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2020 Public Holiday updates announced

Latest updates for Tomb-sweeping day, Labour day, Dragon boat festival, National day and the Mid-autumn festival holidays are as follows.

Should you get paid for February?

A growing number of private companies in China have cut wages, delayed pay checks or stopped paying staff completely, saying that the economic toll of the coronavirus has left them unable to cover their labour costs.

Where to get free online courses from world’s top...

Created by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University in May 2012, EdX is a massive open online course (MOOC) provider.

New Art Gallery opens in the Haikou FTZ

November 18th, the Haikou Bonded Culture and Art Museum opened its doors, welcoming visitors to explore the 4,000m2 of space which is dedicated to...

Planned establishment of a Hainan Film Academy

According to a Hainan Provincial Department of Education announcement, Hainan Huiyou Film and Television Art Co., Ltd. have filed for the establishment of a...

Switching between telecom networks in China to be made...

Mobile phone users in China will find it easy to shift from one operator to another without changing their numbers nationwide by the end...

China begins construction on two new reactors in Hainan

China has begun construction on two new reactor units at the Changjiang nuclear project on the island province of Hainan off the country’s southeast...

China imposes gaming curfew for minors

Under new guidelines, gamers in China under the age of 18 will be banned from playing online between 22:00 and 08:00 as well as being restricted...

Alipay, WeChat Pay to allow visitors to China to...

According to government statistics, nearly 31 million international visitors travelled to China in 2018 and spent $73 billion, an increase of about 5% compared to...