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Hainan
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hainan. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Capital
Haikou
Head of Government
Party Secretary of Hainan Feng Fei
An aerial view of Sanya in Hainan province on August 27. Hainan’s role isn’t to displace Hong Kong. Rather, it can complement what Hong Kong has to offer. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Opinion | How Hainan and Hong Kong can build on each other’s success

Both are well positioned to support the next phase of China’s reform and opening up by aligning their unique strengths.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong could face windy, wet weekend as potential tropical cyclone forms

Vietnam

‘Terrifying’ Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam, blowing roofs off homes

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China trade

Beijing plans big expansion of tariff-free access to Hainan from December

A separate customs zone will be established in the tropical island province from mid-December, enhancing its free-trade credentials.

A staff member packs duty-free goods at a duty-free store in Haikou, the capital of south China’s Hainan province, on July 5. Photo: Xinhua
Financial crime

Chen Feng, founder of Chinese conglomerate HNA, sentenced to 12 years in prison

The 72-year-old businessman was charged with harming the interests of a listed company, among other issues.

Cryptocurrency

Hong Kong could serve as stablecoin test bed to raise yuan’s profile

Hong Kong’s stablecoins can serve as a testing ground for the mainland, providing both experience and lessons, HashKey Group CEO says.

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Censorship in China

China will drop the Great Firewall for some users, but only in southern Hainan

Employees of companies operating in the island province can apply for the ‘Global Connect’ scheme, but some content will remain restricted.

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China’s so-called Great Firewall enforces one of the strictest internet censorship regimes in the world. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

4 rail journeys in modern-day China; a true 21st-century experience

Chinese railways may have developed at an extraordinary pace since the 1980s, but some journeys have more to offer the curious traveller than others

US-China trade war

The duty-free island trying to lure Chinese shoppers amid the trade war

Hainan, a tropical island in southern China, has special customs policies allowing shops to maintain low prices even amid sky-high tariffs.

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China’s navy

Chinese navy puts giant warship on show to the public for anniversary

For the first time, people on the mainland can take a close look at the PLA’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hainan.

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China’s Xian and Yimeng Shan are berthed in Shanghai on Wednesday as part of celebrations of the Chinese Navy. Photo: CCTV
Durians in China

China’s durian determination yields golden home-grown bounty in Hainan

Tropical Hainan province has defied sceptics and rewarded investors with China-grown durian, but it ‘simply cannot compete’ with booming imports from Southeast Asia.

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Illustration: Brian Wang
China's economic recovery

Xi urges foreign firms to resist ‘acts that turn back the wheel of history’

Xi meets with business reps as China takes aim at unilateralism and protectionism while ramping up a charm offensive for foreign investors against the backdrop of two global conferences.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong devoted to bolstering foreign ties, John Lee says at Boao Forum

Chief executive touts international connections following Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s call for city to expand global ties.

Tourism

6 marinas that are destinations in themselves

Marinas in Monaco and Dubai are billionaires’ playgrounds while Sanya is growing as a marine tourism hub and Singapore has a bustling port.

Port Hercules, in Monaco, is among several marinas around the world that are worth visiting even if you don’t possess a boat. Photo: Getty Images
China technology

China’s subsea centre could power 7,000 DeepSeek conversations a second: report

Computing power in underwater computing cluster off Hainan will be used in AI training, game production and marine research: state media.

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A new data centre capsule is sent to an underwater data processing cluster near Hainan in southern China. The centre uses seawater to stay cool and conserve energy. Photo: CCTV
China-Russia relations

China-Russia flights to take off, with Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan on the radar

Additional direct flights from St Petersburg to Beijing and Shanghai are set to be added next year, while flights to Hainan will also resume.

Biomedicine: Companies

Hong Kong start-up eyes global pest control market with scent-based products

Plasticvore is a two-year old biotech start-up offering alternative, humane solutions to controlling and eliminating pests, founder says.

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China economy

Opinion | With visa-free initiative, China is betting on a simple truth

China is ready for the world to witness its development, experience its culture and engage with its people.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens
Alibaba

Alibaba pulls in US$5 billion from dual-currency bond offering

The deal marks the biggest corporate bond issue of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region this year.

Aviation

China-Canada direct flights to ‘surge’ to meet demand as talks yield results

At least five airlines will increase flights within the next two months, connecting Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen with Toronto and Vancouver.

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Science

China considering space facility location based on security in times of war

Advantages of coastal operation outweighed by ‘strategic hinterland’ policy in preferred site for massive commercial space facility.

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A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying navigation satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on September 19. Photo: Getty Images
China’s military

What do sightings of Type 094s say about China’s nuclear sub force?

Chinese magazine says surfacing of vessels point to combat-ready crews, command chain and logistics.

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A PLA nuclear-powered Type 094A Jin-class ballistic missile submarine was spotted surfacing in the Taiwan Strait in June. Photo: Reuters
Kanye West

Video | Ye's China concert plans draw sarcasm online

Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Yagi: officials, military in Southern China push to fix services

Guangdong and Hainan provinces work to clean up and sanitise streets and help farmers, fishers and factories get back to work.

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Science

China’s super-radar detects plasma bubble over the pyramids in Giza

The powerful LARID radar in Hainan, China, can detect plasma bubbles in Earth’s upper atmosphere up to 9,600km away.

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China’s super-radar LARID has detected plasma bubbles as far away as the Midland Islands north of Hawaii and the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences
Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Yagi lashes south China, killing 4 and injuring 95

Beijing pledges 200 million yuan in disaster relief after this year’s second-strongest tropical cyclone sweeps Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

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Strong wings from Super Typhoon Yagi batter coconut trees in Haikou, capital of south China’s island province of Hainan, on Friday. Photo: Xinhua via AP
China trade

China cuts tariffs for Hainan’s drug, device imports to aid medical tourism

The initiative will be implemented in the Boao Hope Lecheng Medical Tourism pilot zone in eastern Hainan.

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Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Yagi: over 410,000 people relocated as storm hits southern China

Yagi predicted to move northwest, crossing Haikou, Chengmai and Lingao before moving into the ocean by Saturday morning.

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