China News » Hainan News China » Hainan » Economy: China’s Hainan wants more than beach tourism. Will new customs rules cause a sea change?
After three speculative booms - and busts - the island province is seeking sustainable growth based on new status as a free-trade port As China undergoes a sweeping economic transition, its regions ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: It’s China’s duty-free retail mecca and a tropical oasis, to boot. For Beijing that’s no longer enough
China’s shopping paradise has a new job. After duty-free spending in Hainan fell 29.3% in 2024, Beijing raised the stakes by turning the island into a bigger test for tax breaks, tariff-free access ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Xinhua Silk Road: Hainan FTP embraces tangible benefits since island-wide special customs operations
BEIJING, April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- South China-located Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) is embracing tangible benefits from its high-level opening up represented by the island-wide special customs ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Oman, China seek to deepen economic and investment ties
The two sides reviewed investment opportunities available in Oman’s special economic zones, free zones and industrial cities ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Hainan FTP's First Month of Island-Wide Special Customs Operations Boosts Economic Vitality, Sets Global Benchmark
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. HAIKOU, CN / ACCESS Newswire / January 20, 2026 / One month into the island-wide special customs operations, the ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Hainan Opens A New Frontier For Global Business – OpEd
On December 18, 2025, China’s Hainan Province will launch island-wide special customs operations, advancing its development into the world’s largest free-trade port (FTP). The customs system is ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: China launches $113 billion free-trade experiment on Hainan island
BEIJING, Dec 18 (Reuters) - China on Thursday split off a Belgium-sized island with an economy comparable to a mid-sized country from the mainland for customs processing, part of a bid to join a major ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: ‘They watch and leave’: China’s rocket hub Wenchang wants launch-day crowds to stay longer, fuel tourism
As rocket launches draw crowds to Wenchang, the coastal city in Hainan is trying to turn the spectacle into something more lasting - from tourism and manufacturing to satellite data, businesses and ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Hainan Economic and Trade Delegation Visits the U.S., Focusing on Trade and Investment Cooperation
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Media OutReach Newswire – 21 May 2026 – From May 11 to 14, a Hainan economic and trade delegation, jointly organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Oman, China to enhance economic cooperation
MUSCAT, SEPT 7 Qais bin Mohammed al Yousef, Chairman of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), received today at ...
News China » Hainan » Economy: Hainan Tourism: China’s Hawaii Is Growing Up as the World Arrives
Hainan once sold itself to Chinese travelers as a closer alternative to Hawaii. Nearly four decades later, China’s tropical island is attracting Russians, Koreans, Southeast Asians and other ...