In April 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that the party’s Central Committee had decided to support the creation of a pilot free-trade zone across the Island of Hainan. 1.

In June 2020, a master plan for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) was released. In the same year, Lin Guangming, a Singaporean, was invited to serve as the chief planner for the ...

Hainan's 2024 slump also bodes ill for plans to turn the entire island, roughly the size of Belgium, into a duty-free shopping zone in 2025. That expansion would enable brands to run their own ...

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Following the visit, the Chinese government announced plans to convert the island into a free trade zone housing large foreign firms. Hainan, which until a few decades ago survived mainly on ...

China on Wednesday revealed a guideline, outlining 20 measures to expand financial opening up in the country's pilot free ...

International Trade Fair for Tropical Agricultural Products took place at the Hainan Free Trade Port on Dec. 5-8. Participants from 2,200 enterprises representing over 10 countries and regions ...

"This event leverages the advantages of the preferential policies of the Hainan Free Trade Port and the medical policies of the Boao Lecheng pilot zone, further enriching specific measures within ...

China has further opened up the financial sector by pledging equal treatment for domestic and foreign financial institutions in terms of launching new financial services in eligible free trade zones, ...

Haikou, China--(Newsfile Corp. - January 24, 2025) - Recently, the Hainan Free Trade Port in southern China has launched various events featuring intangible cultural heritage to celebrate the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - Duty-free ... in Hainan's 12 duty-free malls. The 2024 slump also bodes ill for plans to turn the entire island, roughly the size of Belgium, into a duty-free shopping zone ...

HAIKOU, CHINA - Media OutReach Newswire - 24 January 2025 - Recently, the Hainan Free Trade Port in southern China has ...