According to Haikou Customs, south China's Hainan Province imported 592,000 tonnes of coconuts through its ports in 2025, up 17.3 percent year on year, ranking first in imports of the tropical fruit among other provinces and regions in China.

January29,2026

People visit "The Epic of Water and Stone," an exhibition of Cambodia's ancient civilization, at China (Hainan) Museum of the South China Sea in Qionghai, south China's Hainan Province, Jan. 22, 2026.

January23,2026

China's tropical island province of Hainan received 106 million domestic or overseas tourists in 2025, up 9.1 percent from 2024, local authorities said on Wednesday.

January22,2026

Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in south China has achieved a smooth and orderly overall operation with a good start since its island-wide special customs operations were implemented for a month, with initial results emerging in efficient logistics, convenient travel services, and growing economic flows, said Jiang Hong, vice director of the Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission.

January22,2026

Business activity in China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) picked up in the first month of island-wide special customs operations, with surging company registrations, rising trade volumes and stronger duty-free sales, according to a press conference on Monday.

January21,2026

One month into the island-wide special customs operations, the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in south China has maintained smooth and orderly functioning, with initial achievements in logistics efficiency, passenger convenience, and economic aggregation, highlighting the country's commitment to high-level opening up.

January19,2026

At the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in south China's island province of Hainan, customers stood in a long line behind a checkout counter. Anton, a tourist from Belarus, was shopping with his family and soon picked out the iPhone 17 he wanted.

January19,2026

South China's island province of Hainan reported a record-breaking 14.727 billion kilowatt-hours in green electricity and green certificate transactions in 2025, the provincial power exchange center said on Wednesday.

January15,2026

Playol, an all-in-one game distribution platform launched in Chengmai County of Hainan Province in April last year, hailed a milestone overseas user number of over 10 million recently.

January12,2026

Duty-free shopping in south China's resort island province of Hainan got off to a strong start over the New Year holiday, with offshore duty-free sales reaching 712 million yuan (about 101.3 million U.S. dollars) from Jan. 1 to 3, up 128.9 percent year on year, Haikou Customs said on Sunday.

January05,2026

China's island province of Hainan saw a major surge in holiday shopping during its first New Year holiday as a special customs supervision zone. 

January04,2026

In Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City in the coastal city of Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, international communication about seed breeding is commonplace.

December26,2025

The three-day China International Travel Mart 2025 wrapped up in Haikou, south China. Drawing over 1,000 culture and tourism industry operators from 101 countries and regions, the event showcased global travel cultures across five sections in a vibrant exchange.

December25,2025

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

December24,2025

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

December10,2025

The Hainan 12345 government service hotline in south China's Hainan Province has become a key platform for improving the business environment in the free trade port, providing multilingual assistance and efficient procedures for international entrepreneurs.

December03,2025

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

China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has entered a one-month countdown to launching island-wide special customs operations, a major milestone in the opening-up drive of the world's second-largest economy despite rising protectionism worldwide.

November19,2025