Hainan's GDP in the first half of the year reached 314.463 billion yuan ($46.47 billion), increasing 1.6 percent year-on-year.
The Second China International Consumer Products Expo, to be held from Monday to July 30 in Haikou, Hainan province, could unleash the potential of consumption in China and contribute to the economic recovery.
China's Wentian space laboratory and its carrier-a Long March 5B rocket-were moved to a service tower on Monday morning to undergo final tests before their planned flight in the coming days, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
The main structure of the Haikou Xinhai ro-ro passenger terminal has been completed and construction of the project is expected to close by the end of the year.
36 exhibitors and 170 exhibiting brands from America will participate in the upcoming expo that takes place from July 26 to 30.
Haikou Customs announced on July 17 that the total import and export value of Hainan's trade in goods in the first half of the year was 91.7 billion yuan ($13.6 billion), a year-on-year increase of 56 percent
The Haikou Xinhai ro-ro passenger terminal project, which is being undertaken by CCCC Fourth Harbor Engineering, a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company, or CCCC, completed its main structure construction recently.
