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Eyes on Hainan: Inbound tourism heats up in China's Hainan FTP
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
China's Hainan reports surging imported zero-tariff goods
One month into the island-wide special customs operations, Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in south China has made initial achievements in trade and logistics efficiency.
January19,2026
Registered foreign trade entities in Hainan FTP exceed 100,000
The number of foreign trade entities registered in south China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has surpassed 100,000, according to customs data released on Wednesday.
January15,2026
Largest cargo port in Hainan FTP posts 65 percent surge in container traffic
Container throughput at Yangpu Port, the largest cargo port in Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), reached 3.31 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025, up more than 65 percent from a year earlier, local authorities said.
January09,2026
Hainan FTP launches phased zero-carbon industrial park initiative
South China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) has initiated a plan to develop zero-carbon industrial parks, as outlined in a joint notification from five provincial government departments, including the Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Industry and Information Technology.
December23,2025
Hainan FTP vows to further optimize business environment
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
South China island province unveils multilingual portal for FTP services
In south China-situated Hainan Province, a global portal was put online for its free trade port (FTP) from December 15 to update foreign-funded businesses and foreigners on related integrated service and news.
December19,2025
In a fragmenting world, China bets on openness
China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) began island-wide special customs operations on Thursday. It sends a clear signal of China's determination to advance high-level opening-up and to anchor its growth more firmly in the global economy at a time when protectionism is resurging elsewhere.
December18,2025
(China Economic Roundtable) Xinhua Headlines: Hainan FTP's special customs operations underscore China's firm commitment to high-standard opening up
China's Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is set to officially launch island-wide special customs operations on Thursday, a landmark step underscoring the country's unwavering commitment to expanding high-standard opening up and advancing an open world economy.
December17,2025
Eyeing free trade port milestone, China pushes toward higher-level opening up
As the world economy faces mounting uncertainty and rising protectionism, China is reaffirming its commitment to openness, with the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) emerging as an important gateway driving the country's opening up in the new era.
March27,2025
China approves special food import rules for Hainan Free Trade Port
China's top market regulator announced on Monday that it had greenlit new rules allowing temporary imports of specialized medical foods and health supplements in the Hainan Free Trade Port.
December31,2024
CDF launches year-end sales, promoting Hainan FTP development
Approaching the yearend of 2024, China Duty Free Group (CDF) has recently launched a series of sales activities in south China's Hainan Province, providing consumers with rich shopping experience, continuing to lead duty-free consumption boom, and contributing to building Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) into an international tourism consumption center.
December30,2024
GLOBALink | American entrepreneur embraces career success in Hainan FTP
"This place is the future, not only for China but for the Southeast Asian nations, the whole world."
April11,2024
Promotion event held to share opportunities of Hainan FTP
A promotion event on Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) was held during the 2023 Boao Forum for Entrepreneurs on Monday in Boao, south China's Hainan Province.
December06,2023
Hainan FTP provides broad stage for foreign businesses to deeply participate in China's opening up
With the construction of the Hainan FTP in full swing, more and more international partners have witnessed and deeply participated in the development and transformation of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP).
April04,2023
China speeds up construction of Hainan Free Trade Port
When Lin Guangming came to south China's Hainan Province in late 2020, he was fascinated by the rich opportunities offered by the fledgling Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP).
August04,2022
Zero-tariff policy for imported vehicles in Hainan sees increasing tax exemption
Since implementation, the zero-tariff policy for imported vehicles in Hainan Free Trade Port(FTP) had reduced a total of 10.1859 million yuan tax for enterprises by June 22, reported Chinanews.com Thursday.
June24,2022
Hainan FTP goes full throttle to achieve independent customs operations
South China's Hainan Province has gained new impetus in the building of the free trade port (FTP) with the launch of the first airport project for independent customs operations on May 31.
June06,2022
S. China's Haikou city vows to build modernized city with global influence
Haikou, capital of south China's Hainan Province, will accelerate construction of a modernized city with global influence and play a major role in building Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP), said Ding Hui, mayor of the city, at a news conference held on Sunday.
May09,2022
Xi Focus: Four years on, Hainan's free trade port construction in full swing
China announced a decision to develop Hainan into a pilot free trade zone while gradually exploring and steadily promoting the establishment of an FTP with Chinese characteristics in 2018.
April21,2022
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