A gathering of top scientists at the World Laureates Sanya Forum in Hainan province recently turned into a brainstorming session that not only brought forth futuristic ideas for smart oceans, agriculture and biotechnology, but deeply impressed the nearly 1,000 participants.
After winning great acclaim at a parade on Oct 1 in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Hainan float was recently honored with the "Innovation Award" by parade organizers.
The city of Sanya in South China’s Hainan province is seeking to boost ties and cooperation with Cannes in southern France as Mayor A Dong signed a memorandum of cooperation with his Cannes counterpart David Lisnard on Oct 13.
A new type of surface-dwelling water bug within the Hermatobates genus was discovered in Lingyang Jiao (羚羊礁) in the city of Sansha, Hainan province, according to reports from Hainan Daily on Oct 11.
Some 20 researchers, technicians, and government employees from Mekong River countries including Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos took part in a special training session in Hainan on Oct 11 to learn about tropic crop products processing and packaging.
The 4th Sino-French Cultural Forum was held from Oct 6 to 10 in Nice, south France, with some 300 participants from both China and France gathering for discussions and exchanges on cooperation in the areas of tourism, culture, film, and education.
A Boeing 767-300 aeroplane with 334 passengers on board landed at Sanya Phoenix International Airport on Oct 8, marking the official opening of a scheduled flight route between the Hainan tourist city and St Petersburg in Russia.
