2011-07-08
July 7 marks the start of this year’s Slight Heat, one of 24 traditional Chinese solar terms, which means hot weather can be expected.
2011-06-20
According to Haikou Customs, more than 220,000 tax-free commodities have sold out all their goods and about 75,000 tourists have picked up goods from offshore tax-free stores.
2011-05-29
One amazing new measure is to establish a large-scale "tax-free shopping district" in Sanya, by taking advantage of the favorable tax-free policies in urban areas.
2011-05-25
Construction of China's first tropical sea ranch began on Tuesday in Sanya, a coastal resort city in southern Hainan province, said an official with the Sanya Ocean and Fisheries bureau.
2011-05-25
Sanya, the southernmost city on the golden coast of Hainan province, will host the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12.
2011-05-21
China's State Council approved, in principle, the general urban planning for two provincial capitals, Harbin and Haikou, for the coming ten years, according to statements posted on the government's website Friday.
2011-05-19
China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Thursday that Hainan, a tropical island province in southern China, will implement a tax rebate program for tourists on a trial basis starting April 20.
2011-05-19
Costumers select watches in a tax-free shop in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, May 1, 2011.
Political advisers in South China's Hainan province urged authorities to levy taxes on vacant homes in popular travel destinations to discourage speculation and cool the island's overheated property market.
Hainan opened a second duty-free store on Wednesday, following the success of the first, which since April has boosted domestic tourism to the province in South China.
In the 18 years since it was founded, Hainan Airlines has been doing its part to bring China to the world.
