JAKARTA Nike Air Max 93 Suomi , Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has received significant tour package orders from potential Chinese tourists during its tourism promotion activities in three Chinese cities, officials at the Indonesian tourism ministry said here on Tuesday.


Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific Marketing Development Vinsensius Jemadu said that the recent consumer selling programs held from Dec. 8 to 11 in Chinese cities of Xiamen, Sanya and Fuzhou had attracted more than 1,800 Chinese visitors who booked for tour packages to Indonesia's Jakarta, Bali, Manado, Yogyakarta, Thousand Island and Lake Toba.


Deputy Minister for Foreign Market Development I Gde Pitana expected that the recent consumer selling events in China would further enhance arrivals of Chinese tourists to Indonesia.


He added that China now leads the arrivals of foreign tourists in Indonesia, making it an important tourism market to Indonesia.


Indonesia also used the promotion events to explain the current situation in Indonesia's resort island of Bali related to the ensuing volcanic activities in Bali's volcano of Mount Agung.


Pitana said that people's daily lives as well as tourism activities in Bali were not disrupted by the volcanic events, assuring that Bali is safe for tourists.


"For Chinese tourists, no need to be scared. The volcano's location is far from Bali's ultimate tourism spots like Kuta Beach, Seminyak and Ubud," he said in a statement.


Indonesian Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said the government continues to pay more attention to the comfort and safety of tourists in Bali.



Jamaican Olympic runner Usain Bolt, center, arrives at Rio de Janeiro International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (AP PhotoPatrick Semansky)

LONDON (AP) -- The Latest on the Rio Games (all times local to Rio de Janeiro):


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Usain Bolt has touched down in Rio de Janeiro, ready to fine-tune his preparations for another bid at an Olympic double in the 100- and 200-meter sprints.


The 29-year-old Jamaican has won six Olympic gold medals — the 100, 200 and sprint relays at Beijing in 2008 and at London in 2012 — and is the undisputed star of track and field.


The official website of the Rio Games noted Bolt's arrival on a flight from London with the headline: "The main man has landed."


The Olympics formally begin