Hainan, a tropical island province in south China, has begun its lychee harvest season! The fragrant, sweet fruit is now hitting domestic shelves while delighting palates in global markets

May30,2025

With the theme "Asia in the changing World: Towards a shared Future," the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2025 will be held from March 25 to 28 in Hainan.

March25,2025

Situated at the southernmost tip of China, Hainan overlooks Guangdong across the Qiongzhou Strait to the north, Vietnam across the Beibu Bay to the west. Its neighbors in the South China Sea include the Philippines, Brunei and Malaysia.

April20,2016

South China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has taken measures to continue optimizing its business environment in a bid to further enhance the development of a high-standard FTP.

December23,2025

Hainan, China's island province known for its year-round sunshine and pristine beaches, reported over 97.2 million tourist visits in 2024, both domestic and international. Of these, overseas trips exceeded 1.1 million, a 115.6% increase, which highlights the island's growing global appeal.

January21,2025

The BFA will hold its annual conference from March 28 to 31 in Boao, a coastal town in China's island province of Hainan, according to the official website of the forum.

March28,2023

Green elements are everywhere at the expo, with an increasing number of companies embracing the green and low-carbon trend.

April18,2024

China will encourage new tourism-related activities in Hainan province, such as horse racing, sports betting and an instant lottery, to help build the province into a leading global tourism destination, central government authorities said.

December29,2018

Hainan's expanded duty-free rules are lifting tourism spending.

December10,2025

China has launched its first offshore carbon injection project in Hainan. The project, located at the Dongfang 1-1 gas field, is expected to store over 1 million tonnes of CO₂ annually while enhancing natural gas production.

April14,2026

A number of intelligent robots appear at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026, empowering the forum with cutting-edge technology.

March26,2026

Steady progress has been made in building China's island province of Hainan into a free trade port (FTP), according to a press conference of the Communist Party of China Hainan Provincial Committee on Monday.

July12,2022

This 3.118-kilometer underwater tunnel, the first of its kind in Sanya, is expected to further optimize the urban spatial layout of the city, and facilitate the development of the Hainan Free Trade Port.

April01,2026

While parts of northern China are covered in ice and snow, tropical Hainan is welcoming its peak travel season, drawing visitors with sun, sand and sea. Since the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Dec. 18, 2025, a steady rollout of policy incentives has further boosted inbound tourism at the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP).

January22,2026

The Haikou Customs supervised a total of 2.38 billion yuan (about 337 million U.S. dollars) in duty-free sales during the first month (from Nov. 1 to 30) of the implementation of the expanded offshore duty-free policy, up 27.1 percent year on year.

December02,2025

A roundtable themed "Empowering Hainan's Beauty through the Blue Economy" was held on Thursday in Haikou, the capital of China's island province of Hainan.

April26,2024

A round-the-island tourist highway is expected to completely open on Dec. 31 in south China's Hainan Province, said the provincial commerce department, according to a report on the website of China Daily.

February22,2023

China and Cambodia co-host "The Epic of Water and Stone" exhibition, shining at Hainan's South China Sea Museum!

December24,2025