In Haikou, Hainan Province, a lively celebration marked the seventh anniversary of giant pandas Gong Gong and Shun Shun residing at the Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden. The pandas were treated to a specially prepared five-course feast themed “Seven Years,” featuring dishes inspired by local culture and designed to meet the dietary needs of the bears.


Giant Pandas Celebrate Seven Years in Haikou with Colorful Feast

The local government of South China's island province of Hainan scrambles to contain Covid-19 clusters. Parts of Tibet began mass Covid-19 testing on Tuesday, including its Lhasa and Shigatse to fight a rare flare-up.

China: Hainan authorities struggle to contain Covid-19 outbreak

Following a Covid-19 flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions, more than 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii".

Located on the southern island of Hainan, tourism hotspot Sanya is a city of more than a million people.

With authorities halting train ticket sales, all flights out of the city were cancelled over the weekend after Hainan reported 483 cases.

According to Chinese health authorities, tourists who want to leave must test negative in five polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests over seven days.

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A Chinese official said during a news briefing that hotels in the city have been asked to offer guests a 50 per cent discount until the travel restrictions ease.

Currently, only essential services such as supermarkets and pharmacies remain open in Sanya which is a popular surfing spot.

Battering local tourism, China is the only major economy still holding fast to a zero-Covid-19 strategy with snap lockdowns and long quarantines.

Halting international tourism, the country's borders have also remained largely closed since early 2020. 
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Following a Covid-19 flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions, more than 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii".

Following a Covid-19 flare-up led authorities to impose strict travel restrictions, more than 80,000 tourists are stranded in a resort city popularly known as "China's Hawaii". Located on the southern island of Hainan, tourism hotspot Sanya is a city of more than a million people. With authorities halting train ticket sales, all flights out of the city were cancelled over the weekend after Hainan reported 483 cases. According to Chinese health authorities, tourists who want to leave must test negative in five polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests over seven days. × A Chinese official said during a news briefing that hotels in the city have been asked to offer guests a 50 per cent discount until the travel restrictions ease. Currently, only essential services such as supermarkets and pharmacies remain open in Sanya which is a popular surfing spot. Battering local tourism, China is the only major economy still holding fast to a zero-Covid-19 strategy with snap lockdowns and long quarantines. Halting international tourism, the country's borders have also remained largely closed since early 2020. (With inputs from agencies) Watch WION's live TV here: ×

After COVID-19 outbreak, more than 80,000 tourists trapped in Chinese resort city of Sanya

China has successfully launched a robotic spacecraft to retrieve rocks from the moon. The country's largest carrier rocket blasted off from Wenchang Space Center on the southern Chinese island of Hainan. The China National Space Administration calls lunch a success.

China successfully launches unmanned spacecraft to the moon

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi accompanied by his officers is paying an official visit to Hainan, China from August 20-21, 2020.

Qureshi will lead the Pakistan side in the Second Round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.

During the Dialogue both sides will, discuss cooperation on Covid-19, bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual interest.&nbsp;

The visit will play an important role in further strengthening Pakistan-China "All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership" and deepen strategic communication and coordination with China on a range of issues.

Pakistan and China are longtime allies and partners in the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has seen Beijing pledge over $60 billion for infrastructure projects in Pakistan, central to China’s wider Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to develop land and sea trade routes in Asia and beyond.

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi accompanied by his officers is paying an official visit to Hainan, China from August 20-21, 2020. Qureshi will lead the Pakistan side in the Second Round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi accompanied by his officers is paying an official visit to Hainan, China from August 20-21, 2020. Qureshi will lead the Pakistan side in the Second Round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue. During the Dialogue both sides will, discuss cooperation on Covid-19, bilateral relations and regional and international issues of mutual interest. The visit will play an important role in further strengthening Pakistan-China "All-Weather Strategic Cooperative Partnership" and deepen strategic communication and coordination with China on a range of issues. Pakistan and China are longtime allies and partners in the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which has seen Beijing pledge over $60 billion for infrastructure projects in Pakistan, central to China’s wider Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to develop land and sea trade routes in Asia and beyond. (With inputs from agencies)

Shah Mahmood Qureshi to visit Hainan for China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ strategic dialogue

After four months of a long battle against coronavirus, China is preparing itself to fully expand its businesses. The Chinese government has also released a master plan for building large free trade ports in Southern China. Watch report.

International free trade in China's Hainan: China recoups from COVID-19 pandemic

China will give visa-free entry to tourists from 59 nations to its southern island province of Hainan from May 1, but countries from South, South East Asia and Africa do not figure in the list.

Under the new policy, announced today, a group of or individual tourists from 59 countries, including Russia, Britain, France, Germany, US and mostly European, Latin American and Gulf countries, can visit Hainan visa-free and stay there for up to 30 days on condition that they book their tour through travel agencies.

The province will offer greater visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries from May 1, in a move to support reform and opening up in the country's southernmost island province, China's State Immigration Administration announced.

Hainan is located in the South China Sea coast.

"By extending the policy to individuals and the stay to up to 30 days, the government aims to attract more international tourists, nurture the tourism industry and meet the needs of foreign individuals," said Qu Yunhai, Vice Head of the Administration.

The eased visa-free access to Hainan is part of China's effort to build the province into "a free trade port with Chinese characteristics", the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

The island has become a famous tropical resort for overseas tourists in recent years, with the number of overseas tourists exceeding 1.1 million in 2017, up nearly 50 per cent year on year.&nbsp;

China had earlier announced that it would allow Hainan to develop horse racing and explore opening new types of lotteries connected to sports and international competitions.

The province will offer greater visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries from May 1, in a move to support reform and opening up in the country's southernmost island province

China will give visa-free entry to tourists from 59 nations to its southern island province of Hainan from May 1, but countries from South, South East Asia and Africa do not figure in the list. Under the new policy, announced today, a group of or individual tourists from 59 countries, including Russia, Britain, France, Germany, US and mostly European, Latin American and Gulf countries, can visit Hainan visa-free and stay there for up to 30 days on condition that they book their tour through travel agencies. The province will offer greater visa-free access for tourists from 59 countries from May 1, in a move to support reform and opening up in the country's southernmost island province, China's State Immigration Administration announced. Hainan is located in the South China Sea coast. "By extending the policy to individuals and the stay to up to 30 days, the government aims to attract more international tourists, nurture the tourism industry and meet the needs of foreign individuals," said Qu Yunhai, Vice Head of the Administration. The eased visa-free access to Hainan is part of China's effort to build the province into "a free trade port with Chinese characteristics", the state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The island has become a famous tropical resort for overseas tourists in recent years, with the number of overseas tourists exceeding 1.1 million in 2017, up nearly 50 per cent year on year. China had earlier announced that it would allow Hainan to develop horse racing and explore opening new types of lotteries connected to sports and international competitions.

China to give visa-free entry to Hainan to tourists from 59 countries

China has aimed at making the free trade port system and operational mode of Hainan "more mature" by 2035.

A free trade port system will be "basically established" in Hainan by 2025, according to the guidelines on supporting Hainan's efforts to deepen reform and opening up jointly released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council, as reported by the Xinhua news agency.

Further, an investment fund will be set up to support the Hainan's development of a free trade port.

China's President Xi Jinping on Friday announced a decision by the CPC Central Committee to support building Hainan into a pilot free trade zone and further build it into a free trade port.

He further welcomed the investors to contribute to the development of the port. He made these statements at the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Hainan Province and the Hainan Special Economic Zone.

Further various multinational companies have also been invited to set up their regional offices at Hainan.

Hainan has been declared at the Special Economic Zone.&nbsp

China has aimed at making the free trade port system and operational mode of Hainan 'more mature' by 2035

China has aimed at making the free trade port system and operational mode of Hainan "more mature" by 2035. A free trade port system will be "basically established" in Hainan by 2025, according to the guidelines on supporting Hainan's efforts to deepen reform and opening up jointly released by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council, as reported by the Xinhua news agency. Further, an investment fund will be set up to support the Hainan's development of a free trade port. China's President Xi Jinping on Friday announced a decision by the CPC Central Committee to support building Hainan into a pilot free trade zone and further build it into a free trade port. He further welcomed the investors to contribute to the development of the port. He made these statements at the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Hainan Province and the Hainan Special Economic Zone. Further various multinational companies have also been invited to set up their regional offices at Hainan. Hainan has been declared at the Special Economic Zone.

China aims at establishing Hainan free trade zone by 2035

With the launch of its new Long March-5 heavy rocket on Thursday, China moved one step closer to setting up its own space station in Earth orbit nearly a month after it launched its longest space mission, US-based news website Space.com reported.&nbsp;

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According to state news agency Xinhua, Long March-5 heavy rocket is larger than previous versions of China&#39;s Long-March carrier rockets. It blasted off on Thursday night from a pad in the southern province of Hainan.&nbsp;

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&quot;Its successful launch has propelled China to the forefront of the world in terms of rocket carrying capacity, and marks a milestone in China`s transition from a major player in space to a major power in space,&quot; Xinhua cited the ruling Communist Party&#39;s Central Committee and powerful Central Military Commission as saying in a letter, Reuters reported.&nbsp;

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As per Space.com, the Long March 5 is one of China&#39;s new generation of rockets, which feature larger carrying capacities, are being pursued during a 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015).&nbsp;

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&quot;With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can build a permanent manned space station and explore the moon and Mars,&quot; the Xinhua said.&nbsp;

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The two-stage rocket&#39;s ability to put 25 tonnes of payload into low-Earth orbit and 14 tonnes to geostationary transfer orbit gives it a carrying capacity 2.5 times larger than previous models, Xinhua said.

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With this launch, China moved one step closer to setting up its own space station in Earth orbit

With the launch of its new Long March-5 heavy rocket on Thursday, China moved one step closer to setting up its own space station in Earth orbit nearly a month after it launched its longest space mission, US-based news website Space.com reported. According to state news agency Xinhua, Long March-5 heavy rocket is larger than previous versions of China's Long-March carrier rockets. It blasted off on Thursday night from a pad in the southern province of Hainan. "Its successful launch has propelled China to the forefront of the world in terms of rocket carrying capacity, and marks a milestone in China`s transition from a major player in space to a major power in space," Xinhua cited the ruling Communist Party's Central Committee and powerful Central Military Commission as saying in a letter, Reuters reported. As per Space.com, the Long March 5 is one of China's new generation of rockets, which feature larger carrying capacities, are being pursued during a 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015). "With the heavy-lift carrier rocket, China can build a permanent manned space station and explore the moon and Mars," the Xinhua said. The two-stage rocket's ability to put 25 tonnes of payload into low-Earth orbit and 14 tonnes to geostationary transfer orbit gives it a carrying capacity 2.5 times larger than previous models, Xinhua said. (WION with inputs from Reuters)

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