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

Three international air routes -- between Sanya and Minsk; Ulaanbaatar, Sanya and Ulan-Ude; and Sanya and Kuala Lumpur -- were opened between Oct. 8 and 11, marking a major expansion of Sanya's international air route network.

October14,2025

On a warm evening in Lingshui Li Autonomous County on south China's tropical resort island of Hainan, with the sea breeze gently blowing and coconut tree shadows swaying, Huang Suiyi and Lei Jun, two company executives in the gaming industry, sat in a courtyard where they discussed their mini-game development plans.

October11,2025

South China's island province of Hainan has reported strong offshore duty-free sales during the eight-day National Day holiday, also known as "Golden Week," the local customs bureau has said.

October09,2025

China's Hainan is making efforts to turn itself into a hub of educational innovation. Hainan Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences (BiUH), established by a German university, becomes the first independent university run by a foreign university on the Chinese mainland.

September10,2025

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

Participants gathered in China's Hainan to explore new paths for regional cooperation under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) framework.

May27,2025

A new direct air route linking Haikou, capital city of China's southernmost island province of Hainan, and London in Britain was launched on Wednesday.

May08,2025