Beautiful New Hainan

Island sets its sights on free trade future

Since the central government declared Hainan Island a pilot free trade zone in April last year, provincial authorities have taken great strides to try to ensure its success.Advertorial

Hainan forges ahead as China's largest FTZ

Updated: 2019-09-30

Hainan has made solid progress in deepening reform and opening-up since the central government decided in April 2018 to turn the entire Hainan Island into the country's largest free trade zone, according to local authorities.
Island's plants grow in medical potential

Updated: 2019-09-30

When tourists flock to Hainan to enjoy its beaches, sea breeze and tropical scenery, they might not notice some of the island's other treasures, such as its diverse array of tropical plants found on Hainan's western coastline.
Province ponders more visa-free entries to further attract international visitors

Updated: 2019-09-30

Hainan may allow visa-free entry for citizens from eight more countries and regions in the near future, in a bid to further open up the tropical island province, Shen Danyang, vice-governor of Hainan province, said at a news conference in Beijing in September.
Hainan marks National Day with bamboo dancing

Updated: 2019-09-27

More than 10,000 young people across Hainan on Friday morning participated in a bamboo dance event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China, which falls Oct 1.
New research hospital to improve medical facilities in Hainan

Updated: 2019-09-18

Construction of a research hospital, covering more than 70,000 square meters, will soon get started in the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone by the end of the year as an effort to boost the pilot zone in South China's Hainan province, a senior official said on Tuesday.
New policy hastens approval of overseas drugs, equipment

Updated: 2019-09-17

Access to new overseas drugs and medical equipment brought to the Chinese mainland is expected to be accelerated with the release of a new policy on Monday, senior officials said.
Tropical island province maintaining focus on developing its ecology

Updated: 2019-09-17

China's southernmost province will continue focusing on ecological development as it establishes a national ecological civilization demonstration zone and builds up a world-class pilot free trade zone, a top official from the province said on Monday.
Sharing the fruits of China's knowledge

Updated: 2019-09-02

Medardo Sanchez, an agriculture expert from El Salvador, traveled with 10 of his compatriots for nearly 50 hours to reach Hainan Island on July 15 - the longest journey of his life.
Island sets its sights on free trade future

Updated: 2019-09-02

Since the central government declared Hainan Island a pilot free trade zone in April last year, provincial authorities have taken great strides to try to ensure its success.
Hainan sows seeds of cooperation

Updated: 2019-04-27

China's southern province of Hainan is using policies granted by the central government as well as its tropical resources to set up more exchange platforms and expand cooperation with countries and regions involved in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to provincial government officials.
Island boosts international air and sea transport links

Updated: 2019-04-27

A regular direct flight between Haikou, capital of Hainan province, and Pattaya in Thailand was launched by Hainan United Airlines Travel Group and Thai Lion Air on April 9, the latest and the eighth new international air route opened in Hainan this year.
Tropical FTZ steps on the innovation pedal

Updated: 2019-04-27

Hainan, China's largest free-trade zone with a high level of opening-up, has made considerable progress in creating a favorable environment for innovation, according to local officials.
Yachts from overseas get easier access to Hainan

Updated: 2019-04-16

Overseas yachts can now enter the waters of Hainan Island and its adjacent scenic spots with temporary approvals, thanks to a new policy making Hainan the first provincial-level area to manage such entries directly, according to provincial authorities.
Stronger policies promote opening-up

Updated: 2018-02-03

China will carry out new and stronger policies to implement reform and opening-up, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.
Super hospital a booster shot for health tourism

Updated: 2018-02-02

A super hospital in Boao Lecheng, China's first pilot zone for international medical tourism on tropical Hainan Island is expected to open in April, a senior official with the Hainan Health and Family Planning Commission said.
Chief system spearheads green growth model

Updated: 2018-02-02

As the early morning sun sits low on the horizon above the azure waters of the South China Sea, Liang Feng busies himself on the shores of Zhaoshu Island before the heat of the day sets in.
Island eyes more worldwide cooperation

Updated: 2018-02-02

Hainan will accelerate its opening up by involving itself more closely in economic globalization and the Belt and Road Initiative, enlarging its international friends circle and establish a Pan South China Sea international trade center and logistic hub in the next five years, said Shen Xiaoming, governor of Hainan.