The first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) held its grand opening at the Great Hall of the People on March 5. Ethnic representatives attended the conference in splendid attire.
Hainan has established a complete river chief system for all rivers on the tropical island province, with 1,743 river chiefs appointed from province level to township level and 2,164 staff workers employed to protect its rivers so far, according to data from the provincial river chief office.
A total of 29 motions drafted by 19 members of the National Committee of CPPCC from Hainan will be submitted to the two sessions, which opened on March 2 and will be closed on March 20, Hainan Daily reported.
The ISY Music Festival grandly opened at the Sanya Haiyue Square on March 1. A dazzling float parade with seven themed sections attracted loads of locals and tourists.
Sanya, the coastal city located on the south tip of Hainan Island, plans to set up international outpatient departments in its level-three general hospitals and traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in the next three years to provide better health care service for international tourists, according to a medical sector plan announced on Feb 28, Hainan Daily reported.
Boao Evergrande International Hospital, the first hospital in China affiliated with Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital, announced its official opening on Feb 28 in Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone in Qionghai, Hainan province.
After cycling more than 10,000 kilometers in 120 days, Lai Shuangyi finally reached his destination, Sanya in South China's Hainan province, completing his dream of cycling across China from the northernmost to the southernmost points.
