The spread of COVID-19 has prevented marine scientist, Chen Hong, from planting coral in faraway locations since last year, but he has made progress in building up coral germ plasm banks in coastal locations, and in his spacious lab in Sanya, at the southern tip of Hainan Island.
Through "Hainan-style perseverance", Tao Fengjiao and her band of co-workers, who come from Changjiang in the western part of the island province, have accomplished a striking achievement, planting 5.88 million casuarina trees on 2,250 hectares of barren coastal areas across the tropical island over the past 29 years.
This lighthearted interlude for a ballet, The Red Detachment of Women, is played as background music at almost all grand occasions in Hainan province.
The First China International Consumer Products Expo, or Hainan Expo, will be held in Haikou from May 7-10, and last minute preparations are being made as all kinds of exclusive products arrive and are placed into eye-catching exhibition booths.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), an increasingly influential platform that has witnessed China's opening up and integration with Asia and the global community.
The first China International Consumer Products Expo kicked off Thursday in Haikou, becoming the first international expo held in Hainan since China unveiled a master plan to build the southern island province into a free trade port.
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