China's reform and opening-up have brought life and prosperity to Hainan province and transformed it from a backward, remote island into one of the country's most open and dynamic regions over the 30 years since it became a province.
A screening event for the third International Micro Film Competition, a part of the annual Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival, was held March 28 in Haikou city, Hainan province.
Back in 1988, when Hainan island split from Guangdong province and became a province of its own, it was undeveloped. Its economy was dominated by low-productivity agriculture and fishing, which together generated half its GDP of 7.7 billion yuan ($1.1 billion).
After Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2018 on April 10, leaders of other Asian countries and heads of international organizations voiced their support for interconnectivity, free trade and fair globalization.
Thousands who were born in April 1988 were invited to a feast held in a scenic zone of Sanya to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Hainan's becoming a province and a special economic zone on April 2, 2018.
The State Council decided to suspend implementation of item 2, article 11 of Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices in the Hainan Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone, as a move to support Hainan's international medical tourism industries.
A new hospital in Hainan province is expected to become an alternative to top overseas hospitals.
