Thirty individuals and seven team representatives from Hainan have been honored as model poverty fighters during a grand gathering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb 25, which was held to mark the nation's poverty alleviation accomplishments.
China Duty Free Group, whose duty-free stores in Hainan include the Haikou Meilan Airport Duty-Free Shop, Haikou Riyue Plaza Duty-Free Shop, Sanya International Duty-Free City and Qionghai Boao Duty-Free Shop, announced the addition of 11 "pick-up windows" for duty-free shoppers on Feb 23.
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Thursday that China has scored a "complete victory" in its fight against poverty.
The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021 will be held from April 18 to 21 in Boao Town, South China's Hainan province.
The first China International Consumer Products Expo is set to take place at Haikou International Convention and Exhibition Center, Hainan from May 7 to 10. Overseas brands will dominate the expo, taking up 80 percent of the total exhibition area.
To further boost Hainan's offshore duty-free market and promote consumption, on Feb 22 the island province started to offer 160,000 offshore duty-free coupons worth a total of 8 million yuan ($1.24 million).
The Long March 5B heavy-lift carrier rocket tasked with launching the core capsule of China's space station arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province on Feb 22, the China Manned Space Agency said.
