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Making a splash in South China! More than 100 top mermaid divers gathered in Lingshui, Hainan Province, for the First World Underwater Federation Mermaid World Cup & 2026 China Mermaid Open (Lingshui) ...
News China » Hainan » People: ‘China’s Cape Canaveral’ is booming, fueled by moon mission and space program
Hainan, a Chinese island that’s geographically closer to Hanoi than Beijing, is known as the Hawaii of China due to its sandy beaches and temperate weather. But there’s another reason tourists from ...
News China » Hainan » People: Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall on China’s Hainan as 400,000 evacuated
Super Typhoon Yagi has made landfall on the Chinese island province of Hainan, state media reported, after more than 400,000 people were forced to evacuate. The meteorological service in heavily ...
News China » Hainan » People: In China, rocket launches fuel tourism and space-age dreams
By Maxim Shemetov WENCHANG, China, Aug 20 (Reuters) - On a sweltering August night, thousands on China's Hainan island thronged the beaches around the Wenchang Space Launch Site, phones raised, ...
News China » Hainan » People: China’s tropical free-trade experiment
China wants to turn the island province of Hainan into the world’s largest free-trade port. Can the island overcome a history of booms and busts to succeed? Sarah Wu [00:00:16] In the time of emperors ...
News China » Hainan » People: Hainan’s Customs Closure: China’s Major Step Toward Global Openness
On December 18, 2025, the Hainan Free Trade Port officially launched its island-wide customs closure, a move that has attracted global attention. Contrary to what the term might suggest, this ...