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Secretary of Hainan Feng FeiCensorship in ChinaChina will drop the Great Firewall for some users, but only in southern HainanEmployees of companies operating in the island province can apply

for the ‘Global Connect’ scheme, but some content will remain restricted.5 Jun 2025 - 11:53PMvideocamAsia travel4 rail journeys in modern-day China; a true 21st-century experience12 May

2025 - 2:38PMUS-China trade warThe duty-free island trying to lure Chinese shoppers amid the trade war10 May 2025 - 12:00PMvideocamChina’s navyChinese navy puts giant warship on show to the

public for anniversaryFor the first time, people on the mainland can take a close look at the PLA’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship Hainan.23 Apr 2025 - 8:24PMvideocam10Durians in

ChinaChina’s durian determination yields golden home-grown bounty in HainanTropical Hainan province has defied sceptics and rewarded investors with China-grown durian, but it ‘simply cannot

compete’ with booming imports from Southeast Asia.20 Apr 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam8China's economic recoveryXi 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.31 Mar 2025 -

8:13PM8AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHong Kong politicsHong Kong devoted to bolstering foreign ties, John Lee says at Boao ForumChief executive touts international connections

following Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s call for city to expand global ties.25 Mar 2025 - 8:52PMTourism6 marinas that are destinations in themselvesMarinas in Monaco and Dubai are billionaires’

playgrounds while Sanya is growing as a marine tourism hub and Singapore has a bustling port.7 Mar 2025 - 3:47PMChina technologyChina’s subsea centre could power 7,000 DeepSeek

conversations a second: reportComputing power in underwater computing cluster off Hainan will be used in AI training, game production and marine research: state media.19 Feb 2025 -

7:17PMvideocam25China-Russia relationsChina-Russia flights to take off, with Beijing, Shanghai and Hainan on the radarAdditional direct flights from St Petersburg to Beijing and Shanghai are

set to be added next year, while flights to Hainan will also resume.5 Dec 2024 - 12:06AMBiomedicine: CompaniesHong Kong start-up eyes global pest control market with scent-based

productsPlasticvore is a two-year old biotech start-up offering alternative, humane solutions to controlling and eliminating pests, founder says.1 Dec 2024 - 12:00PMvideocamChina

economyOpinion | With visa-free initiative, China is betting on a simple truthChina is ready for the world to witness its development, experience its culture and engage with its people.26

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ibabaAlibaba pulls in US$5 billion from dual-currency bond offeringThe deal marks the biggest corporate bond issue of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region this year.20 Nov 2024 -

10:38PMAviationChina-Canada direct flights to ‘surge’ to meet demand as talks yield resultsAt least five airlines will increase flights within the next two months, connecting Beijing,

Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen with Toronto and Vancouver.13 Nov 2024 - 10:55PMvideocamScienceChina considering space facility location based on security in times of warAdvantages of

coastal operation outweighed by ‘strategic hinterland’ policy in preferred site for massive commercial space facility.16 Oct 2024 - 2:28AMvideocamChina’s militaryWhat 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.16 Sep 2024 - 10:57PMvideocam29Kanye WestVideo |

Ye's China concert plans draw sarcasm online13 Sep 2024 - 3:45PMAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccidents and disasters in ChinaSuper Typhoon Yagi: officials, military in Southern

China push to fix servicesGuangdong and Hainan provinces work to clean up and sanitise streets and help farmers, fishers and factories get back to work.9 Sep 2024 -

3:42PMvideocamScienceChina’s super-radar detects plasma bubble over the pyramids in GizaThe powerful LARID radar in Hainan, China, can detect plasma bubbles in Earth’s upper atmosphere up to

9,600km away.7 Sep 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam17Accidents and disasters in ChinaSuper Typhoon Yagi lashes south China, killing 4 and injuring 95Beijing pledges 200 million yuan in disaster relief

after this year’s second-strongest tropical cyclone sweeps Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi.7 Sep 2024 - 8:18PM4China tradeChina cuts tariffs for Hainan’s drug, device imports to aid medical

tourismThe initiative will be implemented in the Boao Hope Lecheng Medical Tourism pilot zone in eastern Hainan.6 Sep 2024 - 5:30PMvideocamAccidents and disasters in ChinaSuper Typhoon Yagi:

over 410,000 people relocated as storm hits southern ChinaYagi predicted to move northwest, crossing Haikou, Chengmai and Lingao before moving into the ocean by Saturday morning.6 Sep 2024

- 7:44PMvideocamHong Kong weatherHong Kong shuts down as Super Typhoon Yagi edges closerWith winds speeds reaching 210km/h, Yagi is expected to remain at super typhoon strength as it skirts

about 300km southwest of city on Friday morning.6 Sep 2024 - 1:19AMvideocamProfileThis Italian surfer found the origins of Chinese surfing in a Kunming templeSerendipity led Nik Zanella to

discover the origins of Chinese surfing in a random temple – now, he’s living on Hainan Island and coaching the next generation of China’s Olympic surfing hopefuls26 Aug 2024 - 11:11AMSouth

China SeaChina confirms discovery of major natural gas field in South China SeaThe location, in waters southeast of Hainan, is estimated to contain more than 100 billion cubic metres of

natural gas.10 Aug

2024 - 5:35AMvideocam28Hong Kong societyPolice called after mainland woman and Hong Kong man quarrel aboard flightIn clip of incident shared online, woman yells: ‘What’s wrong with you Hong

Kong people? You’re also Chinese, aren’t you?’1 Aug 2024 - 12:05AM14Hong Kong economyNew 6-day visa-free visit policy for Hainan set to boost Hong Kong agenciesForeigners can now visit the

island for up to 144 hours without a visa by joining a tour organised by a travel agency in Hong Kong or Macau.30 Jul 2024 - 11:48PMChina’s Communist PartyFormer Chinese provincial party

chief Luo Baoming faces corruption probeOfficial who helped transform Hainan into strategic and economic hub in the South China Sea is being probed for ‘violations of party discipline and

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