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China economy

Opinion | With visa-free initiative, China is betting on a simple truth

China is ready for the world to witness its development, experience its culture and engage with its people.

26 Nov 2024 - 10:29AMvideocam

Alibaba

Alibaba pulls in US$5 billion from dual-currency bond offering

20 Nov 2024 - 10:38PM

Aviation

China-Canada direct flights to ‘surge’ to meet demand as talks yield results

13 Nov 2024 - 10:55PMvideocam

Science

China considering space facility location based on security in times of war

Advantages of coastal operation outweighed by ‘strategic hinterland’ policy in preferred site for massive commercial space facility.

16 Oct 2024 - 2:28AMvideocam

A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying navigation satellites blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre on September 19. Photo: Getty Images

China’s military

What 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 - 10:57PMvideocam

Kanye West

Ye's China concert plans draw sarcasm online

13 Sep 2024 - 3:45PM

Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Yagi: officials, military in Southern China push to fix services

Guangdong and Hainan provinces work to clean up and sanitise streets and help farmers, fishers and factories get back to work.

9 Sep 2024 - 3:42PMvideocam

Rescuers in Zhanjiang in Guangdong province work to clean up and restore electricity and communications after serious damage from Super Typhoon Yagi. Photo: Weibo/ 湛江发布

Science

China’s super-radar detects plasma bubble over the pyramids in Giza

The powerful LARID radar in Hainan, China, can detect plasma bubbles in Earth’s upper atmosphere up to 9,600km away.

7 Sep 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Yagi lashes south China, killing 4 and injuring 95

Beijing pledges 200 million yuan in disaster relief after this year’s second-strongest tropical cyclone sweeps Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi.

7 Sep 2024 - 8:18PM

China trade

China cuts tariffs for Hainan’s drug, device imports to aid medical tourism

The initiative will be implemented in the Boao Hope Lecheng Medical Tourism pilot zone in eastern Hainan.

6 Sep 2024 - 5:30PMvideocam

Chinese workers produce medicines at a factory in Xiajiang county. Photo: Imaginechina via AFP

Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Yagi: over 410,000 people relocated as storm hits southern China

Yagi predicted to move northwest, crossing Haikou, Chengmai and Lingao before moving into the ocean by Saturday morning.

6 Sep 2024 - 7:44PMvideocam

A cafe worker reinforces a glass window in Haikou on Thursday in preparation for Super Typhoon Yagi. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong shuts down as Super Typhoon Yagi edges closer

With 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 - 1:19AMvideocam

Profile

This Italian surfer found the origins of Chinese surfing in a Kunming temple

Serendipity 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 hopefuls

26 Aug 2024 - 11:11AM

South China Sea

China confirms discovery of major natural gas field in South China Sea

The location, in waters southeast of Hainan, is estimated to contain more than 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas.

10 Aug 2024 - 5:35AMvideocam

China has confirmed the discovery of a major gas field in the South China Sea, state media has reported. Called Lingshui 36-1, the field is estimated to contain more than 100 billion cubic metres of natural gas and is the world’s first “ultra-shallow gas field in ultra-deep waters”, Xinhua said. Photo: China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Hong Kong society

Police called after mainland woman and Hong Kong man quarrel aboard flight

In 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 - 12:05AM

Hong Kong Airlines confirmed a dispute occurred between two passengers on flight 162 from Sanya to Hong Kong on Tuesday. Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong economy

New 6-day visa-free visit policy for Hainan set to boost Hong Kong agencies

Foreigners 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 - 11:48PM

China’s Communist Party

Former Chinese provincial party chief Luo Baoming faces corruption probe

Official who helped transform Hainan into strategic and economic hub in the South China Sea is being probed for ‘violations of party discipline and the law’.

26 Jul 2024 - 8:27PMvideocam

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong Observatory says T1 typhoon signal in force until at least Monday noon

Tropical storm Prapiroon, which is named after a Thai rain god, estimated to be about 590km southwest of Hong Kong as of 9pm.

22 Jul 2024 - 8:59AM

One of the typhoons that struck Hong Kong last year. The Observatory has reminded the public to stay away from the shoreline and not to engage in water sports. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Cathay Pacific

Hong Kong’s Cathay eyes prospect of daily flights to 2 Hainan cities, CEO says

Airline CEO Ronald Lam mentions plan for mainland Chinese cities of Haikou and Sanya during trip to province, but holds off on timeline.

13 Jul 2024 - 10:17PM

Hong Kong politics

No objections from foreign diplomats on Hong Kong’s security laws: Cui Jianchun

Head of China’s foreign ministry arm in Hong Kong says dozens of foreign leaders he hosted in Hainan understood legislation is ‘the norm’.

12 Jul 2024 - 9:46PM

South China Sea

Giant ships in South China Sea reveal Chinese aims to ‘outlast Manila’

10,700-tonne civilian patrol ship Haixun 09 spotted near Spratlys, days after Chinese coastguard deploys world’s largest cutter in contested region.

13 Jul 2024 - 2:28AMvideocam

Chinese coastguard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel en route to the Second Thomas Shoal, in one of a string of recent confrontations in the South China Sea. Photo: Reuters

Australia

Australia accuses Hainan-based Chinese hackers of prowling secure networks

Australian intelligence on Tuesday issued a warning about APT40 using old and forgotten devices to infiltrate sensitive networks.

9 Jul 2024 - 2:54PMvideocam

A remote sensing satellite ground station is seen in Hainan province. Australian intelligence claimed APT40 conducted “malicious cyber operations” for an arm of China’s Ministry of State Security based in Hainan. Photo: Xinhua

HNA Group

Hong Kong court adjourns winding-up trial of HNA Group by 6 weeks

Two separate lawsuits were filed earlier this year against the investment arm of HNA Group, which defaulted on a US$200 million bond in 2021.

3 Jul 2024 - 2:43PM

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong duty-free rise for mainland tourists will be ‘far below’ limit sought

Industry representatives hope limit will be increased to 30,000 yuan but insider says it could even be under 20,000.

27 Jun 2024 - 10:52PM

South China Sea

Will Beijing make Manila ‘pay a price’ for its latest South China Sea claim?

Manila’s bid for UN recognition of an extended continental shelf claim could encourage similar moves, adding more complexity to tangled disputes, observers say.

20 Jun 2024 - 2:33AMvideocam

A Chinese coastguard vessel fires a water cannon towards a Philippine resupply vessel as it makes its way to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in March. Photo: Reuters

Artificial intelligence

Chinese provinces use AI in move to stop cheating in university entrance exams

In an exam setting, AI allows massive amounts of surveillance video to be processed and reviewed quickly to detect violations.

8 Jun 2024 - 11:53AMvideocam

A security checks the ID and registration card of a student attending China’s annual national college entrance exam, also known as gaokao, on Friday, June 7. Photo: Simon Song

Asia travel

Destinations Known | Parachutes in, prostitutes out as tourism cleans up in Hainan

How times have changed in ‘China’s Hawaii’, Hainan, where 30 years ago prostitutes were as indispensable as entrepreneurs for tourism development, the Post reported. Now ‘air sports’ are a big draw.

6 Jun 2024 - 3:42PM

Science

Chinese scientists propose tunnels to ease crowding in South China Sea islands

Peer-reviewed paper recommends tunnelling under three artificial islands in the disputed Spratly chain to ease crowding.

22 May 2024 - 11:47PM

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Hainan

The latest news, analysis and opinion on Hainan. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.

Capital

Haikou

Head of Government

Party Secretary of Hainan Feng Fei

last updated:

25 September, 2024