China predicts over 1.52 bln cross-regional trips during May Day holiday

An estimated 1.52 billion cross-regional passenger trips were made across China during the five-day May Day holiday from May 1 to 5, according to the Ministry of Transport on Tuesday.

The high travel volume indicates a continued and robust recovery in the country's tourism and travel economy, a major driver of consumption.

The ministry said daily trips averaged over 300 million during the holiday, up 4.0 percent from the same period last year.

Journeys by road comprised the vast majority of the travel, accounting for an estimated 1.4 billion trips. Most of the remaining trips were handled by the country's railways, which seated over 106 million passengers, more than 21 million per day.

Meanwhile, waterways were expected to carry 8.5 million trips, or 1.7 million daily, and civil aviation was forecast to see about 10.5 million, averaging 2 million per day.

China predicts over 1.52 bln cross-regional trips during May Day holiday

Several blasts were heard Wednesday night in Iran's southern Hormozgan province as the U.S. Central Command said its forces conducted strikes against Iran for a second straight day.

The explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik counties and the Iranian Island of Abu musa, Iranian media said.

Iran said the attacks killed two fishermen in Hormozgan province.

State-run IRIB news agency reported three explosions were also heard in the southeastern Chabahar County, putting at eight the total number of the blasts in Bandar Abbas, where the air defense has become activated.

The U.S. Central Command said in a post on X that its forces "have started conducting additional strikes against Iran to further degrade their ability to threaten freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz."

U.S. forces strike Iran for second straight day