijing, depending on aircraft availability.

    Free admission

    THE world’s longest and highest glass bridge, in Zhangjiajie, Central China’s Hunan province, is scrapping the entrance fee for Israeli tourists for the rest of this year.

    The move is to celebrate the 25th anniversary of diplomatic ties between China and Israel and to pay tribute to the skywalk’s Israeli designer Haim Dotan.