I went to CCB this morning, they'd never heard of it, said no problem. Good, because that's where my salary ends up.
Then I went to CMB and they seemed to know about "二代身份证明". They said my account didn't need it but they put my driver's licence on file anyway because it would make matters more convenient for me in the future.
I guess that foreigners may lose/change their passports some time and then get locked out of their accounts for good, and this is a way to mitigate this. But freezing their accounts if they fail to provide secondary ID is a bit harsh. I'm curious to find out more about this whole thing.
37% of Kunming university students consider plastic surgery
Posted byWas on a flight once, sitting next to a Taiwanese plastic surgeon. He said the demand in Yunnan was very high which was why he had spent a few weeks doing operations in Kunming.
Kunming airport site of winter weather chaos
Posted byStill, air-con should be on and left on. A plane quickly gets unbearable without it: it still is a small container with just short of 200 people in it! I've felt very uncomfortable a few times and I believe if I were someone with a little lower tolerance, with no announced prospect of the situation getting better, and denied exit, I would open the doors too.
Kunming airport site of winter weather chaos
Posted byIn fact, freaking out after 7 hours in a plane with 200 other passengers and without fresh air is not impatience in my book.
Kunming to Vietnam border by rail soon to be reality
Posted by@Tom69: the author does have his facts straight - the current railway does not stretch all the way to Hanoi in a way that would enhance tourism.
The reason being that 1) as you mentioned, you cannot continue after Hekou on the same rail because only the old railway crosses the border and of course no trains go across that border anymore.
2) the train on the VN side is narrow-gauge, meaning that it effectively takes 9 or more hours to get from Lao Cai to Hanoi, which is simply unacceptable. Most people who have limited time choose the bus.
Kunming to Vietnam border by rail soon to be reality
Posted byThe new expressway is open and buses are on it. Source: all Vietnamese I know confirm.