Here comes the Hainan Free Trade Port
2020-08-20Chinese authorities released a master plan for the Hainan free trade port in June, aiming to build the southern island province into a high-level free trade port with global influence by the middle of the century.
Hainan's duty-free sales surge 250% after policy upgrade
2020-08-20Sales of offshore duty-free shops in China's island province of Hainan exceeded 5 billion yuan ($720 million) from July 1 to Aug 18, an increase of 250 percent year-on-year, local authorities said Wednesday.
Hainan to open three new duty-free shops
2020-08-20China's island province of Hainan plans to open three new offshore duty-free shops this year, authorities said at a Wednesday press conference.
Typhoon Higos bears down on Guangdong, Hainan
2020-08-19Ferry service across the Qiongzhou Strait between Hainan and Guangdong provinces will be suspended because of typhoon Higos starting at 7 pm on Tuesday.
Hainan to hold int'l culture week on brocade, embroidery
2020-08-19South China's island province of Hainan will hold an international culture week in November focusing on brocade and embroidery works from various countries, as well as from the local Li ethnic group.
Sanya kicks off new fishing season
2020-08-18The 2020 China (South China Sea) Sanya Fishing Festival kicked off at Sanya Yazhou Fishing Port on Aug 16 after three months of fishing ban, marking the beginning of a new mariculture and fishing season in 2020.
China's first foreign-owned college to open in Hainan
2020-08-17Hainan province is set to become home to China's first institution of higher education wholly owned by a foreign university, after the island province recently inked a strategic cooperation agreement with Germany's Bielefeld University of Applied Science.
